Sensors

• [New] French funding will go to sensor research, which gets €250 million, post-quantum cryptography (€150 million), quantum communications (€320 million) and €300 million for related technologies that make it possible to build quantum equipment.
• [New] In terms of optics, the Samsung Galaxy A72 4G is said to have the quad rear camera setup that will include a 62-megapixel primary sensor, along with an 8-megapixel secondary sensor, 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle shooter, and a 2-megapixel sensor for capturing macro shots.
• [New] SDA plans to launch 30 satellites in 2022-20 for a Transport Layer of data-relay satellites, eight for a missile-warning Tracking Layer and two sensor satellites from the Missile Defense Agency.
• [New] Satellites with infrared sensors are expected to give U.S. nuclear deterrent forces about 30 minutes to respond to an intercontinental ballistic missile attack from Russia or China.
• [New] Sufficient numbers of sensor and shooter locations so that, with coordination provided by a responsive battle management system, cruise missiles could be intercepted before they entered U.S. territory.
• [New] Other sensors such as optical cameras or laser radar might be employed in special circumstances, but their relatively short detection ranges in the atmosphere would make them less suitable for the large area that must be covered in defense of the entire United States against low-altitude threats.
• [New] In the 2035 battlespace, sensors in the imagery intelligence discipline will be severely constrained, compelling increased reliance on sensors in other intelligence disciplines to help Army forces locate adversaries while avoiding detection.
• [New] The United States opposes Russia and China's proposed space treaty, most importantly because it does not limit ground-based anti-satellite weapons, like the kind that Russia and China possess, which the United States currently considers to be the greatest threat to satellites.
• [New] In the coming decades, the U.S. will only win against technically sophisticated adversaries if it accelerates adoption of AI-enabled sensors and command and control, weapon and logistics systems.
• The GPUs' processing power will be enough to fuel AI and machine learning capabilities, eliminating the need to send data back to earth for ground-based processing.
• ThreatCloud provides real-time threat intelligence derived from hundreds of millions of sensors worldwide, over networks, endpoints and mobiles.
• Carnegie Mellon University's IoT Assistant provides GPS-based alerts regarding devices within a person's vicinity and offers options for viewing cameras, beacons and other wireless devices that might be collecting or sharing data.
• BlackBerry IVY will offer consistent and simple in-vehicle APIs to safely access sensor data outputs, process that data with code (including machine learning) and to share insights created with application developers.
• The TJS 6 satellite has a military purpose, and could carry sensors designed to warn Chinese leaders of an impending missile attack.
• Of the 28 billion total devices connected to the internet by 2021, almost 16 billion will be IoT devices, and manufacturing will account for a large proportion of the total.
• The Empire Wind and Beacon Wind projects, set to be located in waters off the East Coast of the United States, will each be able to power over 1 million homes.
• Predictive maintenance is a reality in industrial sites around the world now, where networks of cameras and sensors monitor machinery and learn to predict where and when failures will happen, meaning they can be fixed more swiftly and cost-effectively.
• Nearly 12 million IoT sensors will be installed and in use on farms around the world by the year 2023, and agricultural technology investment reached a new record of $1.5 billion in 2017, and since 2012, venture capital investment in agtech has grown by 80% annually (Rotz et al., 2019).
• From the sound of things, fingerprint sensors could be on the verge of making a comeback - with in-display Touch ID rumored to be a new feature for 2021's iPhone refresh.
• 13 Improvements in sensor technology coupled with enhanced capabilities to quickly employ lethal, accurate fires will result in a greater unit dispersal in the 2035 battlespace.
• Eighty-two percent of study respondents expect less complicated commercial operations in a few cities, with advanced automation to begin by 2034 and commercial operations in multiple cities with full automation to happen by 2042.
• The power of chips in IVI products is expected to become more important as a 6G development race has begun in the United States, China, and Europe.

Last updated: 21 February 2021