Sensors

Snap features Gentex’s biometrics, automation and dimmable glass technologies.

The new software from Micro-Measurements offers simultaneous recording and analysis of up to 48 channels and 50,000 samples per second with fast, easy setup and minimal-to-no downtime.

Possibly the greatest challenge for autonomous vehicles is that driverless vehicles must have sensing and control systems that exceed the capabilities of human drivers.

Mass-producing complex printed sensing systems that include processing and communications modules requires designs that incorporate printed and advanced CMOS-based components. Until recently, no one has developed manufacturing processes that can produce such systems.

The Sensirion SDP3x, a differential pressure sensor, is now available in an airspeed sensor development kit for VTOL and UAV applications.

Newark element14 is now stocking a wide range of sensors from TE Connectivity.

The WIN IoT-380 Gateway, an entry-level embedded IoT device designed for device control and the streaming of data.

The reason printed electronics have not delivered the expected cost reductions is that the complexity of the manufacturing processes has eliminated much of the cost savings.

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University of Minnesota are developing new sensors that can be 3D printed directly on a person’s hand.

Explore the process of developing a system that can handle complex control algorithms to capture data remotely from various sensors simultaneously and perform real-time control of multiple actuators for a wearable robotics device.

As the IoT takes shape and harsh-environment applications become more prevalent, increased demand may cause vendors to remedy this situation.

Combining the technologies of sensors and algorithms to perform sensor fusion opens the door for more sophisticated services for consumers—but it also presents new challenges for design engineers.

Vehicles equipped with sensors help control air quality in Glasgow.