Main description:

This book provides a thorough overview of cutting-edge research on electronics applications relevant to industry, the environment and society at large. A wide spectrum of application domains are covered, from automotive to space and from health to security and special attention is devoted to the use of embedded devices and sensors for imaging, communication and control. The book is based on the 2013 APPLEPIES Conference, held in Rome, which brought together researchers and stakeholders to consider the most significant current trends in the field of applied electronics and to debate visions for the future. Areas covered by the conference included information communication technology, biotechnology and biomedical imaging, space, secure, clean and efficient energy, the environment, smart, green and integrated transport. As electronics technology continues to develop apace, constantly meeting previously unthinkable targets, further attention needs to be directed toward the electronics applications and the development of systems that facilitate human activities. This book, written by industrial and academic professionals, will hopefully contribute in this endeavor.

Contents:

SuperCap-based Energy Back-up System for Automotive Electronic Control Units.- CH4 Monitoring with Ultra-low Power Wireless Sensor Network.- Integrated Front-end Electronics for Silicon PhotoMultiplier Readout in Medical Imaging Applications.- Energy Autonomous Low Power Vision System.- A New Space Digital Signal Processor Design.- Spatial Sound Rendering for Assisted Living on an Embedded Platform.- BASIC32: A New ASIC for Silicon Photomultiplier Detectors.- Reconfigurable Implementation of a CNN-UM Platform for Fast Dynamical Systems Simulation.- A Multi Harvester with Hydrogen Fuel Cell for Outdoor Applications.- A Dosimetric Device Based on CMOS Image Sensor for Interventional Radiology.- A NovelWireless Sensor Network for Electric Power Metering.- High Performance Bit-Stream Decompressor for Partial Reconfigurable FPGAs.- A Reconfigurable Functional Unit For Modular Operations.- Wireless and ad Hoc Sensor Networks: An Industrial Example Using Delay Tolerant, Low Power Protocols for Security-Critical Applications.- Social Serious Game Concept for Green, Fluid and Collaborative Driving.