Embedded electronics -- cars get cooperative

Mac Daddy · Jul 1, 2009, 08:46 PM

Modern devices and appliances are literally riddled with embedded sensors, from the relatively simple devices that make your microwave turn off, to the electronics that control the braking in your car.

These systems are often designed for a specific task, but their functionality - sensing a sudden deceleration for example - could be used in other ways, and in cooperation with other sensors, to create totally new applications.

There is a problem, however. Embedded sensors are complicated, and difficult to access and control.
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Source: Physorg

Jul 1, 2009, 08:46 PM	#1
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Embedded electronics -- cars get cooperative Modern devices and appliances are literally riddled with embedded sensors, from the relatively simple devices that make your microwave turn off, to the electronics that control the braking in your car. These systems are often designed for a specific task, but their functionality - sensing a sudden deceleration for example - could be used in other ways, and in cooperation with other sensors, to create totally new applications. There is a problem, however. Embedded sensors are complicated, and difficult to access and control. ________________ Source: Physorg __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen