Using point tools for electronic product development today could be costing you time and money, regardless of how integrated these tools claim to be. Read how a fully unified electronic product development system can deliver more than just productivity gains – it is the key to unlocking the future of electronic product design.
Today, electronics designers are increasingly moving functionality from discrete devices into the programmable realm. But in general the tools used to do electronic product development have not evolved to match our needs. Traditionally engineers have used a disparate collection of point tools to target board design, programmable logic design, and software development. The emergence of high-capacity FPGAs at relatively low cost, however, is blurring the boundaries between software and hardware and increasingly limiting the effectiveness and efficiency of a point tool approach to design systems, regardless of the superficial integration offered by such tool collections. [more]
Prompted by Japan’s devastating Kobe earthquake, researcher William Rieken has created a radical autonomous flying wing for search and rescue work. Developed using a unified ‘live’ design environment, the remote-controlled aircraft is packed full of sensors and advanced electronics based on programmable devices.
The Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) in Nara, Japan is dedicated to research and education which is focused on the development of society through the advancement of science and technology. This high level of emphasis on research is typified in the NAIST Graduate School of Information Science, where PhD candidate William Rieken has pursued ground-breaking research into an autonomously controlled Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that features sophisticated imaging systems designed for search and rescue work. [more]