To ensure the safety of machines and systems, moveable guards such as doors and guards are monitored with special safety sensors. To avoid having to wire them individually, interfaces or input expansion units are used in which the sensors are connected in series and plugged into the safety controller unit via a single cable. In common […]
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Transitioning Real-Time Motion Into Animation
At Sensors Expo 2013, Chris George, an R&D programmer from YEI Technologies, explains and demonstrates the sensing technologies and process involved in transitioning real-time motion into animation. The demo rates Sensor Tips’ Randy Frank’s Top 3 Award. To watch the video, click here. For more information about YEI Technology, click here. http://videos.designworldonline.com/video/Transitioning-Real-Time-Motion
Taming User Vibration in Digital Still Cameras
At Sensors Expo 2013, Zach Whitman, a systems engineer from ROHM Semiconductor, explains the optical image stabilization technique to eliminate X and Y-axis shaking from a handheld digital still camera using the company’s technologies for optical stabilization. To watch the video, click here. For more information about ROHM Semiconductor optical stabilization technologies, click here.
Solution for Developing IoT Applications
At Sensors Expo 2013, Jim Carver, technical director of advanced architectures for Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, discusses the Avnet Wi-Go System for developing wireless connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT) that uses Freescale Semiconductor’s sensors and microcontroller. System demos show magnetometer, gyroscope and accelerometer capabilities in three different modes. To watch the video, click […]
Modeling & Simulation for Sensor-based Systems
At Sensors Expo 2013, Darrell Teagarden, business unit director for systems Modeling & Analysis for the Systems-Level Engineering Division of Mentor Graphics explains modeling and simulation for virtual system development using SystemVision. A self-stabilizing robot demo and technology partner Triad Semiconductor application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) play a role in this process. To watch the […]
Magnetic Reed Switch uses MEMS Technology
Switches often provide sensing information in go/no-go or on/off applications. For example, they are used in vehicles to indicate the gear lever position and sufficient fluid level for the brake fluid reservoir. For these and other applications that require a small, high-performance switch, a new Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)-based magnetic reed switch from Coto Technology Inc. […]
Military Grade IMU with 6DOF
MEMSENSE military grade MX Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) targets dynamic control systems, such as unmanned aerial systems or short range missiles and rockets. The 6 degrees of freedom (DOF) unit supports sample rates up to 800 Hz through an RS422 serial protocol. The IMU’s 2.000 x 1.110 x 0.645 inch package includes triaxial accelerometers, gyroscopes […]
Wireless Sensing for Data Centers
The ever-increasing volume of internet data requires handling many megawatts of power in data centers and dealing with increasing server densities. Maintaining an environment that ensures uninterrupted long life for the servers and minimizes electricity costs dictates the use of complex cooling and environmental monitoring systems. For scalable monitoring, LORD MicroStrain’s wireless sensor network technology […]
Rugged IR Sources for Gas Sensors
Infrared (IR) sources are used for gas detection in a variety of measurement techniques including non-dispersive infrared spectroscopy, (NDIR), photoacoustic infrared spectroscopy (PAS) and attenuated-total-reflectance FTIR spectroscopy (ATR). For its IR sources, Axetris uses micromachined, electrically-modulated, thermal infrared emitters to detect CO, CO2, VOC, NOx, NH3, SOx, SF6, hydrocarbons, humidity, anesthetic agents, refrigerants and breath […]
Kit Provides Sensors and Sensor Fusion Development Tools
Called a development ecosystem with sensor fusion technology, Texas Instruments’ Sensor Hub BoosterPack is a plug-in daughter card for its ARM Cortex-M4 microcontroller (MCU). TivaWare software shipped with board enables measurement of pressure, humidity, ambient and infrared (IR) light along with temperature and motion (including acceleration, orientation and compass). Sensors on the board include: • […]