Bridging the present and future of telecommunications with field service
25 October, 2024 by Simone DoolanWhile we don't take the act of communicating with each other for granted, the infrastructure that is required to deliver this often becomes an afterthought.
Multifaceted tech can help tame Australia's bushfire threat
22 October, 2024 by George Dragatsis*There is no single solution to Australia's bushfire problem. Rather, it will require a combination of human effort and multifaceted capabilities, including technologies to lower threat levels and losses.
Drone-based powerline inspection protects grid health
02 October, 2024Researchers have developed an automated drone inspection system that can respond rapidly to unusual electric grid behaviour, especially in remote areas that are tough for a worker to reach.
Ultra-precise motion sensor could enable GPS-free navigation
22 August, 2024Researchers have used silicon photonic microchip components to perform a quantum sensing technique called atom interferometry — an ultra-precise way of measuring acceleration.
Onboard sensors and cameras prevent drone collisions
12 August, 2024Julián Estévez has developed low-cost, autonomous navigation technology to prevent two or more drones whose paths cross in mid-air from colliding.
STMicroelectronics ISM330BX 6-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU)
04 July, 2024The IMU contains a 3-axis gyroscope and a 3-axis accelerometer with a low-noise architecture and bandwidth up to 2 kHz, suitable for vibration sensing in machine-tool condition-monitoring applications.
STMicroelectronics LSM6DSV32X 6-axis inertial measurement unit
27 May, 2024The LSM6DSV32X 6-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU), from STMicroelectronics, features a 3-axis digital accelerometer and a 3-axis digital gyroscope to measure intensive movements and impacts, including freefall height estimation.
Network sensing project to enable real-time flood intelligence
12 April, 2024The NSW Government is funding a breakthrough technology trial harnessing artificial intelligence and the mobile phone network to predict the possible impacts of flooding.
Digital sensor network to monitor air traffic at vertiports
11 March, 2024An entirely digital sensor network, including a radar sensor, will in future be able to closely monitor air traffic at so-called 'vertiports' (landing sites for drones and air taxis).
STMicroelectronics VL53L8CX multizone time-of-flight sensor
23 January, 2024The sensor projects a wide square field of view of 45° x 45° (65° diagonal) and receives reflected light to calculate the distance of objects up to 400 cm away.
Lightning-strike sensors help stop bushfires before they start
13 December, 2023A new collaborative project is aiming to provide the earliest possible warning and accurate location of lightning strikes at the greatest risk of starting a fire.
IoT in vehicles raises safety and efficiency for emergency services
01 July, 2023 by Jodi Favaloro, Consulting Sales Engineer Asia Pacific, Cradlepoint*IoT technology using 5G and LTE for vehicles has raised the bar for safety and operational standards across enterprise fleets that want to see their investments go further.
R&S NRP90S and NRP90SN diode power sensors
18 November, 2022The diode technology enables fast power measurements with high sensitivity from a compact and lightweight portable instrument.
Strength in numbers when it comes to inertial sensors
17 October, 2022Researchers working in navigation have developed a method that allows several low-cost inertial sensors working in combination to replace a single expensive sensor.
Dytran model 3184F rugged industrial accelerometer
11 October, 2022The Dytran model 3184F is a rugged IEPE piezoelectric accelerometer with a built-in Faraday shield for electrostatic noise immunity, a sensitivity of 100 mV/g and a good low-frequency response.
