Sentences with phrase «systems sensors use»

Other commercial systems sensors use X-rays to detect the telltale signatures of organic materials, such as the liquid explosives TATP and nitroglycerine.

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Philips, for its part, is working with a number of European cities on an urban lighting system that uses sensors to determine optimum lighting levels for the amount of street activity, saving energy while still providing a safe civic environment.

Ultimately, homes will be wired with multiple systems and multiple protocols, using multiple radio signals and sensors.

The system, already available in some vehicle models, uses sensors and radar to determine when a vehicle must slow down; it then begins to flash a warning and apply brakes, slowing or stopping the vehicle even if the driver fails to do so.

Stay fresh The T9000's triple cooling system uses two compressors, three evaporators and an array of sensors that Samsung says maintains commercial - grade humidity that will keep your food fresher for longer.

A Virginia - based defense firm known as Artis, developer of the Iron Curtain APS system, uses two independent sensors, radar and optical, along with high - speed computing and counter munitions to detect and intercept approaching fire, according to multiple reports.

Called Active Protection Systems, or APS, the technology uses sensors and radar, computer processing, fire control technology and interceptors to find, target and knock down or intercept incoming enemy fire such as RPGs and Anti-Tank Guided Missiles, or ATGMs.

Delphi also said it would unveil a system that uses landmark mapping and sensors to take an autonomous car through complex urban and freeway environments.

It's likely that Tesla's self - driving system is also cheaper because it doesn't use expensive lidar sensors.

Using a wide array of data from sensors in the soil along with satellite imagery and weather forecasts, the company designed a «personalized» irrigation system for each block of vines, greatly reducing water consumption and increasing output.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently published a patent filed by the mega-retailer for a «delivery management system» that aims to improve upon last mile shipping — the final stretch extending to consumers» homes — by using robotics, sensors, and yes, blockchains, also often referred to as distributed ledgers.

Waymo's system has vision modules using multiple sensors, and an additional forward - facing super high resolution multi-sensor module that provides a 360 - degree view.

We use app - based door locks, app - based door bells and app - based heating and cooling sensors, as well as alarm systems,» Wong said.

One day, scientists hope to use sensors in the central nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord.

It also is testing a system that uses hand tools laden with sensors and Google Glass - type headsets to validate that workers install parts correctly.

The most significant change is that the system will shift to using radar instead of cameras as its primary sensor.

Nevertheless, that percentage decrease in number of accidents remains impressive, especially considering that Tesla's autopilot system only uses basic algorithms alongside a limited suite of sensors.

In 2013, the iPhone maker acquired PrimeSense, a company that developed sensors for Microsoft's Kinect, a camera system that scanned people's bodies so people could play Xbox games using body movements.

As sensors become smaller and easier to use, Dexcom and its competitors are betting that the systems will be adopted by the much larger group of people with Type 2 diabetes, which is typically controlled with medications, diet and exercise.

«I would tell you what I have head the most about is the insertion system (for the sensor) and ease of use,» said Sayer.

There are not, however, any standards on the systems, nor do all companies use the same combination of sensors, and some vehicles may have blind spots.

Female doctors can remotely access patients via high - definition (HD), nurse - assisted video - consultation using a cloud - based telemedicine system that includes Electronic Medical Records (EMR), online medical online referral system and application of peripheral diagnostic tools such as blood pressure sensors, pulse oximeter, e-thermometer, e-ophthalmoscope, etc..

The hand clicker he used in 1999 to command his communication system has been replaced by a sensor that monitors subtle cheek movements.

Some of the Awe Sum features of the new building include: LED Lighting, hi - tech Energy Management Systems for HVAC, big open skylights with lots of natural lighting, all Energy Star certified office equipment, occupancy sensors for infrequently used areas, dual - flush low - flow toilets and aerators, DIRTT walls that divert construction materials from landfills and are easily reconfigurable, carpet tiles that are 100 % recyclable, Breathe Walls that produce rich fresh oxygen, and many other wonderful additions.

At AUTOMATICA 2012 and going forward, developments in sensor technology such as 3 - D image acquisition systems and the use of force / torque sensors will be obvious trends as a new generation of human - friendly assistance systems emerges.

