By Marcel Consée, Mouser Electronics Healthcare can be deeply personal, and direct contact between patients and medical personnel remains vital. However, taking the relationship between doctors and nurses out of the equation can sometimes make sense. Medical crises such as the global COVID-19 pandemic accelerate the adoption of telehealth methods, even though the original idea […]
Sensor Fusion
Sensors, sensors everywhere. Now what do I do?
By Moshe Sheier, Vice President of Marketing at CEVA Mobile computing has driven an explosion in product opportunities – smartphones, wearables, hearables, sports cameras, and more. Sensing will further extend opportunities in applications which must be environment-aware. Now it’s commonplace to think about object recognition and collision warning through visual, radar, or Lidar sensing. Short-range […]
How does sensor fusion improve an alarm system?
At Sensors Expo 2019, Tanja Hofner, a Principal Hardware Engineer for RF and Sensors in Infineon’s Power Management and Multimarket segment explains the operation of the company’s Integrated Alarm System demo. The demo uses two Infineon sensors: the digital XENSIV IM69D130 microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microphone and a DPS310 digital barometric pressure sensor as well as […]
Robots are getting in touch
by Rudy Ramos, Mouser Electronics Often overlooked is the value of a sense of touch in robotics development. Designers focus strongly on discrete features such as power, freedom of movement, and machine vision. However, tactile sensing complements all of these and helps make the most of them. Having a sense of touch also adds unique […]
How can the power consumption for computing be reduced for energy harvesting?
At Sensors Expo 2018, Chet Jewan, vice-president of sales and business development from Eta Compute, explains how his company’s computing technology can benefit heart rate monitoring and energy harvesting applications. The first demo, with an Eta Compute chip running at 0.476V powered by solar energy, displays Jewan’s heart rate. A second demo has sensors being […]
Tunneling Magnetoresistance linear magnetic field sensors handle three axes
MultiDimension TechnologyCo., Ltd. (MDT) announced TMR23xx series, a new lineup of three-axis high-performance Tunneling Magnetoresistance (TMR) linear magnetic field sensors. They are designed for a variety of application requirements, ranging from large dynamic range at +/-500 Oe, to ultra-high sensitivity at 100mV/V/Oe, along with excellent noise performance as low as 150pT/rtHz at 1Hz, in a […]
Press-fit reed sensors designed for 9.5-mm-dia. holes
Littelfuse, Inc. has introduced the 59040 Series press-fit reed sensor, the first Firecracker reed sensor from Littelfuse with crush ribs on the capsule that requires no attachment accessories for installation. This magnetically operated sensor is designed to press-fit securely into a 3/8” (9.5mm) diameter hole and offers another sensor option for the competitive reed sensor […]
New RFID sensors provide flexible protection against unauthorized access
Wieland Electric Inc. has expanded its family of sensorPRO contactless safety switches with a range of new RFID-coded sensors that provide flexible protection against unauthorized access or manipulation for machine operators and equipment. The new RFID-enabled STS Series safety switches are available in three coding options: Unique, which exclusively accepts input signals from its factory-paired […]
What Vision and Range Sensors will be used in Future Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)?
Today, radar and cameras provide the critical information for high-end vehicles with high tech Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). In fact, some vehicles have eight radar sensors, as well as several video cameras. Advances in lidar, image sensing, radar and even communication based positioning such as Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) promise to make the […]
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 […]
