Engineering Tutorials

Aerodynamics

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Aerodynamics of Bicycles
Design Rules for Small Low-Speed Wind Tunnels
How do dimples in golf balls affect their flight?
Why does the shower curtain move toward the water?
Wind Tunnel Design

Alternative Energy

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Wind Energy Tutorial

Automotive

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Automotive Learning Center
How to Paint a Car
Maximizing Aerosol Paint Performance
Spray Painting Pitfalls

Batteries

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Battery University
How Batteries Work

Capacitors

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Capacitors
How Capacitors Work
Learn About Capacitors

Digital Logic

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Digital Logic Tutorial
How Bits and Bytes Work
How Boolean Logic Works
How Electronic Gates Work
Truth Tables

Electricity

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How do neon lights work?
How Electricity Works
How is electricity from different generators synchronized so that it can be combined to service the same grid?
How Wire, Fuses, and Connectors Work
Ohm's Law
What happens when lightning strikes an airplane?

Electromagnetism

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How do Hall effect transducers work?
How Electromagnets Work

Electronics

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Electronics Basics
Electronics for Beginners
Foundations of Electronics - Chemistry
Foundations of Electronics - Physics
Introduction to Electronics
Introduction to Electronics - Grades 10-12

Engineering

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Engineering Design Loop

Graphing

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Create-A-Graph

Hydrodynamics

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Kort Nozzles and Ducted Propellers

Inductors

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Coils

Integrated Circuits

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555 Timer
741 Op-Amp

LEGO Mindstorms - Advanced

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Choosing a Motor
Improving Sensitivity of Infrared Sensor
Increasing Traction
Motor Internals
Programming with Interactive C
RCX Sensor Tutorial
Rotation Sensor Internals

LEGO Mindstorms - Basic

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NQC Language Quick Reference
Programming LEGO Robots Using NQC
Robot Building Instructions
Sample LEGO Building Ideas

Miscellaneous

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Laser Pointers

Motor Controllers

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Control of Stepper Motors
PWM DC Motor Speed Controller

Motors

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How Electric Motors Work

Optics

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Choosing an Antireflective Coating
How does a photocopier work?
How Fresnel Lenses Work
Optical Applications Primer
Understanding Ball Lenses
Understanding Optical Specifications

Oscillators

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How Oscillators Work

Physics

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HyperPhysics

Printed Circuit Boards

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Tips for Designing PC Boards

Radio

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Crystal Radio Construction Notes
Why does moving your hands in front of the TV or radio antenna influence the reception?

Relays

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Relays and Relay Drivers

Resistors

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How to Read resistor Color Codes
Make Your Own Shunts
Resistor Color Code
Resistor Color Code
Resistors in Combination
Resistors in Parallel
Resistors in Series

Robotics

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Industrial Robots
RobotCafe
Robots - From Building To Competition

Rocketry

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Rocket Guidance Tips

Semiconductors

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How Light Emitting Diodes Work
How Semiconductors Work
Learn About LED's
LED's
LED's
Using Diodes & Zener Diodes
Using LED's

Sensors

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Lightning Activated Camera Shutter Trigger

Signal Processing

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PLL (Phase Locked Loops)

Soldering

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Facts about solder
How To Solder
Soldering Tips & Techniques
The Basic Soldering Guide

Switch Debouncing

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A Guide to Switch Debouncing
Solving Switch Bounce Problems
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