Meet Quattroped: The Leg-Wheel Hybrid Mobile Robot

October 19, 2011

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Meet Quattroped:
The Leg-Wheel Hybrid Mobile Robot 5 RF Transmitter Measurements You Should Know

National Taiwan University engineers harnessed the power of graphical system design to build a leg-wheel hybrid mobile robot in this award-winning application, chosen by the NI community.

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Tech Tips

EMBRAER Creates Simulation System for the Legacy 500
Watch this video to see how EMBRAER created a full aircraft simulator that consists of 21 real-time PXI systems running NI VeriStand for its new full airplane simulation system.
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Acquire Measurements Faster Using LabVIEW
LabVIEW makes it easy to take any measurement from any sensor on any PC bus. Read this tutorial to learn how you can acquire data in less time using LabVIEW instead of traditional text-based programming.
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Webcast: Develop and Deploy to an Embedded Target
Learn how to use the LabVIEW platform to develop and deploy an embedded application to the microprocessor and field-programmable gate array (FPGA) available on NI reconfigurable I/O (RIO) hardware.
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Webcast: Explore Digital I/O for Test, Control, and Design
NI provides digital I/O products with several speed, voltage, and timing options to meet the digital needs of your test, control, and design applications.
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Community Highlights

Sweet Apps: The Telemedicine Toolkit
University of Michigan students used LabVIEW to build a telemedicine toolkit so doctors can remotely diagnose and recommend treatment for patients in rural areas who need immediate attention.
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Example Code: Your Weight on Other Planets
This is just the VI you've been "weighting" for. Download this VI to find out exactly what you would weigh on the moon, Mars, or any other planet in our solar system.
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Using Events for Communication Between Asynchronous LabVIEW Loops
LabVIEW events are commonly known within UIs, but you may not realize that they are also an effective solution for sending information between multiple loops. Learn the basics of how to subscribe to user events and pass data between processes.
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LabVIEW Field Journal: Packed Project Libraries
A group of NI field architects addresses a design challenge facing engineers working on large projects with multiple Packed Project Libraries (PPLs). Understand how PPLs link to other PPLs when a hierarchy of PPLs exists.
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What's New

NI Developer Suite Now Includes Software Validation Tools
Renew your NI Developer Suite license and access the LabVIEW VI Analyzer, LabVIEW Desktop Execution Trace, and LabVIEW Unit Test Framework toolkits at no additional charge.
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NI Unveils PXI Test Solution for RF Power Amplifiers
The NI PXI solution for power amplifier test integrates mixed-signal, high-performance instruments to meet the challenging requirements for fast and precise testing.
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NI Introduces New Vision and Motion Hardware
NI introduces a reconfigurable Camera Link frame grabber for demanding embedded vision applications and a motion module for the NI CompactRIO platform.
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NI Introduces New Teaching Solution for University Labs
Combined with LabVIEW, the new universal software radio peripheral (USRP^TM) instruments give educators a way to turn RF and communications theory into true hands-on learning with real-world signals and ready-to-use curriculum.
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5 Innovative Medical Applications

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3. Haptics for Tumor Detection »

4. PXI-Based System Detects Stroke Types »

5. Test System for a Medical Glucose Meter »

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LabVIEW Tool of the Week
MGI Library
The MGI Library by Moore Good Ideas Inc. is a free collection of VIs used to enhance the existing LabVIEW palettes. It provides functionality including Read/Write Anything, ZIP, Application Control, and Bezier functions.
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