Sensor Review: Volume 30 Issue 1

The Chinese sensor industry: poised to become world leader?

The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into China's burgeoning sensor industry.

Dual shows, vision and sensors, team to highlight innovation

The purpose of this paper is to review the biannual Vision Show and the companion annual Sensor Expo in Chicago, with emphasis on innovative vision and sensor products introduced.

Advanced flow sensors used to reduce emissions in new Chinese power plant

The purpose of this paper is to describe the use and benefits of thermal mass flow sensing on a new Chinese power plant.

INKtelligent printing® for sensorial applications

The purpose of this paper is to highlight INKtelligent printed sensor structures using maskless depositition technologies.

Planar capacitive sensors – designs and applications

The purpose of this paper is to present the sensing mechanism, design issues, performance evaluation and applications for planar capacitive sensors. In the context of…

Comparing ability to complete simple tele‐operated rescue or maintenance mobile‐robot tasks with and without a sensor system

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect on completion of mobile‐robot tasks depending on how a human tele‐operator interacts with a sensor system and a mobile‐robot.

An effective corner detection method using subpixel edge detector and Gaussian filter

The purpose of this paper is to develop an effective and reliable corner detection algorithm so as to extract all the desired corners successfully. In addition, the influences of…

Autonomous guidance of initial welding position with “single camera and double positions” method

Recognition and guidance of initial welding position (IWP) is one of the most important steps of automatic welding process, also a key technology of autonomous welding process…

A generic framework for colour texture segmentation

The purpose of this paper is to propose a generic framework based on the colour and the texture features for colour‐textured image segmentation. The framework can be applied to…

Nanotechnology set for breakthrough

Largest reflector telescope in China uses custom eddy current sensors

Latent energy

Measuring the impact of research

Non-contact OEM color measurement with JENCOLOR

Environmental sensors make smart buildings more comfortable

Patent abstracts

Fly by wireless

China's sensor industry

Web sites

Low-cost 3D scanner – available now for everyone

New applications opened up by non-contact angle sensors

Handbook of Real-time and Embedded Systems

New series of Gigabit Ethernet cameras

Honeywell introduces upgraded ultra-low-pressure silicon pressure sensors

Diary