Sensor Review: Volume 25 Issue 2

Universal frequency‐to‐digital converter for quasi‐digital and smart sensors: specifications and applications

To provide detailed information about the novel universal frequency‐to‐digital converter UFDC‐1, which can help engineers and researchers to design new digital sensors and…

High‐speed cameras and laser Doppler vibrometers

To present two non‐contact methods of measuring vibrations and impact events.

LIBS range extended through the use of a transportable terawatt laser system

This article provides details of recent research in France and Germany which has extended the operational range of the laser‐induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) technique…

Structural integrity monitoring with fibre Bragg grating sensors

This paper describes a recent collaborative project involving the development of a multiplexed fibre Bragg grating (FBG) sensor system for structural integrity monitoring.

Similarity‐based modeling of vibration features for fault detection and identification

To provide an overview of the similarity‐based modeling (SBM) technology and review its application to condition monitoring of rotating equipment using features calculated from…

Chance discovery of terahertz waveguides by US research group

This paper describes the discovery of waveguides capable of transmitting electromagnetic radiation at terahertz (THz) frequencies. Until now this has not been possible, despite…

Computer screen pointer using intelligent colour sensing systems

A novel sensor system is described that can replace the need to use a touch screen, mouse or keyboard for use with either a thin film transistor (TFT) or cathode ray tube (CRT…

Tracking and characterizing knocks atop large interactive displays

To describe the development of and experience with a system that tracks the position of knocks and taps atop a large sheet of glass for use as an inexpensive retrofit that can…

Metallic resonant strain gauges with high overload capability

This paper reports on a novel load cell and a novel torque transducer having stiffness and potential overload capability some ten times that of existing load cells and torque…

3D model‐based free‐form object recognition – a review

In model‐based recognition the 3D models of objects are stored in a model library during an offline phase. During the online recognition phase, a view of the scene is matched with…

On the design and implementation of an instrumented grinding testbed

The need for an instrumented grinding system that addresses the requirements of ductile regime machining of brittle materials is implemented. The static and dynamic stiffness of…

HBM

Extended vibration sweep capabilities simplify grinding machine diagnostics

New Jenoptik label discrimination system boosts can production

Ultra-small microphone scales new heights of surface dynamic pressure measurement performance

Ceramic Moisture Sensor

True robo-vision arrives

Airbag sensors

Web sites

Flawless wafer measurement from Cognex

High resolution sensor ideal for measuring transparent or shiny surfaces

Wireless Sensor Networks: An Information Processing Approach

Cognex announces a tenfold improvement in feature location performance for Insight

Sony introduces high- resolution digital video camera with ultraviolet sensitivity for heightened detail inspection]

Diary

Camera vision sensor sees the full spectrum of colours for reliable presence detection

Global sensor markets

Patent abstracts

Single-walled carbon nanotubes enable strain sensing

Picking up good vibrations