Converting the energy from wind to electricity is a huge mechatronic challenge. Lots of backyard inventors are trying their hands at it. At the end of the day, it will come down to what works economically. The issue is that you have to convert the kinetic energy of the wind, which is very low depending […]
Developing a two-wheeled self-balancing transport platform
Annals of a mechatronic system design project By Professor Kevin C. Craig and Matthew A. Rosmarin Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Figure 1. The Engineering System Investigation Process. A senior design team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) set out to develop an interdisciplinary mechatronic system by designing and prototyping a two-wheeled robotic locomotion platform inspired by (and […]