#Fundamentals

Powertrain & Mechanical Engineering September 8, 2026 Lab

Robot reducers: planetary, strain-wave and cycloidal mechanisms

Compare three mechanisms and connect speed, torque and inertia with selection criteria beyond backlash.

Fundamentals · 5 min Power Electronics Primer September 8, 2026 Lab

From motor speed control to FOC: current, torque and nested loops

Understand how speed control requests current and how FOC connects rotating coordinates, electrical angle and limits.

Fundamentals · 4 min Robotics Primer September 8, 2026 Lab

Robot coordinate transforms: matrices, quaternions and TF

Use a numeric example to connect rotation, translation, inverse transforms, quaternions and ROS frames.

Fundamentals · 3 min Sensors & Hardware September 7, 2026 Lab

Robot power design — diagnosing computer resets during motor startup

Relate motor load changes to voltage drops and locate faults across the battery, wiring, converter and computer.

Fundamentals · 5 min Robotics Primer September 7, 2026 Lab

Why sensor fusion fails — timing, frames and extrinsic calibration

Diagnose fusion failures through timestamps, coordinate frames, mounting geometry and covariance.

Fundamentals · 4 min