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Device Creation - Mark Shkolnikov - KEYnetik
Device Creation - Mark Shkolnikov - KEYnetik
Mark Shkolnikov
President
KEYnetik, Inc
From Single Sensor -
- To Sensor Array
Traditional use of sensors
Ambient light – dim down display
Accelerometer – screen orientation
Proximity – lock down touch screen
New paradigm – Sensor Array
Integration of sensors
Quantity makes new quality
From automation of disparate functions to
intelligent device
Array of Sensors
Sense what’s around…
Fewer Design
Better User Experience
Constraints
Compensation of Errors
Synchronization and cross correlation of data
Situation Awareness
Where? What’s going on?
Task Awareness
What needs to done?
Actionable Data
Spatially Aware Inference Logic
Really falling?
Both?
Importance and Challenges of
Motion Perception
Motion affects all other sensors
(pressure, image, sound, light, temperature, compass)
Motion is very complex
(six degrees of freedom = six time variables)
Orientation (roll, pitch and yaw angles)
Accelerations in 3D
Tri-axis accelerometer jams six variables
into three creating ambiguity
Perceptive Disambiguation -
- Strengths and Weaknesses
1+1=3
Two sensors + distance in between
Single Dual
Gyroscope
Accelerometer Accelerometers
Orientation
Yes Yes No
towards gravity
Angular rotation
No Yes Yes
rate
Radius of rotation No Yes No
Reaction to Temporary
None None
impact blackout
Start up time None None Same as blackout
Power
Low 2 x Low 10 x Low
consumption
Price Low 2 x Low 5 x Low
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Dual Accelerometer Platform
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Use of Radius of Rotation for UI