Audi was the first to market with an all LED Headlight system in the A8. When Audi and the Volkswagen of America Electronics Research Laboratory needed help to develop a prototype next generation system using even more ground breaking technology, they turned to Ideal Mechanism for mechanical, thermal, and circuit design. Details are […]

SWARM is an art project consisting of 6 autonomous spherical robots, which are guided by GPS and inertial sensors to create motion evocative of swarming behavior in nature. SWARM was originated by Ideal Mechanism principal Michael Prados, who did the majority of the mechanical design and control systems design. Along with a collaborative […]

While developing a new category-defining mobile device for large diversified company, Ecco Design needed to research and prototype new input, feedback, and illumination devices. Ideal Mechanism built a functional prototype using Ecco’s aesthetic models, allowing the client to experience and compare first hand the impact of the latest technologies on the […]

LED Wheels is developing a wheel based display to allow drivers to personalize their vehicles with active content and to enable mobile advertising. Ideal Mechanism developed a wheel-based power system for the display which avoids costly modifications to the vehicle electrical system, and designed a persistence-of-vision based display system to provide high resolution while […]

The model makers at Gemmiti Model Art are experts at their craft, but sometimes scale architectural models require special illumination and electronics. The model of the Northern Terrace housing development for Meritage Homes required 1,000 L.E.D.s, which had to be controlled in different sectors from an attractive and intuitive control panel. Ideal Mechanism […]