The Sensor Technology Opportunity Engine provides profiles of innovations related to Autonomous Radiographic Drone Inspection for Sub-Surface Defect Detection, Drone-Based Inspection For Enhanced Solar Farm Efficiency, High-Endurance Autonomous Drone for Next-Generation Aerial Intelligence, AI Inspection Software For Enhanced Drone Based PV Monitoring, VTOL Drone-Based Industrial Infrastructure Inspection Solution, AI-Powered Thermal Imaging for Solar Farm Defect Detection.

Sensor Technology 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.