Dive summary:
- Scientists in Germany have developed an automated floor system that they say can sense where and how big people and furniture are and even the postures of the people.
- They see practical applications for the infrared-based sensor system as a security tool, a safety tool that warn if someone has fallen and a component of a house automation system.
- It is not a simple system by any means, using a project and camera apparatus below the floor, sensors to capture data from the whole room and a 2.5-inch-thick glass inset in the floor.
From the article:
The team from the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam has created an eight square meter back-projected floor prototype, a set of touch-sensitive furniture and algorithms that identify users, furniture and poses above the ground based on their textures. ...
