Reading Paul Gilbert's retrospective on 20 years with Quanser the other morning, I was struck by how our technology strategy has changed over time. While the overarching design philosophy that Paul talked about at the end of his piece has...
The challenge to demonstrate the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields to our youth and encourage them to consider pursuing a career in those field is still prevalent. In response to this, many universities, colleges, and companies...
Over the years, Quanser has offered a wide range of aerospace control research platforms. The goal with these platforms, such as the 3DOF Heli experiment was always to provide a unique and repeatable dynamic system upon which new control systems...
Episode 2: Quanser's Technological Evolution When you've worked in a technology company for twenty years, it is fun to pause now and again to look in the rear-view mirror and reflect on that journey. I wanted to share where the...
When getting started in robotics, you’ll often hear the term ROS (Robot Operating System). In case you aren’t familiar, ROS is an Open-Source framework that allows you to interconnect different components of a robot with the goal of autonomous operation....
In the spring of 2020, the senior members of the Quanser R&D team met for a crucial brainstorming session. This was not our typical management session, where we talked about project priorities, nor was it a regular brainstorming session where...