Collectively as a group, we have come up with common themes regarding the future of sensors. Firstly, we noticed that as technology advances sensors are capable of doing more descriptive and more detailed tasks all while adapting to their environment. For instance, the Dropcam sensor, which is a video-motion detector sensor, if placed near a window with a tree that moves due to the wind every day, will recognize the tree as a non-threat and routine figure in its field of vision. Secondly, as a new type of sensor is researched and unveiled, they tend to be not as sleek and more expensive. However, as time passes, these sensors can become more affordable and cost effective.
Sensors can be used in a spectrum of fields in society. Sensors are utilized in the fields of medicine, security, aerospace, and many more. For instance, in the medical field, doctors are capable of putting sensors in the brain capable of moving prosthetic limbs on the patient's body. Additionally, sensors can be used as pacemakers capable of adapting to the varying levels of mental and physical stress within the patient. Sensors are used in the military to detect threats in the field as well as used for radar in a variety of capacities. With regards to buildings, one of the newest technologies sensors are used for are with energy harvesting so that buildings can maximize the efficiency in its usage of energy. These sensors are capable of harvesting energy from vibrations, photoelectric sources, and thermoelectric sources.
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