Sensor Review: Volume 33 Issue 2

Sensors for fire detection

Rob Bogue

This paper aims to describe the sensors used in fire detection products and systems.

2‐D finite‐element modeling of electrostatic sensor for tomography system

Iliya Tizhe Thuku, Mohd Fua'ad Rahmat, Norhaliza Abdul Wahab, Teimour Tajdari, Abdulrahamam Amuda Yusuf

Circular pipelines are mostly used for pneumatic conveyance in industrial processes. For optimum and efficient production in industries that use a pipeline for conveyance…

Electrical properties estimation of conductive silicone rubber for tactile sensing structure

Dalibor Petković, Mirna Issa, Nenad D. Pavlović, Lena Zentner

The aim of this paper is to investigate implementations of carbon‐black filled silicone rubber for tactile sensation.

A robust algorithm for weld seam extraction based on prior knowledge of weld seam

Zhen Ye, Gu Fang, Shanben Chen, Mitchell Dinham

This paper aims to develop a method to extract the weld seam from the welding image.

A novel image sensor for raised characters based on structured‐light

Xueyong Li, Changhou Lu, Rujing Xiao, Jianchuan Zhang, Jie Ding

The purpose of this paper is to present a novel image sensor technology for raised characters based on line structured‐light. It can convert raised character's three‐dimensional…

Audio sensing and modeling of arc dynamic characteristic during pulsed Al alloy GTAW process

Na Lv, Yanling Xu, Zhifen Zhang, Jifeng Wang, Bo Chen, Shanben Chen

The purpose of this paper is to study the relationship between arc sound signal and arc height through arc sound features of GTAW welding, which is aimed at laying foundation work…

New methodologies for precise building boundary extraction from LiDAR data and high resolution image

Hui Li, Cheng Zhong, Xiaoguang Hu, Long Xiao, Xianfeng Huang

Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) offers a fast and effective way to acquire DSM and extract ground objects such as building, trees and so on. However, it is difficult to…

A comparative assessment of UK‐DMC and Landsat‐7 ETM+satellite data

Ebenezer Yemi Ogunbadewa

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential of the DMC satellite data as suitable alternative to Landsat‐7 ETM+ satellite data sets in view of the aging conditions, the…

Visualization and measurement of the acoustic field of the piston transducer

Yanqiang Feng, Haijiang Zhu, Ping Yang

This paper aims to characterize the acoustic field radiated by the piston transducer and measure a few parameters through the data visualization method.

Miniature cylinders and actuators

Blue laser sensors

Web sites

Fiber Optic Sensors: An Introduction for Engineers and Scientists

Ahmad Fairuz Omar

Patent abstracts

Displacement and temperature sensors get smaller and smarter for the automotive and motorsport markets

Thermal imaging cameras and infrared temperature sensors

Destination China as level sensors and transmitters markets make a comeback, says Frost & Sullivan

Silicon Labs introduces single-chip relative humidity sensor

Diary

Sensors for Mechatronics

Sanjay Jayaram