Physical Sensors
A section of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220).
Section Information
In the Physical Section of Sensors, original peer-reviewed papers covering all aspects of Physical Sensing will be published. Both theoretical and experimental papers will be considered, as well as review papers. Subjects include without being limited to, electrical and thermal-based sensors, mass-sensitive and fiber-optic sensors, optoelectronic and photonic sensors, gas sensors, physical sensor applications for food industry and environmental monitoring, physical sensor arrays, modeling, design and software for physical sensors, sensor technology and new physical sensor principles. In general, the Section provides a platform for the publication of original and scientific research that is likely to have a large general impact, also with the aim of initiating special issues.
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Topic Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Robotic and Sensor Technologies in Environmental Exploration and Monitoring (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Smart Robotics for Automation (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Sensors for Structural Damage Identification (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Damage Detection Systems for Aerospace Applications (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Ultrawideband and Multifrequency Radio-Frequency and Microwave Sensors (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Sensors for NDT Diagnostics and Health Monitoring (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Non-destructive Sensors and Machine Learning for Food Safety & Quality Inspection (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Sensors for Air Quality Monitoring (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Recent Advances in Magnetic Sensors and Actuators (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Metasurfaces in Depth Sensing and 3D Display (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Selected Papers from the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cyberne (IEEE SMC 2020) (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Recent Advances in Optical Waveguide Sensors 2021 (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Wearable Sensor for Activity Analysis and Context Recognition (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Sensor Technology for Fall Prevention (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Marine Sensors: Recent Advances and Challenges (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Antenna Design and Sensors for Internet of Things (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Semiconducting and Superconducting Detectors (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Wearable Movement Sensors for Rehabilitation: From Technology to Clinical Practice (Deadline: 1 June 2021)
- State-of-the-Art of Wearable Sensors for Movement Analysis and Brain Related Signals (Deadline: 7 June 2021)
- Mobile Food Scanning Devices (Deadline: 14 June 2021)
- Advances and Application of Gas Sensors (Deadline: 15 June 2021)
- Composite Materials for Sensor and Energy Harvesting Applications (Deadline: 15 June 2021)
- Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasound Transducer (PMUT) Devices: Sensing, Actuation Communication and Imaging in the µ-Scale (Deadline: 15 June 2021)
- Computational Sensing (Deadline: 15 June 2021)
- Advances in Sensing Systems for Assessment and Health Monitoring of Transport Infrastructures and Construction Materials (Deadline: 15 June 2021)
- Mathematical Modelling and Analysis in Sensors Networks (Deadline: 19 June 2021)
- New Sensors and Flexible 3D-Printed Devices for Human Activity Monitoring: From Materials to Electronic Conditioning (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- APRAS-AI-Empowered Self-Adaptive Federation of Platforms for Efficient Economic Collaboration in Rural Areas (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Antenna Measurement Techniques and Sensor Systems (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- The Application of Portable Sensors in Environmental Monitoring (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Sensors and Advanced Sensing Techniques for Signal, Image and Computer Vision Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications Ⅱ (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Sensing in Flow Analysis (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Sensors Technologies for Intelligent Transportation Systems (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Structural Health Monitoring with Acoustic Emission Sensors (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Electrostatic Sensors and Actuators (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Wearable Sensors for Human Motion Analysis (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Terahertz and Millimeter Wave Sensing and Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Sensor Technology for Improving Human Movements (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Tactile and Force Sensors in Robotics (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Medical Robotics (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Emerging Sensing Techniques for Human–Computer Interaction Systems/ Human–Machine Interfaces (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Brain-Computer Interfaces and Sensors (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Sensor-Based Information for Personalized Exercise and Training (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Metamaterial-Based Microwave Sensors (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Tracking Systems Used to Monitor the Performance and Activity Profile in Elite Team Sports (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Metamaterial Technology in Electromagnetic Sensing Application (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Integrated Circuits and Technologies for Real-Time Sensing (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Soft Sensors for Wearable and Soft Robot Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Underwater Acoustic Sensors and Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- RF Sensors: Design, Optimization and Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Vision Based Sensing and Machine Learning for Robotic Grasping and Manipulation (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Robotic Control Based on Neuromorphic Approaches and Hardware (Deadline: 5 July 2021)
