Revolutionizing Embedded Software

Developing the World’s Most Advanced Prosthetic Arm Using Model-Based Design

Few of us are aware of the complex interactions between neural, mechanical, and sensory systems required to perform a task as simple as picking up a ball. To create a prosthetic arm capable of natural movement, it is necessary to mimic these sophisticated systems, as well as the intricate interactions between them, using cutting-edge actuators, sensors, microprocessors, and embedded control sof...

Architecting high - performance data - centric systems using data distribution service and switched fabrics

www.rfdesign.com April 2006 applications will span multiple, networked computers. Disaggregated or distributed systems are much easier to scale, make fault-tolerant, and upgrade. This distribution calls for new application infrastructures. Publish-subscribe communications is a key enabler of the new distributed architecture. Data sources publish their data to the network; data users subscribe t...

Revolutionizing Enterprise Application Deployment: How SaaS and the Next Generation of Technology Can Change the Game

Features, Operation Principle and Limits of Spi

The Internet of Things (IoT) is an expression, sometimes abused by companies given the absence of an unambiguous meaning, that indicates the upcoming evolution of Internet as it has been known so far. In fact, all objects will have network capabilities which will be exploited to overcome, in certain situations, human intervention. Thanks to the direct cooperation of new class of devices, aware ...

Nios II-Based Intellectual Property Camera Design

With the development of network technology, people have higher requirements for monitoring functions. By revolutionizing the traditional monitoring methodology, an intellectual property (IP) camera provides a good solution for remote real-time monitoring. With this technology, the user can check the safety, in real time, of the locations such as the home, office, etc. via a web site or video br...