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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Embedded Sensor"”.
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Real-time embedded sensor processing for an autonomous helicopter
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1998.
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An automated framework for power-efficient detection in embedded sensor systems
The availability of miniature low-cost sensors has allowed for the capture of rich, multimodal data streams in compact embedded sensor nodes. These devices have the capacity to radically improve the quality and amount of data available in such diverse applications as detecting degenerative …
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The Snap! toolkit : a model for pluggable monitoring
… 1966 to present. This thesis describes the Snap! sensor architecture, a toolkit designed to address this problem. It provides a set of modules and interconnect protocols to give the system designer a foundation from which to build embedded sensor devices. By defining a set of standards that …
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Interactive data narrative : designing for public engagement
… available through such mechanisms as embedded sensor networks, remote sensing, and mobile data collection platforms. The affordances of mobile computing and increasing internet access enable widespread-and often citizen-powered-data collection initiatives. This proliferation of data …
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Learning commonsense human-language descriptions from temporal and spatial sensor-network data
Embedded-sensor platforms are advancing toward such sophistication that they can differentiate between subtle actions. For example, when placed in a wristwatch, such platforms can tell whether a person is shaking hands or turning a doorknob. Sensors placed on objects in the environment now report …
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Development Of An Accurate Benchmarking System For Microwave Breast Imaging
… by a discussion of the design of a novel sensor for the purpose of in vivo dielectric properties measurements. The goal is to provide information for microwave tomography algorithms and phantom development based on in vivo dielectric properties of breast tissues</p> <p>Through the progress …
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Heat Flux Reconstruction in a Multimaterial Gauge with Multiple Embedded Temperature Sensors
… facility to demonstrate the ability of embedded-sensor gauges to measure the vector heat flux. A novel algorithm to reconstruct the thermal field in the gauge and extract both the lateral and normal components of the heat flux vector is discussed. The main innovation of this work is a …
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Embeddable Multi-Material Wireless Micro-Sensors Utilizing Additive Manufacturing and Enhanced Microstructure
… of embeddable, multi-material wireless microsensors offers transformative potential for structural health monitoring (SHM) in aerospace applications. This work integrates additive manufacturing (AM) techniques with advanced microstructural design to produce flexible, high-resolution sensors …
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Vision-based guidance and control of a hovering vehicle in unknown environments
… data and offboard processing as a precursor to embedded development. An analysis of computational demand and a comparison of the emulated inertial system to an embedded sensor package demonstrates the feasibility of porting the onboard algorithms to an embedded autopilot. Finally, flight results …
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An investigation of the interfacial characteristics of nitinol fibers in a thermoset composite
… Intelligent materials systems, which contain sensors and actuators coupled by means of active control, frequently utilize composite materials as the skeletal structure. In order for composite materials to be utilized in intelligent material systems to their utmost capability, many material …
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Unified Role Assignment Framework For Wireless Sensor Networks
<p>Wireless sensor networks are made possible by the continuing improvements in embedded sensor, VLSI, and wireless radio technologies. Currently, one of the important challenges in sensor networks is the design of a systematic network management framework that allows localized and collaborative …
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Development of embedded modulated scatterer technique: single- and dual-loaded scatterers
… be developed. A promising microwave-based embedded sensor technology is developed based on the Modulated Scatterer Technique (MST). MST is based on illuminating a probe, commonly a dipole antenna loaded with a PIN diode (also referred to as a single-loaded scatterer, or SLS), with an …
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Design, Manufacturing, and Control of Soft and Soft/Rigid Hybrid Pneumatic Robotic Systems
… systems, and enables the easy integration of sensors into these robots. We analyze various textiles that are possibly used with this method, and model bellows actuators including operating force, restoring force, and estimated geometry with multiple bellows. We then demonstrate the process by …
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Chameleon Interference: Assessing Vulnerability of Magnetic Sensors to Spoofing and Signal injection attacks through Environmental interference in Mobile Devices
Embedded sensors are a fixture of most devices in the current computer industry. These small devices are used for a variety of purposes throughout many fields to collect whatever kind of information is needed by the user. From data on device acceleration to data on position relative to the Earth's …
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Dynamic Response of Linear/Nonlinear Laminated Structures Containing Piezoelectric Laminas
… plate with piezoelectric (PZT) actuator and sensor patches either embedded in it or bonded to the its surfaces. It is assumed that different layers are perfectly bonded to each other. The method of Fourier series is used to find an analytical solution of the problem. The analytical solution …
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Embedded Antennas In Concrete For Application In Wireless Sensors
… beneath one inch or more of concrete. The strain sensor can be installed or embedded inside concrete during the construction phase of the infrastructures. Compared with expensive wired embedded sensors, wireless embedded sensors are easily deployable, low-cost, and can monitor in real time to …
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Analyzing the Impact of Spatio-Temporal Sensor Resolution on Player Experience in Augmented Reality Games
… on due to their interactivity. Smartphones are embedded with various sensors which enhance their ability to adopt new new interaction techniques for video games. These integrated sen- sors, such as motion sensors or location sensors, make the device able to adopt new interaction techniques that …
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Adaptive Resource Allocation Algorithms For Data And Energy Integrated Networks Supporting Internet of Things
… For example, a large-scale IoT pressure sensor system is deployed underneath the floor to detect people moving across the floor. A density-viscosity sensor is deployed inside the fermenting vat to discriminate variations in density and viscosity for monitoring the wine fermentation. A …
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Design And Characterization Of Noveldevices For New Generation Of Electrostaticdischarge (esd) Protection Structures
… protection solution for an emerging CMOS-based embedded MicroElectroMechanical (MEMS) sensor system-on-a-chip (SoC) technology. Circuit applications that are required to operate at relatively large input/output (I/O) voltage, above/below the VDD/VSS core circuit power supply, introduce further …