Bryan Bergeron

1 week ago | servomagazine.com | Bryan Bergeron

By Bryan Bergeron    View In Digital Edition   I’m in a constant tug-of-war with myself regarding the direction of my personal robotics exploration.

1 week ago | nutsvolts.com | Bryan Bergeron

If you routinely tune vintage tube circuits, then you’ll appreciate the analog display and the high (e.g., 22M ohms) load impedance offered by a vacuum tube voltmeter. Plus, it’s simply just fun to work on vintage receivers with vintage test gear. ::: Read This Article!If you’re a subscriber and your subscription includes this issue of Nuts & Volts, you can read this article in our digital edition by clicking the blue icon in the upper right corner.

2 months ago | servomagazine.com | Bryan Bergeron

Real time color infrared imaging has come a long way in terms of availability and affordability. If you’re serious about circuit design and diagnosis, then consider adding one of the new portable color IR cameras or imagers to your toolbox. My first experience with IR imaging of electronic circuits involved a modified Nikon 35 mm SLR camera, a special IR filter in front of the lens, and rolls of 35 mm film that had to be stored in dry ice before and after exposure.

2 months ago | servomagazine.com | Bryan Bergeron

I’ve built and flown several quadcopters, including a fiberglass and carbon fiber unit with 4 kg of onboard lithium-ion batteries. However, because the nearest park is almost always occupied, my go-to quadcopter is a palm-sized unit that I fly indoors. In my controlled environment, I don’t have to worry about my 6 oz drone falling from the sky onto a pedestrian, dog, or automobile.

2 months ago | servomagazine.com | Bryan Bergeron

Imagine that you’re charged with creating a semi-autonomous rescue robot that will move through the rubble of burning buildings to deliver protective gear and medical aid to victims. How would you go about programming the robot so that it would carry out the mission without harming itself? And how would you implement an override to this survival behavior when you deem it necessary to sacrifice the robot in order to get help to a particular victim?