Motion Sensors

‘Motion Sensors’

A motion detector or motion sensor is a device that contains a physical mechanism or electronic sensor that can calculate the movement of an object. It can be integrated with other devices that can alert the user of the presence of a moving object within its view such as camera. The common types of motion sensor are Passive Infra-red, Ultrasonic, and Microwave. As this device has the ability to spot moving objects, we can create several interactive technologies by the use of it. Here are some examples of the advantages of motion sensors. Motion sensors are a vital component of security systems, for both homes and businesses such as the home security device. It can help create some eco friendly technology such as the television that can automatically turn off when we don’t watch it. It can be used in medical treatment such as helping stroke victims by guiding the way they exercise. It can also be used in advertising such as the 3D interactive dog in an advertising screen or the interactive hand that can catch people walking on the street in the screen. Last but not least, it can be used for gaming like what we play in Wii. Another interesting gaming technology that we should not miss is the xbox 360 which has the motion sensor feature.

‘Opinion’

As you can see the motion sensor is a very good technology as it results in tremendous new creative technology to be developed which can be very beneficial to business, people, or society.

This is a link to Xbox Project Natal website (The new motion sensor feature for Xbox)

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/projectnatal/

Source:

http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/new-york-store-gets-sniff-the-3d-animated-dog

http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2226200/motion-sensor-technology-help

http://www.gesturetek.com/gesturefx/introduction.php?gclid=CNDj8PWGgZ4CFdEvpAodX1YtpA

http://www.chrisoshea.org/projects/hand-from-above/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_detector

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