Abstract
Ambient intelligence (AmI) relies upon the integration of sensors with read-out and signal conditioning circuits, on feed-back mechanisms (e.g. actuators) and not least on the integration of telecommunication components to link these building blocks to a central unit or to a set of distributed computing entities. Sensors represent the ‘eyes’, ‘ears’, ‘nose’ and ‘touch’ equivalents of the human senses and based upon these, a multitude of Ambient Intelligence (AmI) scenarios have been developed [1–3]. Beyond that, sensors provide access to parameters not perceived by humans, enabling additional monitoring, prediction and reaction scenarios [4]. This chapter provides an overview of the sensors and in particular the micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) devices that have developed to provide an AmI sensor interface in the future.
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Jung, E. (2008). Overview of Component Level Devices. In: Ambient Intelligence with Microsystems. Microsystems, vol 18. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-46264-6_3
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