Sometimes you just have to throw caution to the wind and say the language being used by a known partner of Brainchip in this case NASA and the timing of the announcement August, 2021 and the patent pending and say is this really just a coincidence. Added to which is the fact that one AKD1000 chip can process all of the five senses. My opinion only DYOR FF
AKIDA BALLISTA:
Sensors Lightweight Fiber Optic Sensors for Real-Time Monitoring of Structural Health To improve efficiency and safety in aerospace, civil engineering, transportation, oil and gas, renewable energy, and medicine Innovators at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center have developed a lightweight, robust fiber optic sensing system (FOSS) that represents a major breakthrough in sensing technology. The sensors, along with NASA's sophisticated algorithms, can be used to calculate a variety of critical parameters including shape, stress, temperature, pressure, strength, and operational load. This state-of-the-art sensor system is small, lightweight, easy to install, and fast—it processes information at rates of 100 times per second. For the first time ever, real-time strain measurements can be used to determine the shape of an aircraft's wing, monitor the structural integrity of bridges and pipelines, or ensure precise placement of the tiniest catheters, to name just a few potential applications. BENEFITS High resolution: Enables thousands of sensors to be placed at quarter-inch intervals for more comprehensive imaging than previously possible Fast: Provides a 100-Hz refresh rate to enable realtime strain monitoring Small and lightweight: Uses virtually weightless sensors and hardware the size of a shoebox Comprehensive data: Calculates shape, stress, temperature, pressure, strength, and operational load Non-intrusive: Uses a monitoring fiber that does not affect performance Easy to install: Installs more quickly than conventional strain gauges and in regions previously inaccessible Robust: Resists radiation and electromagnetic/radio frequency interference technology solution Lightweight Fiber Optic Sensors for Real-Time Monitoring of Structural Health National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Technology Transfer Program Bringing NASA Technology Down to Earth THE TECHNOLOGY How It Works The FOSS technology employs efficient, real-time, data driven algorithms for interpreting strain data. The fiber Bragg grating sensors respond to strain due to stress or pressure on the substrate. The sensors feed these strain measurements into the systems algorithms to determine shape, stress, temperature, pressure, strength, and operational load in real time. Why It Is Better Conventional strain gauges are heavy, bulky, spaced at distant intervals (which leads to lower resolution imaging), and unable to provide real-time measurements. Armstrong's system is virtually weightless, and thousands of sensors can be placed at quarter-inch intervals along an optical fiber the size of a human hair. Because these sensors can be placed at such close intervals and in previously inaccessible regions (for example, within bolted joints, embedded in a composite structure), the high-resolution strain measurements are more precise than ever before. The fiber optic sensors are nonintrusive and easy to install—thousands of sensors can be installed in less time than conventional strain sensors and the system is capable of processing information at the unprecedented rate of 100 samples per second. This critical, real-time monitoring capability enables an immediate and informed response in the event of an emergency and allows for precise, controlled monitoring to help avoid such scenarios. For more information about the full portfolio of FOSS technologies, see DRC-TOPS37 or visit https://technology-afrc.ndc.nasa.gov/featurestory/fiber-optic-sensing APPLICATIONS The technology has several potential applications: Aerospace: Sensing shape and structural health monitoring Medical: Monitoring medical robotics, catheters, MRI machines, and radioactive environments Renewable wind energy: Monitoring wind turbine blade deformation Civil structures: Designing and monitoring bridges, tunnels, buildings, and dams Automotive: Monitoring frame stress for improved safety and performance Transportation and Rail: Monitoring integrity of train and tracks Marine: Monitoring oil tankers, navy vessels, competitive yachts, and submarine hulls Oil and Gas: Detecting leaks, monitoring pipelines, and downhole drilling Power: Monitoring nuclear power plant vibration and temperature Seismology: Monitoring shifts in the earth's crust Mining: Monitoring integrity of shafts Military: Detecting chemical or biological agents
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