2018.10.09
Swedish Embedded Award 2018 – for the sixteenth year
SWEDISH EMBEDDED AWARD – NOMINATED ENTRIES 2018
Enterprise Category
The Artificial Limb Controller, ALC
Company: Integrum AB with development partner Chalmers
Max Ortiz Catalan, 0708-461065
maxo@chalmers.se
Enzo Mastinu, 0720-787680
enzo@chalmers.se
Jason Millenaar, 0720-787683
jason.millenaar@integrum.se
Andrejs Litvins, 0720-787687
andrej.litvin@integrum.se
New technology makes it possible to connect an electronically controlled prosthesis directly to bones, nerves and muscles. Enhanced-OPRA (e-OPRA) is today the most advanced osseo-neuromuscular interface and with the help of digital signal processing it is possible to take the step from today's analog interface to a digital one. This increases the control possibilities dramatically. ALC is developed to be compatible with existing analog prostheses and has up to 16 control channels. e-OPRA in combination with ALC is today the only prosthetic solution that enables tactile sensory feedback for long-term daily use in the home.
sCCI, Smart Cold Chain indicator
Company: Temperature Sensitive Solutions AB
Niclas Ohlsson
niclas.ohlsson@tss.se
Kjell Runngren, 073-7719198
kjell.runngren@tss.se
sCCI is a complete system based on a smart label for temperature monitoring. The system is both connected to the cloud and can be read in the field. The design and production technology enable cheap and small labels, based on a combination of printed electronics and traditional electronics. The system is designed to be able to distribute medicines from the time they are manufactured to the time they reach the patient.
zForceAIR Sensor Module
Company: Neonode
Bengt Edlund, 0708-722800
bengt.edlund neonode.com
Neonodes® sensor modules can be used as touch sensors or for completely contactless sensing of gestures in the air as well as various types of static and dynamic objects. Neonodes sensor modules consist of a number of VCSEL (Laser) and detector chips as well as adaptation logic, system ASIC and an ARM M4 microprocessor in chip form, which are precision assembled together with optical lens modules in a very compact unit, manufactured in Sweden. The modules are ideal for integration within a wide range of applications in e.g. the automotive, consumer electronics, medtech and robotics markets.
Student Category
Automatic aeroponic cultivation
University: Halmstad University
Erik Karlsson, 070-6636549
mail@erikkarlsson.nu
Fredrik Träpja, 0767-646004
fredriktrapja@gmail.com
Automatic aeroponics is a system for growing vegetables indoors. Aeroponics involves growing without soil and letting the roots of the plants hang freely in the air. In the chamber where the roots hang freely, a mist of water and nutrients is sprayed onto the roots, which makes them grow.
The system is automated and closed.
The automated system ensures that from the time the seed is planted to the time the plant is harvested, no maintenance is required. Data is collected from sensors and the system controls humidity, light, CO2 levels, etc.
AutoRIO
University: Mälardalen University
Mohammad Loni, 070-0318523
Mohammad.loni@mdh.se
Masoud Daneshtalab, 073-6620918
masoud.daneshtalab@mdh.se
Mikael Sjödin, 070-2882829
mikael.sjodin@mdh.se
AutoRIO is a real-time test environment for autonomous vehicles. The test environment allows you to test ideas in a controlled environment. The test environment can also be used for learning using modern deep learning algorithms.
CASS: Consumer Attributes and Satisfaction Assessment System
University: Royal Institute of Technology
Vaibhav Bhatia, +49-15212986956
vaibhav.bhatia25@gmail.com
CASS is a system that uses a camera to read a person's facial expressions and interpret their emotions. This can be very useful, especially in sales situations and for providing feedback on advertising.
The system is based on standalone devices that make local estimates. By sending information to a cloud of interconnected devices, even better results can be achieved.
Digitalization of Green Plant Wall based on IoT and Cloud
University: Linköping University
Yu Liu, 073-6209448
yu.a.liu@liu.se
Priest Akram Hassan, 011-363439
kahin.akram.hassan@liu.se
Adam Rohdin, 076-7648061
adaro815@student.liu.se
Karim Samim, 076-7077896
karsa755@student.liu.se
A ”green plant wall” is a vertical wall where different types of green plants can grow. The system consists of a medium for the plants, irrigation, lighting and ventilation. The wall provides an improved indoor climate and is primarily intended for public spaces.
