Tire pressure monitoring systems are a necessary safety feature in cars. This project looks at the different system types and how a TPMS can be retrofitted on older cars.
Tire pressure monitoring systems are a necessary safety feature in cars. This project looks at the different system types and how a TPMS can be retrofitted on older cars.
Accelerometers, activity trackers, and fingerprint sensors can be duped. Learn how and what designers can do to prevent…
Accelerometers, activity trackers, and fingerprint sensors can be duped. Learn how and what designers can do to prevent false input.
It's now possible for thieves to crack your PIN based on how you hold your phone when you input it.
It's now possible for thieves to crack your PIN based on how you hold your phone when you input it.
You can improve performance in motor-control applications by using brushless DC motors and handy driver ICs such as the…
You can improve performance in motor-control applications by using brushless DC motors and handy driver ICs such as the BU69090NUX.
LiDAR is highly useful in a range of applications. While it has been primarily used in scientific and industrial…
LiDAR is highly useful in a range of applications. While it has been primarily used in scientific and industrial settings, the increasing availability of off-the-shelf components is making it a highly valuable tool and sensor for IoT applications.
Raven may soon allow NASA to build an autonomous system capable of servicing its spacecraft and refueling them in-flight.
Raven may soon allow NASA to build an autonomous system capable of servicing its spacecraft and refueling them in-flight.
Freeze moments in time to easily produce extraordinary close-up pictures with your digital camera, an Arduino, and these…
Freeze moments in time to easily produce extraordinary close-up pictures with your digital camera, an Arduino, and these simple circuits.
Technology targeted towards improving audience experience in sporting events is becoming more and more common.
Technology targeted towards improving audience experience in sporting events is becoming more and more common.
The brightest blade in the world. Fluid sound effects generated in real time. Any colour, changeable on the fly. If you…
The brightest blade in the world. Fluid sound effects generated in real time. Any colour, changeable on the fly. If you want to know what it feels like to hold a Lightsaber, this project is the closest you can get today.
What's inside of a car backup sensor? Find out in this teardown!
What's inside of a car backup sensor? Find out in this teardown!
As of today, we are always looking to innovate our products as well as create new ones to make things more simplistic.…
As of today, we are always looking to innovate our products as well as create new ones to make things more simplistic. Whether it be fully autonomous vehicles, agriculture, or marine surveying, companies are engineering a more efficient and cost-effective LiDAR systems to make these a reality.
TDK's acquisition of Tronics is a harbinger of the upcoming realignments in the sensor industry.
TDK's acquisition of Tronics is a harbinger of the upcoming realignments in the sensor industry.
Elon Musk has made some bold comments about Google's self-driving car that uses LIDAR. However, Google is using LIDAR for…
Elon Musk has made some bold comments about Google's self-driving car that uses LIDAR. However, Google is using LIDAR for different reasons than Tesla would in their Autopilot systems.
Sensor fusion is the art of combining multiple physical sensors to produce accurate "ground truth", even though each…
Sensor fusion is the art of combining multiple physical sensors to produce accurate "ground truth", even though each sensor might be unreliable on its own.
Google ATAP is bringing touchless interface to your smartwatch— and maybe everywhere else, too. This is Project Soli.
Google ATAP is bringing touchless interface to your smartwatch— and maybe everywhere else, too. This is Project Soli.
The recent announcements from NXP and STMicro accentuate the journey from ADAS to autonomous vehicles.
The recent announcements from NXP and STMicro accentuate the journey from ADAS to autonomous vehicles.
See what's new in the world of wearables this week.
See what's new in the world of wearables this week.
NXP Semiconductors N.V. has introduced the world's smallest, single-chip 77GHz radar transceiver. Roughly the size of a…
NXP Semiconductors N.V. has introduced the world's smallest, single-chip 77GHz radar transceiver. Roughly the size of a postage stamp, the new NXP chip can be “hidden” practically anywhere in the car
In the systems where custom sensors are required, it's imperative that the designer quantifies the environmental,…
In the systems where custom sensors are required, it's imperative that the designer quantifies the environmental, mechanical, electrical, and magnetic parameters of the entire system so that a sensor which meets those operating conditions can be selected.