Atlantis Specialist Technologies
Research and Development of New Technologies and Projects
With a strong focus on research-based design, AST provides unique turnkey solutions which are managed from feasibility and concept generation, through to system manufacture, installation and commissioning.
Design, build and manufacture of bespoke processing systems for improved repeat-ability and quality in production.
Embedded Systems
Design and development of “on-chip” control systems, including user interface design with 8-32bit microcontrollers.
Systems Engineering
System design and development, requirement capture, definition, management and verification, as well as stakeholder management.
Robotics & CN Control
Design and build of multi-dimensional motion systems from CNC machining, to pick-and-place and materials handling.
Project Management
Complete project stage life-cycle management, from feasibility and design through to manufacture, delivery and beneficial use.
Feasibility Studies
Investigation into the viability of engineering projects, estimate preparation, overview planning and report generation.
Embedded System Development
Research and Development Areas
Industry 4.0
Current work involves safe and passive integration of the latest consumer and educational technology into the broader field of Industrial and Process Engineering, with a view to advancing the progress of “Smart Factories”.
Internet of Things (IoT)
Identification and integration of the latest embedded devices and systems,with a view to developing new drop-in solutions for plant and device monitoring, via cloud-based data service platforms, using augmented sensors and actuators.
Compliant Robotics
Development of low-cost mechatronic modules, with the goal of lower cost and increased precision. Current research makes use of latest sensor technology to provide awareness and compliance for robotic systems.
Process Monitoring
Use of the latest advancements in embedded systems, consumer electronics and industrial sensors allows for development of new, single-process monitoring devices which are efficient and low cost.
OUR LATEST PROJECT
THE AST-CAN485 DEV BOARD
Co-developed with our USA Partner, Sparkfun Electronics, the AST-CAN485 Dev Board possesses an onboard CAN (Control Area Network) and RS485 ports,
enabling quick and easy interfacing to a multitude of industrial devices.
Automotive
CAN (Controller Area Network) bus is used in all modern vehicles as an electrically resilient, hostless network between numerous subsystems. The CAN485 board comes with an onboard CAN controller and transceiver, giving you low-level access to those subsystems.
Industrial Technology
With the addition of the forthcoming 24V IO shield for the CAN485 board, as well as the two industrial-grade com standards of CAN and RS485, the CAN485 board lends itself to a host of industrial applications with the simplicity of Arduino programmability.
Networking
RS485 is a common network standard used in industrial applications, giving very good noise immunity, capable of 1200-meter runs and data rates up to 10Mb/s. The CAN485 board comes with an onboard RS485 transceiver, allowing simple integration into your projects where electrical noise becomes a limiting factor.
IoT
With the addition of the forthcoming WiFi shield, the CAN485 board gives you wireless access from anywhere in the world to wired industrial and automotive networks where noise is problematic.
