Read more about the article 9 Great Engineering Animations

9 Great Engineering Animations

Here is a great little collection of engineering animations from the simple everyday to the more sophisticated. A brilliant way to learn how things work. We hope you like them. Please leave your comments.

4-speed Gearbox

Engine power enters through the shaft on the left and is transferred out of the gearbox on the right. The lower shaft is known as the layshaft. You can find out more about manual gearboxes at How Stuff Works.

Gearbox animation

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10 Great Engineering Projects Using Lego

Since it’s Christmas Eve Eve, here is a little lighthearted Christmas entertainment. Regular readers of this blog or those who follow our Facebook or Twitter feeds will know that some of us are big fans of well engineered Lego projects. So, since many of us will soon be waiting our turn with the children’s or grandchildren’s Christmas Lego, we have collected together eight of the best videos of Lego engineering projects that we could find. Do you know of any more similar Lego projects? Then leave a link in the comments at the end of the post. Enjoy…

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Read more about the article Converting Acceleration, Velocity & Displacement

Converting Acceleration, Velocity & Displacement

From time to time I meet engineers who are interested in the conversions between acceleration, velocity and displacement. Often, they have measured acceleration, but are interested in displacement or vice versa. Equally, velocity is often used to find acceleration. This article outlines the nature of the conversion between these units and will suggest the preferred method for doing so. .

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High Dynamic Range – Fact or Fiction?

At least one manufacturer of data acquisition systems claims to achieve an incredibly high dynamic range (160dB) when capturing data. This is supposedly achieved by the use of dual-range data acquisition architecture. Such systems have two analog-to-digital convertors for each input channel; one of the ADCs captures the full voltage range of the input signal and the other ADC captures the input signal only when it is small. This article explains the facts behind the figures and shows that the use of Dynamic Range as a measure of precision can be misleading.

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How To Float Output Windows in DATS Acquisition V4

Nowadays it is easy to attach extra screens to most computers. It is not uncommon to have a two or even three monitor setups. Even with laptops it is fairly easy to attach either a full size extra monitor or maybe a small screen via USB. To make full use of this extra screen ‘real estate’ one needs software applications that allow parts of the interface to be moved into separate windows. This process is often known as ‘floating’. The following article outlines how to use floating tabs in DATS Acquisition. This feature has always been important in automotive testing, but is now becoming more useful in other applications.

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Read more about the article 10 Great Renewable Energy Videos

10 Great Renewable Energy Videos

Here we have gathered together a collection of interesting, informative and some slightly offbeat examples of renewable energy. We’ve tried to find a good selection of both power generation and transportation technologies. With all of the resources available for renewable projects at the present time, this has to be one of the most exciting areas of engineering at the moment.

Take a look at the videos and let us know your views and experiences in the comments section at the bottom of the page.

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