Sensor Review: Volume 32 Issue 2

Solar‐powered sensors: a review of products and applications

Robert Bogue

The purpose of this paper is to review the technology and applications of solar‐powered sensors.

Numerous recent shows highlight the latest in sensor innovations

Richard Bloss

The purpose of this paper is to review the Automate Show (vision and robotics), The Promat Show (material handling) that run jointly in Chicago, plus the Sensor Expo, with…

Nanostructured material sensor processing using microfabrication techniques

Gary Hunter, Randy Vander Wal, Laura Evans, Jennifer Xu, Gordon Berger, Michael Kullis, Azlin Biaggi‐Labiosa

The development of chemical sensors based on nanostructures, such as nanotubes or nanowires, depends on the capability to reproducibly control the processing of the sensor…

Preparation and characterization of the solid‐state Ag/AgCl reference electrode for RC structures

Guofu Qiao, Huigang Xiao, Yi Hong, Yuelan Qiu

Corrosion sensors and networks are the most effective techniques to obtain the corrosion information and recognize the corrosion status of reinforced concrete structures. However…

Application of fuzzy logic and electrodynamic sensors as flow pattern identifier

M.F. Rahmat, N.S. Kamaruddin

The use of pneumatic conveying of solid bulk over long distance has become a popular technique due to low operational cost, low maintenance requirement, layout flexibility and…

Development of optical instrument as turbidimeter: a comparative study

Ahmad Fairuz Omar, Mohd Zubir MatJafri

The purpose of this paper is to present a comparative study between two low‐cost turbidimeter designs using a multi purpose Optical Fiber NIR System (OF‐NIRS), Optical Fiber NIR…

Wireless sensing using acoustic signals for measurement of dynamic pressure and temperature in harsh environment

Alfin Leo, Gino Rinaldi, Ion Stiharu, Rama Bhat

It is currently difficult to measure temperature and pressure in harsh environments. Such measurements are limited by either the ability of the sensing element or the associated…

Local binary patterns versus signal processing texture analysis: a study from a performance evaluation perspective

Ovidiu Ghita, Dana Ilea, Antonio Fernandez, Paul Whelan

The purpose of this paper is to review and provide a detailed performance evaluation of a number of texture descriptors that analyse texture at micro‐level such as local binary…

Influence of Ta2O5 on polyaniline surface for liquid petroleum gas sensing applications

Aashis S. Roy, Ameena Parveen, Ambika Prasad, Koppalkar R. Anilkumar

The purpose of this paper is to study the sensitivity and selectivity properties of polyaniline/tantalum pentoxide (PANI/Ta₂O₅) composite to liquid petroleum gas (LPG).

Baolab uses its NanoEMS technology to create ultra-low cost 3D Digital MEMS Compasses in CMOS

Very quick sensing of food pathogens employs liquid crystals

Nanoscale energy harvesting and nanophotovoltaics

Nanophotovoltaics

Web sites

Sensors manufacturers aim to develop miniaturized, high-performance, yet low-cost sensors

Diary

Patent abstracts

The world’s first laser triangulation sensor to use blue laser technology

Hybrid mechanical and solar energy harvesting

Plasmonics intensifies a novel nanoscale light source, Stanford engineers find

Andrew Myers

Energy harvesting with nanoantennas

Robert Bogue

Embedded Visual System and its Applications on Robots

Annalisa Milella