LED lamp with integrated radar can monitor the state of health of the elderly

LED lamp with integrated radar can monitor the state of health of the elderly
 
 
The Japanese company unveiled Union Tool LED lamp with a built 24 GHz millimeter wave radar, which was developed by a division of the system LSI Corporation Panasonic. The technology, called Laser Light, illuminates the room as a standard bulb while tracking everything that happens in the room.

Miniature radar, built-in Laser Light, captures objects in front of him at a distance of up to 8 m. The viewing angle is 160 °. Thus, the lamp attached to the ceiling at a height of 3 m from the floor, covering his "look" space equal in size to eight tatami (about 13.2 square meters). It can track the movements of several people in sight, and record unusual situations (for example, if someone tripped and fell).

Radar Panasonic consists of a receiver and transmitter integrated into a single CMOS chip. The device can be operated in continuous wave mode with frequency modulation, very accurately measure the distance to a given object. With this lamp Laser Light has a number of interesting possibilities. For example, being on the ceiling above the bed, it can capture the rhythm of breathing or sleep lying on her person.

Sales of Laser Light will begin in September 2015 the main buyers of the product may make hospitals and nursing homes. Already in the first year, the company expects to bring the Union Tool sales Laser Light fixtures up to 300 million yen ($ 2.6 million).  Link

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