Sensing Technology: Current Status and Future Trends IV (eBook)

Alex Mason, Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay, Krishanthi Padmarani Jayasundera (Herausgeber)

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2014 | 2015
XII, 269 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-12898-6 (ISBN)

Infos

This book is written for academic and industry professionals working in the field of sensing, instrumentation and related fields, and is positioned to give a snapshot of the current state of the art in sensing technology, particularly from the applied perspective. The book is intended to give broad overview of the latest developments, in addition to discussing the process through which researchers go through in order to develop sensors, or related systems, which will become more widespread in the future.

Inhalt

Guest Editorial 6
Contents 12
Potentiality of Semiconducting Metal Oxide Nanoforms as Solid State Vapor Sensors 14
1 Introduction 15
2 Acetone Sensing Mechanism: Role of Nanostructures 16
3 Nanostructured Metal Oxide Based Solid State Acetone Sensor 20
4 Conclusion 31
References 31
Design of Low-Cost Sensors for IndustrialProcesses Energy Consumption Measurement:Application to the Gas Flow Consumedby a Boiler 36
1 Introduction 37
2 ANR CHIC Project Motivation 38
3 Gas Flow Soft Sensor of a Boiler 43
4 Modeling 46
5 Experimental Results 50
6 Conclusion 57
References 58
Measurement of Ultrafine Particlesin the Exhaust of Combustion Engines UsingLight Scattering – Theory and Application 60
1 Introduction 60
2 Theory of Light Scattering 63
3 Technical Realization 70
4 Correlation 72
5 Calibration 74
6 Conclusion 76
References 76
Noninvasive Estimation of Blood Glucose Concentration Using Near Infrared Optodes 79
1 Introduction 79
2 Basics of NIR Spectroscopy 81
3 Theoretical Analysis 82
4 Photoplethysmography 86
5 Design Methodology 88
6 Conclusion 92
References 92
Optics and Radar Image Fusion Based on ImageQuality Assessment 95
1 Introduction 95
2 Background 96
3 Data Set and Methodology 99
4 Results and Discussion 104
5 Conclusion and Outlook 109
References 111
Development of Anal Position Detecting System for New-Toilet system 113
1 Introduction 113
2 Outline of a Closely-Contact-Type Toilet System 114
3 Anus Position Detection 117
4 Estimation Experiment 124
5 Conclusion 127
References 128
Experimental Confirmation of Cylindrical Electromagnetic Sensor Design for Liquid Detection Application 130
1 Introduction 130
2 Complete Elliptic Integral 131
3 Electromagnetic Sensor Design 133
4 Experimental Confirmation 138
5 Discussion 140
6 Conclusion 146
References 147
An Ultra-Low Power Miniaturised Wireless Mote for Ubiquitous Data Acquisition 149
1 Introduction 149
2 Mote Design Requirements 151
3 AWSAM-3 Hardware Architecture 152
4 Power Consumption Evaluation 159
5 Communication Range Evaluation 167
6 Existing Wireless Motes – Review and Comparison with AWSAM-3 173
7 Conclusions 176
8 Further Perspectives and Challenges 177
References 178
Intellectus: Multi-Hop Fault DetectionMethodology 180
1 Introduction 180
2 Related Work 181
3 Intellectus 182
4 Experiment Setup 191
5 Conclusions 198
References 198
New Approaches for Singularization in LogisticApplications Using Low Cost 3D Sensors 200
1 Introduction 201
2 Background 202
3 3D Dynamic Densor Positioning 208
4 Evaluation 214
5 Conclusion and Outlook 221
References 222
Circularly Moving Sensor for Use of ModulationEffect - CAROUSEL 225
1 Introduction 225
2 Modeling: CAROUSEL 227
3 Algorithms for Direction of Arrival Estimation 230
4 Implementation in Discrete-Time 234
5 Simulations 236
6 Conclusions 240
References 240
Appendix 241
Magnetotransport at High Frequency of Soft Magnetic Amorphous Ribbons 243
1 Introduction 243
2 Experimental Techniques 246
3 Experimental Results and Discussion 247
4 Conclusions 258
References 258
Hybrid Artificial Intelligent Control for Feedback Control of Outer Rotor Spherical Actuator 260
1 Introduction 260
2 Basic Structure of Outer Rotor Spherical Actuator 263
3 Control Method 264
4 Experimentation 268
Author Index 276

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.11.2014
• Reihe/Serie: Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation
• Reihe/Serie: Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation
• Zusatzinfo: XII, 269 p. 171 illus., 128 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Nachrichtentechnik
• Schlagworte: Chemical sensors • Fibre Optic Sensors • Gas Sensors • Intelligent and Smart Sensors • Magnetic Sensors • medical applications • Physical Sensors • sensors • Wireless sensors and network
• ISBN-10: 3-319-12898-1 / 3319128981
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-12898-6 / 9783319128986