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Novel Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring

This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Sensors".

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Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, many researchers have developed novel sensors driven by the growth of the field of sensing technologies combined with the easier access to data acquisition, processing, and storage systems. Among other advantages, these solutions have the ability of being flexible, as they can be customized and adaptable to each specific case under study.

This Special Issue is dedicated to the dissemination of research work in this area, with a special focus on problems involving the heath monitoring of different types of structures.

Dr. Carlos Moutinho
Guest Editor

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Keywords

distributed sensor networks
vision systems
fiber optic sensing
wireless sensing
noncontact sensing
laser and radar systems
unmanned ground and aerial vehicle inspection
global navigation satellite systems
energy-harvesting-based systems

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