- Sensors and Technologies in Skeletal Muscle Disorder (Deadline: 10 July 2021)
- IMU Sensors, Techniques and Methods for Movement Analysis in the Context of Health Monitoring and Clinical Applications (Deadline: 15 July 2021)
- 3D Reconstruction with RGB-D Sensors (Deadline: 15 July 2021)
- Smart Materials for Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection (Deadline: 15 July 2021)
- Force Sensors for Robotic Applications (Deadline: 15 July 2021)
- Brain–Computer Interfaces (BCI) and Application in Healthy and Daily Life Activities (Deadline: 15 July 2021)
- Position Sensor (Deadline: 20 July 2021)
- Ionizing Radiation Sensor and Detector (Deadline: 30 July 2021)
- Sensors for Fault Detection and Diagnosis (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Advances in Inertial Sensors (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- RFID and Zero-Power Backscatter Sensors (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- State-of-the-Art Sensors Technology (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Optical Gas Sensing: Media, Mechanisms and Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Electromagnetic Structures for Sensing Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Sensors and Measurements in Geotechnical Engineering (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Development, Investigation and Application of Acoustic Sensors (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Dielectric Sensing-Based Systems and Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Quantum Sensing Technology and Its Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Sensors for Radiological Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Measurements, Instrumentation, Sensing and Simulation Techniques for the Detection of Radiation (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Huma-Gait Analysis Based on 3D Cameras and Artificial Vision (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Recent Advances in Magnetic Sensors (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Recent Trends and Advances on Magnetoelastic Sensors (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Sensors for Gait, Posture and Health Monitoring (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Multiagent Systems, Learning and Their Applications to Robotic (Mobile, Aerial, Underwater, Industrial and Medical) Systems (Deadline: 1 August 2021)
- Magnetoelectric Sensor Systems and Applications (Deadline: 1 August 2021)
- AI and Big Data Analytics in Sensors and Applications (Deadline: 1 August 2021)
- Advanced in Electrochemical Biosensing (Deadline: 5 August 2021)
- Mobile Computing and Sensing for Sport Performance Analysis (Deadline: 10 August 2021)
- Application and Advance of Photodetector and Image Sensors (Deadline: 13 August 2021)
- Sensor Data Fusion and Analysis for Automation Systems (Deadline: 15 August 2021)
- The Application of Sensors in Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis (Deadline: 15 August 2021)
- Sensor-Based Human Activity Monitoring (Deadline: 30 August 2021)
- Applications of Resource Efficient Machine Learning in Smart Sensors (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Structural Health Monitoring and Non-Destructive Testing for Engineering Applications: Advances in Sensor and Technologies (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Sensors and Data Processing Techniques for Cultural Heritage (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Data Analytics and Applications of the Wearable Sensors (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Micro and Nanosensors for Biomedical (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Structural Health Monitoring for Smart Structures (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Intelligent Circuits and Sensing Technologies (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Blood Glucose Sensors Based on RF, Microwave and mmWave Techniques (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Microgenerators Applicable in the MEMS/NEMS Sensors (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- New Technology and Application of Optic Flow Sensors (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- RF-MEMS Solutions for Advanced Passive Components (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Data, Signal and Image Processing and Applications in Sensors II (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Smartphone Sensors for Driver Behavior Monitoring Systems (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Sensors in Experimental Dynamics and Seismic Assessment (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Superconducting Optical Detectors (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Sensor and Sensing Technologies in Multimedia Computing and Computer-Human-Interaction (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Development and Applications of Sensitive Mechanical Force Sensors (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Sensors in Structural Health Monitoring and Smart Structural Control (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Terahertz Emitters and Detectors (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Acoustic Emission Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Sensing and Measurement for Advanced Power Grids (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Advances in Angle-Only Filtering and Tracking in Two and Three Dimensions (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Biometric Systems for Personal Human Recognition (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Optical and electrochemical instrumentation for atmospheric sensing (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Smart Sensor Technology and Engineering System Monitoring (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Biomedical Microwave Sensors for Point-of-Care Applications (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Patient Triage & Telemedicine Post COVID19: Sensors and Solutions for Monitoring and Management in Hospital and at Home (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Chip-Scale Magnetic Sensors (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Next-Generation Temperature Sensors (Deadline: 1 September 2021)
