Sensing and Sensors

The study yields new insights into the survival of a native snail important to Tahitian culture and ecology and to biologists studying evolution, while proving the viability of similar studies of very small animals including insects

In a project he calls the “Marauder’s Map,” Prof. Zhang uses machine learning-based data models, physics models, and heuristic models to turn physical structures into sensing devices.

A new wireless system can sense when N95 facemasks are properly decontaminated in moist-heat.

Komma, a PhD student, is working to develop robust low powered localization technology for Artificial Intelligence enabled Internet of Things in locations where GPS is limited or blocked.

Roberts works to improve remote sensing of soil moisture, which is important for environmental conservation, natural resource management, and agriculture.

In a project funded by National Geographic, ECE researchers are teaming up with the department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology to advance our understanding of monarch butterfly migration with the most ambitious iteration of the Michigan Micro Mote yet.

Prof. Yogesh Gianchandani and Dr. Yutao Qin received an “Outstanding Paper Award” for their fully electronic micro gas chromatography system.

The WAND wireless sensor developed in a collaboration between Total, an oil & gas company, and the University of Michigan is revolutionizing well monitoring

PhD student Ester Bentley designs smaller, better 3D mechanical resonators for use in high-performance gyroscopes to help unmanned systems navigate when GPS signal is jammed or lost.

“The technology can give users the confidence they deserve when reusing respirators or other PPE.”

Part of the team that brought us the world’s smallest computer in 2015 brings the future of computing technology into the present.

Wu is working on advanced metasurfaces, which could help next-generation wireless communication, commercial and military radar systems, imaging, and antenna systems.

The College of Engineering honors ECE PhD candidate Tianlin Wang for his excellent research in remote sensing as well as his leadership and service to the community.

A professor of electrical engineering and computer science is awarded one of engineering’s top honors.

Electrify hosted its first Detroit Tech Camp at the Michigan Engineering Zone this summer to give Detroit-area students greater access to engage with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Predicting future disasters is an important goal of those participating in the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium

For the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, U-M ECE takes a look back – and a look forward – to how our professors, students, and alums have made their mark on the field.

Huang won the Best Student Paper Award at the IEEE International Conference on Computational Electromagnetics for her work developing better electromagnetic models that calculate microwave interactions with tree and vegetation cover.

The Michigan Micro Mote gets a new gallium arsenide solar cell for added power and adaptability.

With $7.5M MURI grant, Professor Anthony Grbic is developing metamaterials for a new generation of integrated electromagnetic and photonic systems.

Applications include managing large networked systems, such as sensor networks, power grids, or computer networks.

Keeping time in the Internet of Things with frequency scaling

To dial in on exact wind speeds, researchers needed to reverse engineering the signals from satellites.

The latest from IBM and now the University of Michigan is redefining what counts as a computer at the microscale.

An award-winning method will help us better understand how much snow is on the ground.

An award-winning modeling method will help us better understand our natural environment

A solar cell combined with a camera sensor collects photons to provide electricity.

The satellite mission to collect global data of surface soil moisture can help weather forecasting around the world.

Powered by a broadband infrared laser, the device can zero in on the ‘spectral fingerprint region’.

SPARC awarded $1M to a U-M project developing better nerve mapping.

Keenan Rebara hopes to add to the fun of spinning the Cube using his a bit of physics and sensors.

The paper outlines a better way to quantify forest structure, which has been successful in two tree species.

A new NSF Tech Hub will put tools to rapidly advance our understanding of the brain into the hands of neuroscientists.

ECE alum Rick Bergman, CEO of Synaptics, is working to make tomorrow’s technology user friendly, safe, and reliable. The company hopes to lead what they call “the human interface revolution.”

Yektakhah’s system improves on the speed, portability, and accuracy of many commercial models

Professors Blaauw and Sylvester showcase capabilities of tiny computing

Prof. Todd Coleman’s group is tackling the challenging problem of getting high-fidelity monitoring to work affordably at home.

The AAAS seeks to advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people.

UM-SEDS co-President Arun Nagpal develops ENG 100 section to expose freshman to space science and atmospheric sensing.

Michigan Engineering professor Kevin Fu spoke in front of congress on Nov. 16, 2016.

