Thursday, 15 November 2012

Module 5 - Emerging Technology

One of the emerging technology in these few years are the motion sensor detection. Motion sensor detection has been further develop and the application of the device is wide in many industry either in Computer (IT), automotive industry, Gaming industry or the Security Industry. First motion detector was invented by Samuel Bagno in 1950s which mainly for the burglar alarm. Motion sensing technology has been develop since then and to be apply in detecting unauthorize personnel around an area, detecting the movement of hand gesture in controlling a computer or playing a game and also it is apply in a vehicle to sense and automatically on or off the headlights.

Video show few application of the motion sensor lighting

Video shows the application of security alarm

Motion sensor has been widely use in lots of industry. Such technology is used as it has some advantages:-

Savings
-Motion sensors saves up time especially in application involves with buttons and switches. By a hand gesture, a door can be open and with just movement passing through the sensors.
- Beside saving time, motion sensor technology also helps in saving money and energy indirectly. Motion sensors can help to increase energy savings such as by turning lights off in unoccupied rooms. Sensors can also provide convenience through the automatic activation of lighting, heating and cooling, watering, and other household tasks.

Security
-Motion sensors helps to improve security system. Motion sensors can also provide an additional layer of security and can be paired with security or surveillance cameras. Some motion detectors can also be connected to a monitoring system. 
- Motion sensors can also incorporate with an alarm system and keep the area alert if there is any intruder into the area. Alarm will rings off with any movement in the area.

Eco-friendly
- Motion sensor also helps improving the environment by reducing the usage of unnecessary  electrical appliances such as lighting. Beside electrical it can also use in sink that will helps to save water.
-The automated nature of these switches will reduce the amount of electricity consume and will reduce the radiation cause by the electrical appliances.

Convenience
-Motion sensor also provide convenience towards the consumers. Because these switches will automatically turn the lights on in a room when someone enter, this will help the consumer to not stumbling around in the dark or possibly tripping and falling.
-Does not require long wire connection and have powerful transmission up to 30m through wall and ceiling as well which will be easy to install the system.

Technology Improvement
- It has improve the technology either in gaming or computing. It eliminates the usage of keyboard and mouse and is more accurate than those device. Interaction with just only motion of finger to control the whole computer.
- Improve the entertainment in gaming industry where players can interact with the game through body movement and hand gesture.

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Motion sensor will also has its own disadvantages which includes:-

False Alarm
- Although it is good to keep the area save by having the sensor, however if the sensor is too sensitive which will creates false alarm. Frequent false alarm will eventually make people to ignore the alarm if there are real danger in the area.
- Some people is not agree with the system as it will be very annoying towards constant false alarm.

Expensive
- It is a good technology but great technology comes with bigger price. The device itself consider as expensive with the usage of electronic components and the system that runs it.

Detection Range
-Motion sensor will have a limitation in detection range. Depends on where the sensor is installed, it will able to sense the motion in front of the sensor where it will not be able to cover the whole room.
-In gaming industry, player will not be able to interact with the console if the player is out from the sensor range which would sometimes cause frustration on players.

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Video shows some advantages and disadvantages of players using motion sensor

Future impact of Motion Sensor
Motion sensor has been develop even further especially in computing industry and gaming industry. As in computing industry, the Leap Motion enable people to interact with the computer through hand gesture. 
Whenever Natural User Interfaces are implemented in movies, they are usually accompanied by some state-of-the-art operating system with immense flexibility. Similarly in the real world, without a tool that does justice to it, such technology is more likely to fall flat than to succeed. As with any new technology, motion sensor will eventually turn touchscreen into a legacy system.

Motion sensing will also helps in easing sculpting a 3D model using hand gesture, which will be more attractive than a lonely mouse pointer uses in a computer or laptop. As the motion sensor will be very sensitive, this will put the technology ahead of others not only for drawings but writing as well. The motion sensing might have a future as a preferred device. 

Gaming is part of the concern for the developers. Developing a future gaming especially in motion sensing is going to a great leap. This will creates a better gaming experience for the players but also with great effect will also cause players to engage in violence act. With more realistic gaming development will affect how people thinks and crime will increase as well with a mindset of not able to injured or damage the properties as like in a game. 

In my point of view, motion sensor will be a great development for the future either in gaming, IT or security industry. Motion sensor is going to ease up our daily lives and also helps improve the standard living of the people. However advancement in technology will also mean to put people into a convenient and lazy situation where in future people might just only sit on a couch or a moving bed and did everything with just the body gesture.

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