Embedded Technology is the term for so-called intelligent electronic systems that are built into various products. The impact has been great in recent years and today the technology is found almost everywhere in society.
\n\u201cThis is smart electronics that contains a variety of functions that we use every day in our mobile phones, cars, computers, home electronics and other products,\u201d says Johan Nordin, chairman of the Embedded Technology section of the Swedish Electronics Association. This is technology that we don't see but constantly benefit from, and which gives products more and more functions.<\/p>\n
With Embedded Conference Scandinavia, the industry wants to focus on innovation and future issues. Over two days, a series of interesting seminars will be held with speakers from both the Nordic region and the rest of the world. One of the highlights of the conference will be when the industry's major innovation prize \u2013 the Swedish Embedded Award \u2013 is awarded. This will take place at the industry party held on the evening of October 2nd and the purpose is to highlight the year's top innovations in the field.
\n\u2013 The jury has just finished its work and nominated a total of eleven entries for the prize, which is awarded in three different categories, Johan Nordin continues. Since we want to get more young people to apply to our field, we have a separate student prize, which is often the most exciting. In addition, we award a company prize \u2013 Enterprise \u2013 and a prize for best innovation in the area of nano\/micro.<\/p>\n
About the Swedish Embedded Award and Embedded Conference Scandinavia<\/strong> Behind the Swedish Embedded Award is the Swedish Electronics Industry Organization \u2013 with the Embedded Technology section, the magazine Elektronik i Norden and M\u00e4lardalen University. For further information:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Lena Norder<\/strong>, CEO of the Swedish Electronics Industry Association email: lena.norder@branschkansliet.se tel: 08 508 938 15 Read more at: Category Enterprise<\/strong><\/p>\n Competing entry: EL-Internet on Things Competing entry: HELIO L4A Competing entry: HIOD One Competing entry: ME12 Contest entry: Miris Liquid Analyzer Competing entry: TrackDown Category Student<\/strong><\/p>\n Competing entry: Industrial control system Competing entry: Sound locator Competing entry: Smartbeat Competing entry: wAirdrobe Competing entry: Energy harvesting Wheel Speed Sensor for the Anti-lock Braking System Embedded Technology \u00e4r ben\u00e4mningen p\u00e5 s\u00e5 kallade intelligenta elektroniksystem som byggs in i olika produkter. Genomslaget har varit stort de senaste \u00e5ren och idag \u00e5terfinns tekniken i stort sett \u00f6verallt i samh\u00e4llet. \u2013 Det h\u00e4r \u00e4r smart elektronik som inneh\u00e5ller en m\u00e4ngd olika funktioner som vi anv\u00e4nder varje dag i v\u00e5ra mobiltelefoner, bilar, datorer, hemelektronik […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-embedded-conference-scandinavia","category-pressmeddelande"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/svenskelektronik.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/svenskelektronik.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/svenskelektronik.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/svenskelektronik.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/svenskelektronik.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/svenskelektronik.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5207\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/svenskelektronik.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/svenskelektronik.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/svenskelektronik.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe Swedish Embedded Award is presented to the year's best designs in embedded technology. 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.<\/p>\n
\nThe organizers of Embedded Conference Scandinavia are the Swedish Electronics Industry Organization \u2013 with the Embedded Technology section, the magazine Elektronik i Norden and Stockholmsm\u00e4ssan.<\/p>\n
\nJohan Nordin<\/strong>, chairman of the Embedded section within Swedish Electronics, chairman of the jury email: johan.nordin@recab.com<\/p>\n
\nwww.embeddedpriset.nu
\nhttp:\/\/www.embeddedconference.se<\/p>\nSwedish Embedded Award 2012<\/h2>\n
\nCompetitor: Lintech Embedded AB
\nContact person: Jerry Lindblom, jerry@lintech-embedded.se, 070-595 20 48
\nRemote control of electrical products is a rapidly growing area, not least to save energy. A good starting point is to use remote-controlled fuses to control phases and groups in a standard electrical switchboard, but there is a patent (since 1994) that is difficult to get around. Lintech Embedded AB has access to this patent and has based it on developing an Internet-based sensor network with almost unlimited control options. Remote control is done wirelessly via ZigBee and further out onto the Internet via a ZigBee gateway.<\/p>\n
\nCompetitor: Heliospectra AB
\nContact person: Staffan Hillberg, staffan@heliospectra.com, 0708-36 59 44
\nAnthony Gilley, anthony@heliospectra.com, 076-808 10 90
\nKirk Clendinning, kirk@heliospectra.com, 0708-36 22 45
\nThe wavelength of light is of great importance for the properties of cultivated plants, but it cannot be regulated with the high-pressure sodium lamps currently used in greenhouses. Helio L4A is an energy-efficient LED-based lighting system where the color spectrum, intensity and lighting times can be remotely controlled and programs can be set up depending on the desired properties. In the future, a sensor feedback is being developed that takes into account reflected light from the plants.<\/p>\n
