Sensors and The Brain
Sensor Names
Activity Recognition
Every-Day Sensors
Did You Know...
100
The Brainput article attempted to aid participants in performing multiple tasks at once, otherwise known as _____.
What is multitasking
100
This sensor is used to measure blood alcohol content using a breath sample.
What is a breathalyzer
100
These were the three categories of sensors used in the activity recognition experiment from "A Long-Term Evaluation of Sensing Modalities for Activity Recognition"
What are RFID, Infrared Motion, Built-In
100
This sensor takes advantage of the thermoelectric effect.
What is temperature sensor.
100
This sensor system can be used to measure the speed of a cricket ball delivered.
What is a radar gun.
200
The Brainput article changed a robot's behavior in response to the brain switching in and out of this multitasking state.
What is Branching
200
Skydivers wear this sensor device on their wrists to tell them how high up they are.
What is an altimeter?
200
This sensor category performed the best in "A Long-Term Evaluation of Sensing Modalities for Activity Recognition"
What is Infrared Motion Sensors
200
Airbag systems use this type of sensor to detect when to deploy.
What is a crash sensor?
200
This sensor system was invented in 1965 and has been recommended by the US Surgeon General to encourage increased activity in those who wear it.
What is pedometer?
300
This is the phrase used to describe the use of technology for a direct communication pathway between the brain and an external device
What is Brain-Computer Interface?
300
This sensor, present in many smartphones and now laptops, and was used in the Quake-Catcher network to detect earthquakes.
What is an accelerometer?
300
This sensor category performed the worst in "A Long-Term Evaluation of Sensing Modalities for Activity Recognition"
What is RFID
300
Metal detection mainly uses this type of sensor.
What is proximity sensor?
300
This sensor, invented in 1890 by Francis Robbins Upton, was the first automated sensor of its kind.
What is fire alarm
400
"EEG" is the abbreviation for this technology used by Neurosky that measures the electrical activity of neurons
What is electroencephalography?
400
This is a bracelet made by Affectiva which measures skin responses, electrical conductance, temperature, and overall movement.
What is Q-sensor
400
These activities were not picked up by the otherwise well-performing infrared motion sensors in "A Long-Term Evaluation of Sensing Modalities for Activity Recognition" (Pick one)
What are Eating, Sleeping, Reading
400
This type of sensor is used to activate automatic doors.
What are photoelectric sensors?
400
This sensor has been developed by Japanese car maker Toyota to rouse drivers before they, quite literally, drift off completely.
What is a Sleepy-Driver Sensor?
500
"fNIRS" is the abbreviation for this technology used by Brainput that measures neural activity.
What is functional near-infrared spectroscopy?
500
This is the name for a sensor that senses the increase of growth in plants
What is auxanometer
500
These were the mentioned limitations of the experiment in "A Long-Term Evaluation of Sensing Modalities for Activity Recognition".
What are: participants were not living in their own home, the time of stay for participants was less than ideal, the data set was missing, many activities were not recorded, the female was not wearing an RFID bracelet, the subjects were conscious of the sensors.
500
These two sensors are used in smoke alarms.
What are ionization sensors and photoelectric sensors.
500
This sensor is used to detect alpha, beta, and gamma rays.
What is a Geiger Counter
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