- Towards a New Era of MEG Imaging: New Technologies and Clinical Applications (Deadline: 10 September 2021)
- Latest Trends in Laser Sensors Technology (Deadline: 15 September 2021)
- Dielectric Spectroscopy Sensors (Deadline: 20 September 2021)
- Applications of Antenna Technology in Sensors (Deadline: 20 September 2021)
- Advances in Cantilever Sensors (Deadline: 20 September 2021)
- Magnetic Nanoparticles and Special Alloys for Biosensors (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Sensors for Human Movement Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Novel Approaches to Preventive and Occupational Telemedicine Based on Sensor Fusion (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Smart Image Sensors (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Artificial Intelligence for Smart Sensing, Test and Measurement (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Development of UWB High-Gain Vivaldi Array Antenna for Microwave Imaging of Construction Materials and Composite Structure (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Selected Papers from the 5th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring and Integrity Management (ICSHMIM 2020) (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Smart Sensors for Automation in Agriculture 4.0 (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Advanced Sensor Technologies for Condition Monitoring, Predictive and Prescriptive Maintenance (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Advances and Application of Human Movement Sensors (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Impact of Sensors in Biomechanics, Health Disease and Rehabilitation (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Sensor Technology for Sports Monitoring (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Integrated Ring Resonator Sensors: Materials, Fabrication, Devices, Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Novel Quantum Sensors (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- High-Frequency Electromagnetic Induction Sensors and Their Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Inertial Motion Capture and Sensing Technologies (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Sensors in Aircraft (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Invasive and Non-Invasive Sensors: From Technology to Clinical Practice (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Smart Composite and Sensors (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Emotion Recognition in Human-Machine Interaction (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Sensors and System for Vehicle Navigation (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Objective Measurement of Movement, Human Physiology and Physical Activity Using Sensors (Deadline: 1 October 2021)
- Advanced Sensing Technologies in Automation and Computer Sciences (Deadline: 1 October 2021)
- Machine Learning and Sensor Technology for Hand Prosthesis Control (Deadline: 15 October 2021)
- Emotion Intelligence Based on Smart Sensing (Deadline: 15 October 2021)
- Recent Advances in Automated Measuring Systems (Deadline: 15 October 2021)
- Advance in Sensors and Sensing Systems for Driving and Transportation: Part B (Deadline: 15 October 2021)
- Energy Harvesting Technologies and Applications for the Internet of Things and Wireless Sensor Networks (Deadline: 20 October 2021)
- Instrument and Measurement (Deadline: 20 October 2021)
- Machine Learning for Sensing and Healthcare 2020–2021 (Deadline: 22 October 2021)
- Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring, New Trends and Technologies (Deadline: 30 October 2021)
- Acoustic Sensing Systems and Their Applications in Smart Environments (Deadline: 30 October 2021)
- Piezoelectric Transducers Based Structural Health Monitoring (Deadline: 30 October 2021)
- Sensor Fault Detection and Isolation (Deadline: 30 October 2021)
- Optical Resonator (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Vision Based Sensors and Sensing Technologies for Structural Health Monitoring (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Data Analytics for Mobile-Health (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Game Sensors in Medicine (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Structural Health Monitoring with Ultrasonic Guided-Waves Sensors (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Recent Trends and Advances in Marine Sensors (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Metal Oxide-Based Gas Sensors (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Accelerometer and Its Application in Health Research (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Sensors in Electronic Measurement Systems (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Sensors for Manufacturing Process Monitoring (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Microelectrode Sensors for Biochemicals: Technological Developments and Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Machine Learning in Agriculture (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Inertial Sensor-Based Biomechanical Analysis (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Special Applications of Microsensors (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Advanced Materials and Interfaces for Optoelectronic Sensors (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Wearables for Movement Analysis in Healthcare (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Cement-Based Sensors (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Smart Sensors: Applications and Advances in Human Motion Analysis (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Sensors and Data Analysis Applied in Environmental Monitoring (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Ultrasound Imaging and Sensing (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Sensors and Their Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- State-of-the-Art of Wearable Sensors in Canada (Deadline: 1 November 2021)
- Developments in Antenna Technologies for Sensors and Sensing Applications (Deadline: 10 November 2021)
- Deep Learning and Sensing Technologies for Anthropometry (Deadline: 11 November 2021)
- Sensor Innovations for Applications in Water Protection and Management (Deadline: 15 November 2021)
