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Sensors, Volume 19, Issue 21

November-1 2019 - 218 articles

Cover Story: Tactile sensing is the current challenge in robotics and object manipulation by machines. Robots’ agile interaction with the environment requires touch direction detection. The paper presents a new, two-layer construction of artificial robotic skin, which allows measuring the location, value, and direction of pressure from external forces. The proposed solution is based on two low-cost FSR (force-sensitive resistor) matrices. Detecting the pressure direction is accomplished by a new idea of determining the shift between the pressure maps of the skin’s upper and lower layers. Real-time operation times are obtained thanks to using fast shift calculation using a phase-only correlation (POC) method. The developed device can help to meet the increasing requirements for robots human–machine interfaces but can also enable agile manipulation of objects from their surroundings. View this paper.
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Articles (218)

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,958 Views
27 Pages

A Role-Based Software Architecture to Support Mobile Service Computing in IoT Scenarios

  • Mariano Finochietto,
  • Gabriel M. Eggly,
  • Rodrigo Santos,
  • Javier Orozco,
  • Sergio F. Ochoa and
  • Roc Meseguer

5 November 2019

The interaction among components of an IoT-based system usually requires using low latency or real time for message delivery, depending on the application needs and the quality of the communication links among the components. Moreover, in some cases,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,906 Views
19 Pages

Localization and Tracking of Discrete Mobile Scatterers in Vehicular Environments Using Delay Estimates

  • Martin Schmidhammer,
  • Christian Gentner,
  • Benjamin Siebler and
  • Stephan Sand

5 November 2019

This paper describes an approach to detect, localize, and track moving, non-cooperative objects by exploiting multipath propagation. In a network of spatially distributed transmitting and receiving nodes, moving objects appear as discrete mobile scat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
4,228 Views
11 Pages

5 November 2019

This paper proposes a methane sensor based on localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of a hexagonal periodic gold nanoring array. The effects of structural parameters on the extinction spectrum and refractive index (RI) sensitivity are analyzed t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
6,413 Views
22 Pages

5 November 2019

Technologies such as robot-assisted gait trainers or functional electrical stimulation can improve the rehabilitation process of people affected with gait disorders due to stroke or other neurological defects. By combining both technologies, the pote...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,219 Views
23 Pages

5 November 2019

In this study, a set of methods for the inspection of a working motor in real time was proposed. The aim was to determine if ball-bearing operation is normal or abnormal and to conduct an inspection in real time. The system consists of motor control...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,843 Views
21 Pages

An Evaluation Framework for Spectral Filter Array Cameras to Optimize Skin Diagnosis

  • Jacob Renzo Bauer,
  • Jean-Baptiste Thomas,
  • Jon Yngve Hardeberg and
  • Rudolf M. Verdaasdonk

5 November 2019

Comparing and selecting an adequate spectral filter array (SFA) camera is application-specific and usually requires extensive prior measurements. An evaluation framework for SFA cameras is proposed and three cameras are tested in the context of skin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
4,987 Views
14 Pages

5 November 2019

Multi-sensor data fusion technology in an important tool in building decision-making applications. Modified Dempster–Shafer (DS) evidence theory can handle conflicting sensor inputs and can be applied without any prior information. As a result,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,587 Views
10 Pages

Disposable Injection Molded Conductive Electrodes Modified with Antimony Film for the Electrochemical Determination of Trace Pb(II) and Cd(II)

  • Savvina Christidi,
  • Alexia Chrysostomou,
  • Anastasios Economou,
  • Christos Kokkinos,
  • Peter R. Fielden,
  • Sara J. Baldock and
  • Nicholas J. Goddard

5 November 2019

This work describes a novel electrochemical sensor fabricated by an injection molding process. This device features a conductive polymer electrode encased in a plastic holder and electroplated in situ with a thin antimony film. The antimony film sens...

  • Review
  • Open Access
120 Citations
13,416 Views
38 Pages

Fog Computing Enabling Industrial Internet of Things: State-of-the-Art and Research Challenges

  • Rabeea Basir,
  • Saad Qaisar,
  • Mudassar Ali,
  • Monther Aldwairi,
  • Muhammad Ikram Ashraf,
  • Aamir Mahmood and
  • Mikael Gidlund

5 November 2019

Industry is going through a transformation phase, enabling automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies and processes, and this transformation is called Industry 4.0. Industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT) applications require real-time p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,282 Views
20 Pages

Origami-Inspired Frequency Selective Surface with Fixed Frequency Response under Folding

  • Deanna Sessions,
  • Alexander Cook,
  • Kazuko Fuchi,
  • Andrew Gillman,
  • Gregory Huff and
  • Philip Buskohl

5 November 2019

Filtering of electromagnetic signals is key for improved signal to noise ratios for a broad class of devices. However, maintaining filter performance in systems undergoing large changes in shape can be challenging, due to the interdependency between...

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