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How can police locate where a gunshot came from?

February 5, 2021 By Randy Frank

Time is of the essence. When an active shooting occurs, the key to preventing and/or minimizing injuries and death is quickly identifying exactly where the shooter is, end the threat and then treat and transport victims. Gunshots have unique audio characteristics so microphones can detect and provide information for location analysis. With its ShotSpotter site […]

Filed Under: Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), GPS (Global Positioning System), Microphones, Time-of-Flight Tagged With: sst

What kind of growth is expected in 3D sensing?

February 27, 2020 By Randy Frank

According to the report, “3D Sensor Market by Type” the global 3D sensor market is expected to grow from USD 2.9 billion in 2020 to USD 10.0 billion by 2025, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27.9%. The market researchers acknowledge that one of the main driving factors of 3D sensor market is […]

Filed Under: Accelerometer, Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), Image sensing, Market Research, Sensor Fusion, Time-of-Flight Tagged With: Apple, Sony Corp., ST Microelectronics

How can time of flight technology be used?

June 28, 2019 By Randy Frank

At Sensors Expo 2019 in San Jose, CA, Clint Cowan from Laser Technology demonstrates and explains the company’s time of flight laser technology for detection in an intelligent gate and its TruSense S300 sensor for non-contact fluid-level sensing in clear water. With the intelligent gate, if a person is inside of 3 feet, the laser […]

Filed Under: Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), laser, Liquid Level, Time-of-Flight Tagged With: lasertechnology, sensorsexpo2019

What types of sensors are used in underwater navigation and exploration? (Part 2 of 2)

May 24, 2019 By Randy Frank

Underwater navigation and exploration require special sensors for object detection and imaging. Part 1 of this blog addressed cameras and sonar. LiDAR is also used for underwater applications. Studying the depths and shapes of underwater terrain or bathymetry can be performed by bathymetric LiDAR. The airborne approach to scanning the seafloor uses a green wavelength […]

Filed Under: Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), RADAR/LiDAR, Time-of-Flight Tagged With: Georgia Tech Research Institute, GTRI, Leica Geosystems

What types of sensors are used in underwater navigation and exploration? (Part 1 of 2)

May 22, 2019 By Randy Frank

Unlike land or airborne vehicles that can use radar and cameras to locate and identify objects underwater navigation and exploration present greater challenges. If underwater visibility is good, cameras provide a good source of information. Increasing resolution and the number of cameras are among the improvements that have been made in the recent past to […]

Filed Under: Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), RADAR/LiDAR, Sonar, Time-of-Flight Tagged With: J W Fishers

How can sensing help a railroad company manage thousands of miles of track?

April 26, 2018 By Randy Frank

Part of the Union Pacific Railroad’s answer is in a Precision Measurement Vehicle (PMV). To develop and improve the company’s infrastructure, the PMV is used to provide accurate locations and detailed descriptions of all facilities that can be seen and measured from the track. Global Positioning System (GPS) data from the PMV provides the location […]

Filed Under: Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), GPS (Global Positioning System), GPS Speed Sensor, RADAR/LiDAR, Time-of-Flight, Vision systems Tagged With: Union Pacific Railroad

What advanced sensing techniques are used to find lost treasures? Part 5: LiDAR

April 16, 2018 By Randy Frank

This series has previously addressed magnetometry, electromagnetic induction , ground penetrating radar and resistivity measurements. LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is another sensing technique frequently used by archeologists and treasure hunters to find objects. While it can be used alone, it is often combined with electromagnetic induction, magnetometry and/or electrical resistivity measurements. LiDAR data analysis […]

Filed Under: Distance, Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), laser, RADAR/LiDAR, Time-of-Flight Tagged With: Quanergy, Velodyne LiDAR

What advanced sensing techniques are used to find lost treasures? Part 3: Ground penetrating radar

March 28, 2018 By Randy Frank

This series has previously addressed magnetometry and electromagnetic induction. While both of these sensing techniques are frequently used by archeologists and treasure hunters to find objects, they are often combined with ground penetrating radar (GPR) to improve the search results. Compared to other commonly available geophysical methods, GPR is the only one that provides true […]

Filed Under: Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), RADAR/LiDAR, Time-of-Flight Tagged With: Global GPR Services

What cool sensor-enabled products were at CES 2018? Part 6

February 28, 2018 By Randy Frank

At CES 2018, exhibit companies displayed many new products for smart homes, smart health, smart cars and more. One of the features that people expect to see in future vehicles is autonomous driving. To go beyond today’s technology demonstrations and be affordable to the masses, automotive suppliers will have to make the sensing technologies more […]

Filed Under: Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), RADAR/LiDAR, Time-of-Flight Tagged With: LeddarTech

Where can time of flight sensing be used?

July 24, 2017 By Randy Frank

At Sensor Expo 2017, Doug Gates, a technical sales manager from Melexis explains the applications for his company’s two-chip semiconductor solution for time of flight (TOF) sensing. Time of flight sensing uses optical, acoustic, electromagnetic or other wave techniques to measure the time that it takes for the source to travel a distance through a […]

Filed Under: Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), Time-of-Flight Tagged With: Melexis

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