\nCompetitor: Free2Move
\nContact person: Louise Wandel, louise.wandel@hiodsports.com, 0702-20 78 92
\nPelle Wiberg, pelle@free2move.se, 0702-20 33 82
\nThe HIOD One sports communicator enables groups of cyclists to communicate securely with each other over distances of up to 400 m (via Bluetooth). It can also control a mobile phone and, via an app, turn a smartphone into a cycling computer. The communicator has effective wind noise reduction and can be used even in strong headwinds.<\/p>\n
\nCompetitor: Vibrationsteknik AB
\nContact person: Olov Lindholm, olov.li@vtab.se, 13-16 62 00
\nLars Lindholm, lars.lindholm@vtab.se, 013-16 62 00
\nThe ME12 vibration meter is a measurement and analysis system for machine vibrations, based on a three-axis MEMS sensor. The small vibrometer communicates via Bluetooth with a smart phone, which is also used as a presentation device. The measurements are made according to ISO standards and quickly show whether a machine needs to be repaired, e.g. due to defective ball bearings.<\/p>\n
\nCompetitors: Miris AB, Prevas AB
\nContact person: Tony Malmstr\u00f6m, tony.malmstrom@miris.se, 070-619 65 86
\nJohan Bergsten, johan.bergsten@prevas.se, 070-190 23 14
\nMiris Liquid Analyzer is the first portable instrument for milk analysis. The instrument is based on a technology called MIR (mid infrared transmission spectroscopy) and provides a very fast analysis of, for example, fat and protein content. Such analyses are used, for example, to ensure that dairy farmers are paid the right price. They are also important for streamlining and quality assurance of production. The instrument can also be used to analyze other liquids.<\/p>\n
\nCompetitor: TrackDown AB
\nContact person: Derek Whiteman, derek@trackdown.se, 0761-14 28 28
\nIn Sweden alone, cars and boats worth more than SEK 1,250 million are stolen annually. Only in seven percent of cases is the perpetrator found and 40 percent of the cars are found with major damage. TrackDown is a tracking system that can be hidden in cars and boats. The system provides an early warning when a vehicle is about to be stolen and later provides information to the police about the vehicle's location. The system uses both GPS and other tracking methods and is therefore insensitive to GPS jammers. The position is displayed all over the world.<\/p>\n
\nUniversity: Halmstad University
\nContestant: Johan Karlsson, Johan.carlsson892gmail.com, 0738-10 62 72
\nGonvei Kako, k_jonvei@hotmail.com, 0737-24 91 72
\nCarpentry shops and other woodworking companies often have central chip extraction systems that are connected to the various machines via dampers. When a machine is not actively used, it is important that the damper is closed, among other things to save energy. The automated control system senses the load for each machine and can be programmed with thresholds, delays, etc. Installation is simple as the sensing is based on current transformers that are connected around the supply lines. The system can handle up to ten machines.<\/p>\n
\nUniversity: Ume\u00e5 University
\nContestant: Mikael Schwartz, misc0014@student.umu.se
\nDeaf and hard of hearing people need to know what sounds are in their environment and where they are coming from. The sound locator is a small hand-held device that shows the strength, direction and, if desired, frequency content of the sounds on a graphic display. At very strong levels, the device also vibrates. The sound locator uses MEMS microphones and a graphic OLED display. The user can customize it to their own needs.<\/p>\n
\nUniversity: Halmstad University
\nContestant: Robert B\u00e4ckstr\u00f6m, robertbackstrom@hotmail.com, 070-541 63 82
\nIsak Ladeborn, isak_ladeborn@hotmail.com, 070-200 95 61
\nMore and more people are also using their smartphones for training. A standard smartphone has GPS and an accelerometer, in addition to having a large memory and good presentation graphics. But the solutions available for heart rate measurement are still clumsy and based on cumbersome chest straps. Smartbeat is a much more flexible solution that uses light measurement technology to measure the heart rate reliably on the arm. The product consists of a smartphone bracelet with integrated heart rate measurement that is connected to the phone via the headset connector. An app on the phone provides voice feedback that tells you how high your heart rate is and whether the training is being performed at the right or wrong intensity.<\/p>\n
\nUniversity: Halmstad University
\nContestant: Emelie Gustafsson, emelgustavsson@gmail.com, 0735-16 60 43
\nNiklas Brodin, brodin.niklas@gmail.com, 0704-24 25 19
\nMany clothes, especially workout clothes, are washed too often. Many times, a refresh would be enough. wAirdrobe is a wardrobe with a built-in programmable refresh function using water vapor. The clothes are freshened up and most wrinkles are smoothed out. The wardrobe is very easy to use and can be used in homes as well as in hotels and gyms, for example.<\/p>\n
\nUniversity: Chalmers University of Technology
\nContestant: Dhasarathy Parthasarathy, dasharathy@gmail.com, 0704-19 73 08
\nWireless sensors still require some form of power supply. In cars, for example, the wiring represents an increasingly large part of the cost of a sensor. One alternative is to minimize energy consumption and \u201dharvest\u201d energy from some other source (Energy Harvesting). In this speed sensor for anti-lock brakes, the energy is inductively collected from the electromagnetic sensor. The energy collected is enough for the sensor to be able to send wireless signals at intervals of just over a second. In this way, it has been possible to eliminate all wiring.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"