This issue of Sensor TechVision Opportunity Engine profiles advancements in color sensors, 3D image sensors, laser sensing, 3D ultrasound touch sensors, and electronic skin, solid-state LiDAR, and sweat detecting stress sensors. It also focuses on sensor detecting freshness of food and plants, vision-based tactile sensor, and time-of-flight image sensor.
Sensor TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) captures global sensor-related innovations and developments on a monthly basis. Innovations are directed toward developing smart and intelligent sensors with functionalities beyond sensing. Research focus areas include: low power sensors (energy harvesting), industrial automation sensors (M2M, vision sensor), ubiquitous sensor (WSN, sensor fusion), smart sensors (wearables, quantified self), high sensitivity and smaller size (MEMS, nanosensors), and improved security (CBRNE, terahertz). The need for low power, smaller, lighter sensors with enhanced performance attributes and minimal false alarms is driving innovations in the sensors space.
The Sensors and Instrumentation cluster covers innovations pertaining to technologies such as wireless sensors and networks, energy harvesting, haptics and touch, MEMS and nanosensors, Terahertz, ubiquitous/smart sensors, CBRNE, quantified-self, sensor fusion, M2M communications, and drones.
Table of Contents
1. Advancements in Color Sensors, 3D Image Sensors, Laser Sensing, 3D Ultrasound Touch Sensors, and Electronic Skin, Solid-state LiDAR, and Sweat Detecting Stress Sensors
- Circular Color Sensor for Challenging Surfaces
- Growth Opportunities
- Cutting Costs for Mobile 3D Optical Sensing
- Growth Opportunities
- Smart Clothes Protect Firefighters
- Growth Opportunities
- Flexible Encoder for More Compact Rotating Equipment
- Growth Opportunities
- Low Cost Alternative to Ultrasonic Level Sensing
- Growth Opportunities
- Cost-effective Fluid Measurement in Silos
- Growth Opportunities
- Thinner Laser Beam Improves Precision
- Growth Opportunities
- Sensor Analysis for Quieter Electric and Hybrid Cars
- Growth Opportunities
- Next Wave of Touch User Interface
- Growth Opportunities
- Chip Integrated Electronic Skin with GMR Sensors
- Growth Opportunities
- MEMS-based Solid-state LiDAR
- Growth Opportunities
- Graphene-based Sweat Sensor Detects Stress Level in Humans
- Growth Opportunities
- Novel Sensor Detects Freshness of Food and Plants
- Growth Opportunities
- Vision-based Tactile Sensor for Robotics Application
- Growth Opportunities
- ToF Image Sensor for In-vehicle Passenger Monitoring
- Growth Opportunities
2. Key Contacts
