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Attraction for Control: Magnetic Sensing in Building Automation

On June 24, 2021 in All, Automation, Sensors by Paul Golata

Today’s buildings and homes are equipped with intelligent technologies for safer, more convenient, and energy-efficient living. Learn why Littelfuse magnetic sensors are an attractive choice for control in building automation.

Distributed Analytics Beyond the Cloud

On June 18, 2021 in All, Automation, Computing, IoT, Sensors by Charles Byers

Analytics, AI, and ML are typically implemented as centralized functions in networks, often residing in the cloud. There is a growing trend to distribute these learning and inference functions between cloud, edge, and endpoint computer capabilities. Here, we’ll look at some of the tradeoffs involved.

Tagged With: ai, algorithms, analytics, data, distributed, dl, edge, inference, iot, ml, sensors

Looking at the Future of Imaging Systems

On June 10, 2021 in All, General, Medical, Robotics, Sensors by Clive Maxfield

As futuristic as machine-vision systems are, they suffer from the same problems as the human eye. Let’s explore challenges associated with conventional imaging systems and a solution for future imaging applications such as people tracking, volumetric measurement, robotics, and more.

Tagged With: applications, camera, detection, imaging, Intel®, lidar, machine, sdk, sensors, technologies, tracking, vision

New Tech Tuesdays: 3 Camera Solutions from Big Names in the Field

On May 10, 2021 in All, General, Maker, New Tech Tuesdays, Sensors by Tommy Cummings

Design engineers can configure optical devices for countless solutions—from smart applications such as facial recognition and sensors to high-performance machine vision systems for industrial automation safety and monitoring.

Mobility Challenges in Cities

On April 22, 2021 in All, IoT, Sensors by Poornima Apte

As the accelerating forces of urbanization, population increases, and climate change converge, mobility challenges will only worsen. One of the questions cities must answer as they confront these challenges: How to move people around efficiently while still keeping sustainability top of mind?

Tagged With: 5g, ev, mobility, smart cities, transportation

Self-Powered Wireless Sensor Nodes with Energy Harvesting

On April 15, 2021 in All, Sensors, Wireless by Rafik Mitry

Wireless sensor nodes are emerging quickly in countless applications. Powering them is becoming a challenge, as these are usually battery-operated devices. Batteries have a definite lifetime, after which it needs to be replaced. Learn how energy harvesting could extend the battery life of a WSN.

Where Nanotechnology and Machine Learning Meet

On April 9, 2021 in All, Automation, Computing, Industrial, Memory, Robotics, Sensors by Liam Critchley

The fields of nanotechnology and machine learning are impressive in their own rights and will continue to grow into staple technologies of the future. Although both are still relatively new fields, they can be combined in certain scenarios to produce practical solutions to various problems.

Choosing the Most Suitable Predictive Maintenance Sensor

On April 7, 2021 in All, General, Sensors by Chris Murphy

When monitoring a machine’s health, it is critically important to select the most suitable sensors to ensure faults can be detected, diagnosed, and even predicted. Here, we will discuss how to choose the most appropriate sensor.

Tagged With: bearing, maintenance, mems, motor, noise, pdm, predictive, sensor, sensors, vibration

New Tech Tuesdays: Applications for Gesture and ToF Sensors on the Rise

On March 30, 2021 in All, General, New Tech Tuesdays, Sensors by Tommy Cummings

Gesture and proximity sensors and Time-of-Flight (ToF) cameras are part of the motion-sensing technology that is finding practical applications every day. The industry is making particular headway in automotive and industrial uses.

New Tech Tuesdays: 2 Air Quality Sensors Good for Health, Savings

On March 16, 2021 in All, General, Maker, New Tech Tuesdays, Sensors by Tommy Cummings

Monitoring indoor air quality calls for sensors that can measure carbon dioxide and Volatile Organic Compounds. New Tech Tuesdays looks at how two sensors measure up.

Tagged With: carbon dioxide, co2, hvac, measure, monitoring, sensor, sensors, ventilation, voc

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