Blogs about Test

• BVM visits Computex

  Mark BVM

  There is no doubt that Computex in Taipei is a little different from other trade shows. At Computex, the high tech industry collides with Asian traditions, creating an enigmatic oriental fusion of magic lanterns, chop sticks and cutting edge technology. The expo continues to grow year-on-year and is now spread across two sites, encompassing everything from the USB cable manufacturer, to the particularly impressive latest liquid nitrogen cooled, over-clocked motherboard, striving to achieve the ‘impossible’ benchmark. Add to this, the world’s most powerful amplifier system and you get a flavour of Computex’s vibe.

• EarthRover - Solar Heating

  pauljclarke

  Can you power a robot or any electronics with the power of the sun? The answer is yes, just use solar panels. However as our first experiment we wanted to find out if there was another way, Solar radiation.

• Progress on the Renesas/Eco Solar Breizh solar race car

  Bill Marshall

  The next World Solar Challenge car race takes place in October 2013. The race involves purpose-built vehicles being driven from the north to the south coast of Australia powered by energy which must come from the sun or be recovered from the kinetic energy of the vehicle itself. Here is the third post in a series charting the development of one entrant sponsored by Renesas Electronics.

• Panasonic Power Device Simulator Introduction

  Kelvin T

  Power Device Simulator is the Web Simulator provided by Panasonic.

• Final blog post updated by Team 6: Boost Converter for Solar Vehicle

  maximilianyuk

  Hardware test for DC DC interleaved boost converter Hardware test for Monolithic interleaved boost converter with MPPT: -Hardware model: ST microelectronics, ISV008V1, (complementary 3 X SPV 1020) -Use DC power supply and photovoltaic cell 2V to 28V input voltage -Value and waveform of V, I, P, I ripple will be recorded by CRO.

• Final blog post updated by Team 6: Boost Converter for Solar Vehicle

  maximilianyuk

  Hardware test for DC DC interleaved boost converter Hardware test for Monolithic interleaved boost converter with MPPT: -Hardware model: ST microelectronics, ISV008V1, (complementary 3 X SPV 1020) -Use DC power supply and photovoltaic cell 2V to 28V input voltage -Value and waveform of V, I, P, I ripple will be recorded by CRO.

• HKUST ROV Team shone in Asia Regional IET/MATE Underwater Robot Challenge 2013

  GordonSin

  The ROV Team, a sub-team of HKUST Robotics Team, shone in the Asia Regional IET/MATE Underwater Robot Challenge 2013 held on 13-14 April 2013. 9 university and 24 high school teams from 8 countries around Asia competed in two categories, Ranger Class and Explorer Class, respectively. The HKUST ROV Team won the Champion Award in the Explorer Class, and they will represent Hong Kong to join the International MATE ROV Competition 2013 Explorer Class in USA in June 2013.

• Six less ordinary sensors

  Andrew Back

  This post looks at a selection of slightly more esoteric ways of sensing the environment.

• Interim Project Report by Team 6: Boost Converter for Solar Vehicle

  maximilianyuk

  Interim Project Report submitted by team 6: Boost Converter for Solar Vehicle

• bladeRF: a low cost wideband SDR transceiver

  Andrew Back

  With a 300MHz to 3.8GHZ range, 40MHz bandwidth, USB 3.0 interface and priced at only $400, it's hardly surprising bladeRF reached its $100,000 Kickstarter goal in under 8 days.