Applications in the fields of e.g. industrial image processing, image based robotic control systems and autonomous driving require high dynamic range image sensors. Conventional linear CMOS image sensors only have a limited dynamic range. To extend the dynamic range the concept of a linear self-reset pixel is implemented with several pixel variants being realized and characterized on a CMOS chip. A second topic is the design with digital readout of a cluster structure composed of a pixel matrix.

One of the most important signs of a living body demonstrating its life-sustaining functions is the respiration rate. State of the art for measuring this vital sign is using a monitoring system cable connected to electrodes which are attached to the patients' skin. Especially in the case of newborn infants this method is not always suitable and causing several problems, like skin injuries, high stress levels and random loosening of the sensor. To avoid these a non-contact system is developed.