CeNSE: A CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FOR THE EARTH

HPs Central Nervous System for the Earth (CeNSE) is a project involving multiple HP groups focused on enabling a planetary system of a trillion nanoscale sensors and actuators embedded in the environment and the networks to exchange their information among analysis engines, storage systems and end users. The massive amounts of data harvested and subsequent actions to be taken will create an enormous increase in demand for computing systems and services. HP is uniquely positioned to provide hardware, software, and service assets to all areas required to create such a system.

At the core is a new accelerometer architecture optimized to increase measurement accuracy - up to 1000 times compared with high volume MEMS products currently on the market while minimizing noise and stability issues. Motion and vibration measurement is a key input to a global sensing network.

CeNSE will provide real-time monitoring of surroundings for mission critical business, environmental, health and safety applications, such as factory operations, merchandise tracking, large structure integrity, virus tracking, food safety, energy use, and many more. HP is partnering with customers needing large scale sensor network systems and I will discuss HPs current commercial sensing activities and goals.

Peter G. Hartwell is a distinguished technologist and senior researcher for intelligent inat HP Laboratories, where he leads the MEMS team. He holds a bachelor's degree in materials science and engineering from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Cornell U.