Better control of prosthetics with Neural Dust sensors
Returning to the sensor industry and sensor news, let us discuss the importance of "Neural Dust" sensors and the application in prosthetics . To recap the importance of sensors in electronics throughout history, it is good to note that sensors are becoming better equipped with how they work and information they send/receive. The introduction of Neural Dust sensors brings advancements in medical mobility with improved movement in individuals wearing prosthetics. Conventionally how human to prosthetic communication works was dependent on various attributes limiting the patient’s ability to do certain things, most function was primary controlled by either mechanical systems connected/not connected to a neural network, primary issues were communication accuracy and speed. With the work in progress by researchers at the University of California Berkley, the development of the Neural Dust sensor is now changing the above.
The Neural Dust sensor is a millimeter-sized device that attaches to a patient’s nerves giving that person the ability to communicate via ultrasound rather than earlier methods using radio wave technology as ultrasound is deemed more accurate. In the world of prostheses, Neuro Dust sensors can control prosthetics via nerve impulses. This holds value as the prosthetics sector demands improvement in patient to device training and use, accuracy in controlling prosthetics at hand and rotary actuary system improvements in prosthetics with gears or oscillating motions through various activities.