Here there be dragons: The TSensors systems technology roadmap

摘要

Abundance refers to the thesis that four emerging forces, namely exponential technologies, the Do-it-yourself (DIY) innovator, Technophilanthropists, and the Rising Billion, will solve the most significant and intractable world social problems. One such exponentially growing technology is the sensor. It has been estimated that there will be a trillion sensors, or “TSensors,” by 2020. These TSensors will comprise a portion of the so-called proposed Internet of Things. In the present article we construct a technology forecast for that portion of the Internet of Things that is required to support the manufacture and operation of the TSensors. We utilize the technology roadmap framework, in which we highlight the importance of consortia and provide Technology Readiness Levels for component technologies.