Imagine ultra miniature, extremely low power, intelligent sensors embedded in a lightweight watch that is worn by a geriatric patient or an autistic child, allowing for easy and appropriate remote medical monitoring. Imagine those same sensors becoming a full-body motion recording suit, able to detect 3-D shock stresses at critical locations in the body for the advancement of vehicle safety research.

Imagine a smart network of sensors for hard-to-inspect areas on an aircraft or vehicle, which monitor continuously for corrosion or vibration in order to optimize repair schedules. Imagine that same continuous monitoring used for aircraft carrier catapults to ensure launch safety and function. Finally, imagine a wireless “smart” snap hook for parachutes which signals that a jumper is tangled in the static line.

These are but a few of the applications for Creare’s small, smart, wireless sensor and data collection system technology; transmitting data up to 115,000 bits per second to remote collection sites, operating with a single coin cell and a current drain of less than 5 mA. The Creare sensors advance research, patient care, and equipment function, and thereby increase quality, safety, and cost efficiency.

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