Wisbusiness: UW-Madison tech enables vibration sensing at ‘much lower cost’

UW-Madison researchers have created a technology for sensing vibrations at “much lower cost” than traditional systems, with possible applications in health monitoring, predicting natural disasters and structural testing.

WARF included the technology in its latest roundup of top licensing prospects among its portfolio of engineering and computer science university research.

Its inventors note the importance of real-time vibration sensing, as it can help predict earthquakes, typhoons and avalanches, along with other uses in geological surveys. And while vibrations from human breathing and heartbeats are key signals for health monitoring, the ability to monitor vibrations in structures can also be used to test industrial equipment, vehicles and buildings.

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