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，日常物理

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.