A miniaturized microsystem device including at least one of electrical, optical and mechanical components in a hermetically or non-hermetically sealed housing with respect to air humidity or encapsulated, which contains a desiccant. The humidity-dependent lifetime of the arrangement is determined by measuring the absorptivity of the desiccant.

A miniaturized microsystem device including at least one of electrical, optical and mechanical components in a hermetically or non-hermetically sealed housing with respect to air humidity or encapsulated, which contains a desiccant. The humidity-dependent lifetime of the arrangement is determined by measuring the absorptivity of the desiccant.

A video-based food safety compliance system for use in a food area of a building includes a video camera having a field of view that encompasses at least part of the food area, a user interface and a controller that is operably coupled to the video camera and to the user interface. The controller is configured to receive video from the video camera and to analyze the video to determine when one or more food safety compliance rules are violated. The controller outputs an alert in response to determining that one or more of the food safety compliance rules have been violated.

A video-based food safety compliance system for use in a food area of a building includes a video camera having a field of view that encompasses at least part of the food area, a user interface and a controller that is operably coupled to the video camera and to the user interface. The controller is configured to receive video from the video camera and to analyze the video to determine when one or more food safety compliance rules are violated. The controller outputs an alert in response to determining that one or more of the food safety compliance rules have been violated.

The soil moisture sensor includes a thermoelectric element disposed in the soil, a first temperature information acquisition unit acquiring a first temperature information that indicates a temporal change in temperature of the soil due to an operation of the thermoelectric element, a second temperature information acquisition unit acquiring a second temperature information that indicates a temporal change in temperature of the soil due to the operation of the thermoelectric element, and an arithmetic device obtaining moisture information on the basis of the temperature information. The arithmetic device includes a gradient information acquisition unit acquiring a temperature change amount per unit time by utilizing the first temperature information and the second temperature information, and a conversion unit converting the temperature change amount into the moisture content by utilizing conversion information indicating a relationship between the temperature change amount and the moisture content.

The soil moisture sensor includes a thermoelectric element disposed in the soil, a first temperature information acquisition unit acquiring a first temperature information that indicates a temporal change in temperature of the soil due to an operation of the thermoelectric element, a second temperature information acquisition unit acquiring a second temperature information that indicates a temporal change in temperature of the soil due to the operation of the thermoelectric element, and an arithmetic device obtaining moisture information on the basis of the temperature information. The arithmetic device includes a gradient information acquisition unit acquiring a temperature change amount per unit time by utilizing the first temperature information and the second temperature information, and a conversion unit converting the temperature change amount into the moisture content by utilizing conversion information indicating a relationship between the temperature change amount and the moisture content.

The present disclosure provides systems and methods for monitoring an environment of a front opening universal pod (FOUP). The systems and methods may include an environmental sensor disposed within the FOUP and configured to measure one or more environmental parameters of an interior environment of the FOUP; and a wireless transmitter disposed within the FOUP and in communication with the environmental sensor, wherein the wireless transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit the one or more environmental parameters from the environmental sensor to a controller disposed outside of the FOUP to decide whether the one or more environmental parameters are within threshold limits and receive a message according to a decision of whether the one or more environmental parameters are within the threshold limits from the controller.

The present disclosure provides systems and methods for monitoring an environment of a front opening universal pod (FOUP). The systems and methods may include an environmental sensor disposed within the FOUP and configured to measure one or more environmental parameters of an interior environment of the FOUP; and a wireless transmitter disposed within the FOUP and in communication with the environmental sensor, wherein the wireless transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit the one or more environmental parameters from the environmental sensor to a controller disposed outside of the FOUP to decide whether the one or more environmental parameters are within threshold limits and receive a message according to a decision of whether the one or more environmental parameters are within the threshold limits from the controller.

A water-containing substance detection device that detects a water-containing rubbery polymer, includes a conveyor configured to convey rubbery polymers; and a detector configured to detect the water-containing rubbery polymer among the rubbery polymers, conveyed by the conveyor, by a temperature sensor. The conveyor has a surface with an emissivity of 0.50 or more. The temperature sensor has a frame rate falling within a range of 5 Hz to 120 Hz. The detector detects the water-containing rubbery polymer, near an ejection port of the conveyor, and on a downstream side of the ejection port.

A water-containing substance detection device that detects a water-containing rubbery polymer, includes a conveyor configured to convey rubbery polymers; and a detector configured to detect the water-containing rubbery polymer among the rubbery polymers, conveyed by the conveyor, by a temperature sensor. The conveyor has a surface with an emissivity of 0.50 or more. The temperature sensor has a frame rate falling within a range of 5 Hz to 120 Hz. The detector detects the water-containing rubbery polymer, near an ejection port of the conveyor, and on a downstream side of the ejection port.