This Sensor TOE highlights advancements and trends in smart wearable sensors for healthcare, including continuous glucose monitoring devices, radio frequency (RF)-based heat rate monitors, sensors for blood alcohol detection, and smart wristbands for monitoring physiological parameters.Sensor TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) captures global sensor-related innovations and developments on a weekly 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 sel
This Sensor TOE highlights advancements and trends in smart wearable sensors for healthcare, including continuous glucose monitoring devices, radio frequency (RF)-based heat rate monitors, sensors for blood alcohol detection, and smart wristbands for monitoring physiological parameters.
Sensor TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) captures global sensor-related innovations and developments on a weekly 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 Control 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.
Keywords: Smart sensors, wearable sensors, glucose monitoring, radio frequency sensors, heart rate monitors, wristbands
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