Some believed early Michigan brain researchers were engaging in “science fiction” – until development of an advanced tool for forging breakthroughs proved them wrong.

Mohammad has developed a new way to remotely measure the thickness of ice and snow with a technology he calls wideband autocorrelation radiometry (WiBAR).

This platform has enabled a variety of sensors that can fit inside the human body, made possible by several breakthroughs in ultra-low power computing.

Xiang’s research focuses on developing new methods to synthesize different control and sensing strategies in a discrete-event system.

Avish conducts research on ultra-low power and battery-less integrated circuits.

Cyber-physical systems are smart, networked systems with embedded sensors, processors, and actuators that are designed to interact with the physical world.

The Stephen S. Attwood award is the highest honor awarded to a faculty member by the College of Engineering. Prof. Sarabandi has shaped the field of radar remote sensing for more than twenty years.

IoT applications are the next wave of computing and the next driving force of the semiconductor industry. The startup PsiKick [now Everactive] is helping shape this future.

Students could use sensors or other data collection tools to pursue a goal of their choosing.

This annual ranking of innovative companies in SE Michigan is based on the quality of patents received during the past year.

Directed by Kamal Sarabandi the new program aims to create theoretical models for remote sensing of ice and snow.

The goal of Steven’s research is to improve vision-based perception systems on cars and to create an extra layer of safety.

KACST will provide manpower and will collaborate with Michigan faculty and students on their projects.

The small-scale embedded wireless systems Alyssa works with are used in a variety of applications spanning many fields; from structural to ocean engineering.

Shahin and Sassan discussed everything from the acquisition trends of small vs. large companies to the importance of building a team with a range of expertise.

The SMAP mission is NASA’s most ambitious sensing project yet for measuring global soil moisture levels.

The IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society is a remote sensing organization with more than 3700 members around the globe.

Peterson’s findings could be used in wireless sensing and actuation systems, including those that deal with monitoring of the environment and medical conditions.

The IEEE Daniel E. Noble award is a Technical Field Award, which is among the highest awards given.

These faculty deepen ECE’s areas of expertise in computer vision, communications and information theory, environmental remote sensing, and laser-plasma interactions.

The Mikio Takagi Student Prize is given to the top three Student Prize Paper Awards granted at the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium.

U-M researchers demonstrated a unique terahertz detector and imaging system that could bridge the terahertz gap.

His research is contributing to the overall project goal of enabling navigation in GPS denied zones through the use of specialized sensors.

Girish’s research has resulted in a new paradigm in sensor technology that promises both high-speed and highly-sensitive detection.

This work will provide a way to efficiently reveal relationships between even distant entities in a network.

The three microdevices created at Michigan are each particularly suited to specific applications.

Lu plans to design and fabricate a computer chip based on so-called self-organizing, adaptive neural networks.

SHM systems are critical for monitoring aging structures and infrastructure in a cost-effective manner.

“We present a novel strategy to scale up the number of electrodes with minimized risk.”

McCullagh is working to develop energy harvesting devices and circuits to power wireless sensor nodes which can monitor bridge health.

Though a number of research challenges remain to realize the potential of microdischarge-based devices, the authors’ work demonstrates their promise.

The goal is to be able to monitor the soil moisture with as few measurements as possible and with a high degree of accuracy.

Nick’s primary research involves creating algorithms that decipher what the cameras and lasers are detecting to generate a map.

The primary advance shown in this research as compared to earlier work is the successful use of a 3-D potential force field.

Prof. Nadakuditi plans to provide an analytical characterization of the fundamental limits of multi-modal sensing of weak signals.

Applications of this research range from soil sensors which allow for increased understanding of global climate change to futuristic sensory skins which can monitor the integrity of an object.

The sensor network addressed in the paper assesses the operating conditions of a power plant. It is intended to measure process variables and assess plant status.

The applications Dagefu’s research include wireless channel characterization, radar through-wall imaging, and distributed sensor networks.

The implant is called the BioBolt, and unlike other neural interface technologies that establish a connection from the brain to an external device such as a computer, it’s minimally invasive and low power.

For his research, Benson plans to utilize SAR in order to estimate variable vegetated parameters and monitor the planet’s crustal movement.