SensorTape is a modular and dense sensor network in a form factor of a tape. SensorTape is composed of interconnected and programmable sensor nodes on a flexible electronics sub strate. Each node can sense its orientation with an inertial measurement unit, allowing deformation self-sensing of the whole tape. Also, nodes sense proximity using time-of-flight infrared. We developed network architecture to automatically determine the location of each sensor node, as SensorTape is cut and rejoined. Also, we made an intuitive graphical inter face to program the tape. Our user study suggested that Sen sorTape enables users with different skill sets to intuitively create and program large sensor network arrays. We devel oped diverse applications ranging from wearables to home sensing, to show low deployment effort required by the user. We showed how SensorTape could be produced at scale using current technologies and we made a 2.3-meter long prototype.
More recently, Dementyev et al. REF presented a modular and dense sensor network in a form factor of a tape, tailored to wearables.
SensorTape: Modular and Programmable 3D-Aware Dense Sensor Network on a Tape
UIST '15
Computer Science