By automating the system, the need for maintenance is reduced and the goal is for the solution to be reliable, easy to use and inexpensive.
Sensors and control systems communicate via the cloud and use Microsoft's Azure services.
Low Cost Immersive Streaming Solution
University: Royal Institute of Technology
Shaji Farooq Baig, 0727-409072
shaji@kth.se
The project allows you to stream fisheye video data from YI-cam cameras or phones/raspberry pi devices with fisheye lenses to the cloud and store spherical video information on a mobile-compatible website. The server handles the conversion of the image into a spherical projection.
In this way, it is possible to use information from ordinary, inexpensive cameras to provide 360-degree video, something that has previously required much more expensive equipment.
Smarthorse Lab
University: Linköping University
Sandra Pantzare, 073-0301644
sandra.pantzare@ri.se
Elin Wollert, 073-3666257
elin@wollert.biz
The most common injury in horses today is injuries related to lameness, usually caused by a minor injury not being discovered in time.
The idea behind this product is to capture a horse's movement patterns by measuring forces under the horse's hooves. This is done using printed electronics and wireless communication, where sensors and electronics are implemented in a sole that is placed between the horse's hoof and shoe. The sensor is attached under a horse's hoof for about 6–8 weeks.
The sensors communicate with an external device that collects all data and saves it in a cloud where further signal processing and data analysis takes place.
Online Ashtray
University: Lund University
Max Faxälv, +47 40-722169
max@foorack.com
Modern technology is used to streamline the collection of cigarette butts, the most common form of litter in today's urban environment. The cigarette butts are counted using an IR sensor and the information is displayed both on a display on the ashtray and sent via a LoRa network to a mobile phone or a computer located at the city administration. With this solution, the user is encouraged to throw the butt into the ashtray through direct feedback via the display and the amount of dangerous microplastics in nature can be reduced.
USB 3.0 readout electronics for Timepix3 hybrid pixel detector
University: Mid Sweden University
To Dreier
till.dreier@med.lu.se
Jan-Oliver Schöwerling
Jan.Schoewerling@hs-osnabrueck.de
David Krapohl, 010-1428755
david.krapohl@miun.se
Najeem Lawal, 010-1428561
najeem.lawal@miun.se
Dzimitry Maneuski
dima.maneuski@glasgow.ac.uk
Timepix3 is a hybrid pixel detector consisting of a 256×256 pixel array for energy-resolved photon and particle measurements with a time resolution of 1.56 ns. The chip is being developed by the Medipix group at CERN, which leads the Medipix collaboration with several international members, one of them Mid Sweden University.
The system presented here handles configuration and high-speed data transfer between the Timpix3 chip and the computer. This system makes it possible to use a standard laptop as a measurement system for X-ray or particle measurements. The system is FPGA-based with a built-in interface for pre-processing and the communication is done via USB 3.0, as the interface is fast enough and is available on all modern computers.
About the Swedish Embedded Award
Sweden is good at electronics. We want to strengthen and encourage this.
The Swedish Embedded Award is presented to the year's best designs in embedded technology – smart solutions that have the potential to create improvements and growth in their various application areas. The designs span everything from industrial applications to communications and medical electronics. The requirement is that the entries must contain built-in intelligence and be commercially interesting.
The award is established to stimulate and encourage creative applications of embedded technology, and is aimed at both companies and students. The best student submission will receive a scholarship of SEK 50,000.
The award ceremony will be held on November 6, in conjunction with Embedded Conference Scandinavia, November 6-7, Kistamässan. www.embeddedconference.se
Organizers of the Swedish Embedded Award
* The Swedish Electronics Industry Organization – with the Embedded Technology section
* Electronics in the Nordics
Homepage: www.swedishembeddeddaward.se
Contact:
Lena Norder, CEO of the Swedish Electronics Industry Association
0705 61 58 70, lena.norder@svenskelektronik.se
Johan Nordin, chairman of the jury for the Swedish Embedded Award
08 683 03 12, johan.nordin@recab.com
