Sensors

Quantum dots, biomedical applications, energy harvesting and storage, sensing

Advanced Simtech provides simulation software specialised for autonomous and ADAS simulation.

Oxford Technical Solutions (OxTS) provide localisation solutions for multiple applications, including automotive testing. They specialise in providing solutions in challenging areas, such as bringing GPS localisation indoors.

Tier 1 automotive supplier Continental outlined recent work from its 'Functional Printing Center', which includes integrating printed sensors into rubber and plastic products

Scientists have discovered a way to fabricate tiny colour-changing gas sensors using new materials and a high-resolution form of 3D printing.

Cavonix is an autonomous software start-up, founded in 2018 and based in the UK. Cavonix produces software applications for the acceleration of autonomous development. Their products are unique in that the software can be adjusted, tweaked and re-written whilst the vehicle is in motion.

SMART nanosensors are safer and less tedious than existing techniques for testing plants' response to compounds such as herbicides.

Printed and flexible sensors constitute the largest printed electronics market outside of displays. Indeed, we forecast that the market for fully printed sensors will reach 4.9 billion by 2032.

Wednesday 15 September 2021 - This free webinar covers: an introduction to the levels of autonomy; the mixed impact of COVID-19; autonomy in the private car market; robotaxi sensor suite and leading players; and sensors and sensor trends.

Antennas are the first major success for metamaterials and these can act as sensors

6G Communications promises between ten to one hundred times the download speed for operating unpowered devices, remote holographic surgery and much more, but it will depend on how high a frequency is chosen and how much infrastructure investment is made.

In general, three primary sensors are associated with autonomous driving: cameras, radars and LiDARs. There are some examples of companies choosing not to use one of these sensor types, e.g. Tesla opting for a camera only solution, however, these are very much exceptions that prove the rule. For high levels of autonomy, operating in all weather conditions, all three sensors are recommended for covering all necessary tasks.

Paper on Nanofabrication of Electronics and Sensors Based on Directed Assembly of Nanomaterials by ZhiminChai, Anthony Childress, and Ahmed A. Busnaina

Researchers have developed smart wound dressings with built-in nanosensors that glow to alert patients when a wound is not healing properly. The multifunctional, antimicrobial dressings feature fluorescent sensors that glow brightly under UV light if infection starts to set in and can be used to monitor healing progress.

Autonomous cars will match or exceed human safety by 2024, after which they will grow rapidly at a CAGR of 30% finds IDTechEx's new report "Autonomous Cars, Robotaxis & Sensors 2022-2042". By the 2040s, they will be capable of fulfilling the world's mobility needs without a single collision. So why should humans be allowed to continue driving?

Thursday 16 September 2021 - Why are the most popular applications being added beyond today's popular microwave frequencies for deployed metamaterials? Why will sophisticated metasurfaces be essential for planned terahertz 6G communications, transforming your mobile phone and much more?

Sensor suites of the major automotive manufacturers; Level 3 leaders and laggards

Molex is a major manufacturer of printed electronics, flexible circuitry, sensor solutions, and user interface for a wide variety of applications. IDTechEx caught up with marketing analyst Kylie Pessetti of the Printed Circuit Solutions business unit (PCSBU) to find out about its capabilities in the manufacture of printed and flexible electronics.

Part 2 of IDTechEx's overview of metamaterial companies

Zadar is a radar start-up specialising in next-generation SAE level 2+ applications.