Funding under the domain of RIE2020 (Research, Innovation and Enterprise 2020 Plan)
Main focus is to concentrate on what is holding the community back – Stay away from a collection of gadgets
3 Primary Areas of Focus:
- Sports and Athletic Monitoring
- Health and Wellness
- Visualization system – Google glass(consumers don’t want) These aids heat up(Fog) Heat , Short lifespan, privacy (xray capability), high price
form factor – form and interface
energy supply n power delivery – battery life
sensing modality signal integrity – Technology embed in fabric, sensing capability, advanced signal processing
Data handling – measure parameters 1 or more – storing information and info extraction
Example 1
The electronic skin concept : Super skin – Prof Zhenin bao, Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
- Integrated sensing skin (touch, biological and temp)
- Temperature sensing built on flexible and stretchable substrates that are biocompatible and biodegradable powered by stretchable solar cells and batteries.
Downside : organic sensing conductors – low mobility
Example 2
Prof Ali Javey, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
- Capability to detect biochemical components related to sweat
- Sophisticated biochemical monitor
- Smart wristband flexible sensor array
Downside: Tight cuffling in order to measure and process sweat information (Sodium, chorine, lactose, glucose etc)
Example 3
Prof John Rogers, University of Illinois
- Flexible sensors
- Detect lactate glucose and water
- Use iPhone/smart phone to read out color associated with chemical reaction
Downside: Signal processing information
Example 4
Bio Skin : Prof Dae Hyeong-kim, Chemical and Bio Engineering
- Impressive tactile form factor
Collaboration follow-up: 7 – 8 page ppt document if interested comprising:
What is the problem?
The idea to solving the problem
What milestones planned to measure if success – quantification