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Bosch has included ±28g accelerometers in its latest 3D inertial measurement unit, aimed at sports wearables. Called BHI385, it also includes a 32bit processor running embedded AI software “creating a complete programmable system”, claimed the company. It “accurately captures dynamic movements such as smashes, swings, and jumps [enabling] motion analysis for high-impact events across sports, fitness and gaming”. Features include ...

ST has integrated six accelerometers into a 2.5 x 3mm inertial measurement unit for sports wearables. “Capable of measuring events ranging from slight movements to intense impacts with equal accuracy,” said ST. The “low-g sensor provides high accuracy with limited range [and the] high-g sensor offers an extended range with less accuracy”. Packaged in a 0.86mm thick LGA and called ...

Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) and battery start-up Nyobolt have signed a deal to create high power density batteries for automotive power trains. “Niobium-powered lithium-ion battery technology from Nyobolt delivers a step change in power density, cycle life and fast charging capability,” according to Williams. “The technology has ideal attributes for high performance vehicles, such as motorsport. They are also relevant for ...

French firm Spark Racing Technology will once again be supplying all the racing cars for Formula E, when it enters season five next year. Called SRT05e, the car will be the successor to the SRT01, from the same firm, which has been used since the Formula E race format was introduced – Spark having been selected in 2013 by the ...

Shining lights into the eyes of skiers before thy get out on the slopes makes them ski better, according to led maker Osram, which has made ‘biologically effective light’ glasses for the German Skiing Association (DSV). “Before the start of the race, the glasses give the skiers an intensive light shower and thus help them to be alert and focused ...

AMS has launched an optical heart rate sensor for wrist wearables. Called AS7000, it measures heart rate by shining light into blood vessels, which expand and contract as blood pulses through them, and analysing scattered reflections – which is called photoplethysmography (PPG). In a 6.1 x 4.1 x 1mm package, the device include two green LEDs and a photo-sensing signal processing ...

Osram has packaged all the optoelectronics necessary for measuring pulse rate and blood oxygen level in a 7.2 x 2.5 x 0.9mm envelope: one photo-diode, three green LEDs, one red LED and one infra-red LED. Green light is best for measuring the pulse at the wrist, according to the firm, which is why there are three 530nm LEDs. Each outputs ...