Realizing and testing of a low-power 3-D gesture tracking circuit for IoT and wearable computing applications

新兴的物联网（IoT）技术是一种智能基础设施， 对象和设备通过互联网（无线地）彼此连接，而不需要人工操作。 互动长期和自我可持续的运营是实现这一目标的重要组成部分 复杂的网络，并需要能量感知设备，这些设备理想地能够收集其所需的能量。 环境能源。物联网的目标是使互联网无处不在和无处不在， 可能会在很多方面影响我们的生活质量。物联网的应用涵盖了广泛的领域 从家庭自动化到医疗保健，再到监控，运输，零售等等。之一 实施这样一个宏伟计划的主要障碍是提供足够的能源来运行 网络设备以自给自足的方式，而不损害服务质量。在这方面，我们 工业合作伙伴开发了一种创新的物联网nanoCloudProcessor（nCP）技术， 并与互联网上的其他设备进行感应和通信。这些nCP的目标是 专为新兴的物联网和可穿戴计算而设计的应用程序，它们提供无电池操作 和非接触式通信。通过远程激励验证了nCP技术的有效性 原型单元，用于传送与支持各种身份、认证、生物识别相关的数据， 应用包括娱乐、医疗、工业和零售。下一步是进一步优化 在低成本互补金属氧化物中的当前设计和实现关键构建块 半导体（CMOS）技术。在这个项目中，我们计划模拟和实现一个 CMOS集成电路单元，用于感测和跟踪用户的三维（3D）手势。鉴于 我们的工业合作伙伴的技术的独特规格，这种集成电路还不是标准的 产品.

The emerging Internet of Things (IoT) technology is an intelligent infrastructure in which everyday physical objects and devices are (wirelessly) connected to each other through the Internet without requiring human interaction. Long-term and self-sustainable operations are essential components for realization of such a complex network, and entail energy-aware devices which are ideally capable of harvesting their required energy from ambient sources. The IoT aims at making the Internet ubiquitous and pervasive and will most likely affect our quality of life in many aspects. Applications envisioned for IoT spans a wide range of fields from home automation, to healthcare, to surveillance, transportation, retail and many more. One of the dominant barriers in implementing such a grandiose scheme is supplying adequate energy to operate the network devices in a self-sufficient manner without compromising the quality of service. In this context, our industrial partner has developed an innovative IoT nanoCloudProcessor (nCP) technology which is able to power itself and to sense and communicate with other devices on the Internet. These nCPs are targeted for applications designed specially for emerging IoT and wearable computing and they offer battery-less operation and contactless communications. The effectiveness of nCP technology is demonstrated by remotely energizing prototype units to communicate data related to support of identity, authentication, biometrics for variety of applications including entertainment, medical, industrial, and retail. The next step is to further miniaturize the current designs and implementing critical building blocks in a low-cost complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) semiconductor technology. In this project, we plan to simulate and implement a CMOS integrated circuit unit for sensing and tracking of 3-dimensional (3D) gesture of the user. Given the unique specifications of our industrial partner's technology, such integrated circuits are not yet standard products.