Although there are currently no published studies to support the use of impact sensor systems in this manner, and a «concussion threshold» is unknown, the potential clinical utility should be carefully considered.

The Shockbox is a wireless system in which a sensor in a player's helmet triggers an audible and visual, color - coded visual alert (yellow, orange, or red) on a smartphone or laptop computer if it detects a hit of sufficient force to cause a concussion so that an assessment can begin immediately on the sideline using a standard concussion assessment tool (e.g. SCAT2).

I and our school can not afford the HITs system and we promote the use of any helmet that fits properly on each kid, because of that I have been looking for other sensors and complete systems that may actually be of help to me as an athletic trainer.

The system uses the Head Case Impact Sensor, a small, affordable device that is inserted into a helmet, to monitor and measure head impacts.

Nonetheless, the 870 cleans very well using iRobot's proven iAdapt Navigation system and a full suite of sensors to navigate through to your home.

Incorporating a full suite of sensors in the iAdapt Navigation system the robot also uses virtual walls that keep it contained so that it does not wander where it shouldn't.

Researchers with the Air Transportation Center of Excellence for Airline Cabin Environment Research are testing a system that uses mathematical models and sensors designed to pinpoint problem passengers down to their seat number and alert flight and ground crews of an emergency.

High schools in the U.S. have been using Head Impact Telemetry System technology in football helmets, where six battery powered sensors record the location, force, duration and direction of an impact and send the information wirelessly to a lap top on the sidelines.

These include the development of a biochemical sensor that can continuously and accurately measure different substances released by the organ - like system, as well as enhancements that allow the use of multiple physical sensors, which monitor features such as temperature, oxygen levels, and pH values.

For example, advanced sensors are providing unprecedented real - time information on power flows that grid operators are using to monitor system stability.

Engineers have installed 16 wireless infrared sensors on the arm of a center - pivot system used to irrigate cotton in a research plot.

Using an electroencephalogram (EEG) to detect electrical activity in the brain, Emmanuelle Tognoli, Ph.D., co-principal investigator, associate research professor in FAU's Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, and an expert in electrophysiology and neural, behavioral, and cognitive sciences, will examine how the tactile information from the robotic sensors is passed onto the brain to distinguish scenarios with successful or unsuccessful functional restoration of the sense of touch.

With many thousands of 3 - D fuzzy patches weighed statistically by a so - called sensor model, which is trained offline using calibrated example routes, the system is remarkably tolerant of poor sight, changes in lighting, movement of objects, mechanical inaccuracies and other perturbations.

The Kansas State University - developed system uses an airflow sensor to measure and control the airflow rate into each piston in real time.

But Adura's environmental control system can handle terabytes of data, he claims, so could use other kinds of sensor.

The system uses information from occupancy sensors to turn off lights in vacant areas of the building.

The Freehand system, for example, uses sensors at the shoulder to detect shrugs.

There is a need for new material systems that can be used to make field - effect transistors sensors that work at high temperatures.

Using the coaching system of Van den Akker, the patients carry a small movement sensor and a smartphone.

Over a three - year period, Herr and his group developed a new robotic system that uses sensors and microprocessors to decide when to feed extra power to the prosthetic joint via an electric actuator.

Then, to determine the ankle's location in space and to adjust the angle of the prosthetic foot appropriately (if, say, a person's foot is suspended in midair going down stairs), Herr incorporated the same sensors used in guided missile systems.

For the past 10 years, the Camera Culture group at MIT's Media Lab has been developing innovative imaging systems — from a camera that can see around corners to one that can read text in closed books — by using «time of flight,» an approach that gauges distance by measuring the time it takes light projected into a scene to bounce back to a sensor.

The surveillance and tracking systems, which made use of Sideways - Looking Airborne Radar and infra - red and ultraviolet sensors, could only detect oil on the surface.

Egelhaaf adds that he will be using the new sensor system to study visual information processing in the nervous system of flies.

Although D - Wave has been cagey about specific applications, Lockheed Martin plans to use the technology to help it build «cyber-physical systems», which integrate software with environmental sensors, says Madden.