Thanks to a University of Missouri professor of equine surgery in the College of Veterinary Medicine, a commercially available product can detect horse lameness. Inputs from MEMS accelerometers and a gyroscope are transmitted by a Bluetooth® wireless transceiver (within 150 yards) to a motion computing tablet PC. Accelerometers are mounted the horse’ head and pelvis and […]
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Industrial Balancing Act with MEMS Technology
Jonathan Lee, a systems hardware engineer for InvenSense demonstrates the industrial motion control capability provided by the company’s MPU-3300 3-axis gyroscope at Sensors Expo 2012 in Chicago. The angular rate sensor has a sensitivity up to 145.6 LSBs/dps. For more information about InvenSense MPU-3300 industrial gyroscope, click here. To watch the video, click here
Sensor Fusion for Gesture Recognition using MEMS Sensors
Gang Xu, senior applications engineer for STMicroelectronics demonstrates the capabilities of motion software and inertial measurement unit (IMU)-equipped gloves to Sensor Tips senior editor Randy Frank at Sensors Expo 2012 in Chicago. Each of the gloves has a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope and a 3-axis magnetometer. ST’s iNEMO sensor fusion software brings all the inputs […]
MEMS Gas Flow Sensor
At Sensors Expo 2012, Ken Katsumoto, the field applications engineering manager for MEMSIC’s Japan Office shows how the company’s MEMS capability has been applied to flow sensing. The MFA1100R gas flow sensor module employs monolithic thermal technology based on the same approach used in MEMSIC’s accelerometer products. For more information about the MEMSIC flow sensor, click here. […]
Sensor and MEMS Report Projects 9% Growth
According to a new report from Databeans, the sensors and MEMS market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9% over the next five years. The report authors attribute this growth to higher consuming applications emerging from the communications market, such as smartphones, new computing devices like tablet PCs, and the […]
MEMS Pressure Sensor Used in Asthma Training Device
While many people suffer from asthma attacks and use inhalers as the solution, poor inhaler technique prevents patients from receiving their full therapeutic benefit. To correct this situation, Cambridge Consultants used its sensing and wireless technology capabilities to create an asthma inhaler training device. Called the T-Haler, the healthcare tool has doubled proper usage rates. […]
Sensors Market Growing Fast
In fact, according to Databeans, it is growing faster than the overall semiconductor industry. Touch and orientation sensors are cited as significant factors for sensor growth. Automotive, medical electronics and security applications are driving the growth of other types of sensors. In 2010, the overall sensors market reached close to $7 billion. Databeans Q4-2011 “Sensors […]
Evaluation Kit Available for 3D NanoCompass
Available at the end of February 2012, Baolab Microsystems evaluation kits of its recently announced 3D NanoCompass allow users to assess the company’s NanoEMS (nano- instead of micro- electromechanical system) technology. Fabricated within the standard metal structure of a high-volume CMOS wafer process, NanoEMS enables the integration of smaller MEMS structures with microcontrollers and ASICs […]
Robot Provides Virtual Presence at 2012 CES (Pt 2)
At the 2012 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, Alexandra Dopplinger, a marketing manager at Freescale Semiconductor explains the capability of a remote robot that she controls from her location in Ottawa, Canada. Freescale’s pressure sensors and accelerometers are used in the design of the robot as well as proximity sensors to detect […]
Nine-Axis Sensing Enables Games and Augmented Reality
At the 2012 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, Frank Melzer, CEO of Bosch Sensortec demonstrates 9-axis sensing using a combined accelerometer and eCompass magnetometer with the company’s newest 3×3-mm triaxial gyroscope, the BMG160. The 9-degree of freedom sensing combined with an imaging system and additional software enables augmented reality. In addition, Melzer […]