- Car Crash: Sensing, Monitoring and Detection (Deadline: 15 November 2021)
- Sensors and Actuators Applied to Added Value Systems (Deadline: 15 November 2021)
- Cognitive Sensor Technologies (Deadline: 15 November 2021)
- Resonators Sensors (Deadline: 20 November 2021)
- Microwave Sensing and Imaging (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Sensors and Applications in Computer Science and Intelligent Systems (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Embedded Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation: Challenges and Solutions (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Infrared and THz Radiation Sensing System (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Localising Sensors through Wireless Communication (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Sensors for Distributed Monitoring (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Assistive Technology and Biomechatronics Engineering (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Sensors Based on Optical and Photonic Devices (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Smart Sensing Control Scheme for Manufacturing and Automation Application (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- IoT Multi Sensors (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Electron Beam, Gamma-Ray, Microwave, and Ultrasound Applications in Chemical Synthesis and Material Processing (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- State-of-the-Art Technologies in Microwave Sensors (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Optical Fibre Based Pressure and Temperature Sensors for Biomedical and Industrial Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Development of Sensors for Electronic and Optical Devices (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Enabling the Digital Food Supply Chain from Farm to Fork with Smart Sensors, Edge Computing, and Artificial Intelligence (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Advanced CMOS Sensors and Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Smart Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring and Nondestructive Evaluation (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Emotional Responses to Sensory Feedback (Deadline: 1 December 2021)
- Smart Sensors and Physics-Based Machine Learning for Structural Health Monitoring (Deadline: 10 December 2021)
- Advanced Sensing Technologies in Geotechnical Engineering (Deadline: 10 December 2021)
- Fuzzy Logic and Kalman Filters Applied in Robotics and Process Control (Deadline: 10 December 2021)
- Mid-Infrared Laser Based Sensors (Deadline: 10 December 2021)
- Frontiers of Mechanical, Civil and Petroleum Engineering: Advances in Sensors and Measurement Methods of Multi-Scale Systems (Deadline: 15 December 2021)
- Design and Applications of Magnetic Sensors (Deadline: 20 December 2021)
- Sensing Technology and Data Interpretation in Machine Diagnosis and Systems Condition Monitoring: Part B (Deadline: 20 December 2021)
- Next Generation Sensing and Cloud Services (Deadline: 30 December 2021)
- MEMS and NEMS Sensors (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Modelling, Simulation, Design, and Manufacturing of CMOS Integrated MEMS (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Hazardous Gas Sensing for Personnel and Infrastructure Safety (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Metrology of Shock Waves (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Design of Generic or Specific Interfaces for Smart Sensors (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Sensory Data Supported Traffic Safety Analysis for Smart City Era (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Magnetic Sensors and Systems for Scientific and Industrial Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Selected Papers from TIKI IEEE ICICE 2019＆ ICASI 2020 (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Sensor-Based Precision Dimensional Measurement (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Instrument and Measurement Based on Sensing Technology in China (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Development, Evaluation, and Application of Low-cost Aerosol (PM1, PM2.5, PM10) Sensors (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Smart Sensors and Machine Learning Technique for Damage Detection and Visualization (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Sensors and Data Analytic Applications for Smart Cities (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Precision Agriculture and Sensor Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Frontiers in Partial Discharge Detection, Monitoring and Diagnosis (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Methodology Applications for Sensors-Based Electronic Performance and Tracking Systems in Sport (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Multisensor Observations of Pre-earthquake Signals and Their Forecasting Value (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Harsh Environment Magnetic Sensors (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Sensing and Analytics for Smart Complex Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Microwave Sensing and Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Acoustic Event Detection and Sensing (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Frontiers in Tactile Sensors (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Vision-Based Human–Machine Interactive Operation Technology for Gesture Recognition, Motion Capture and Multi-Touch (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Recent Advances in Cellulose-Based Sensors (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Opportunities and Challenges in Energy Harvesting and Smart Sensors (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Structural Health Monitoring and Nondestructive Evaluation with Ultrasonic Guided Waves (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Sensors for Space Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Photoacoustic Spectroscopy and Sensors (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Sensors Applied in Healthcare (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- MEMS and Ultra-Sensitive Sensors (Deadline: 15 January 2022)
- Advancements in Micro and Nanoelectromechanical Devices (Deadline: 15 January 2022)
- Attitude Estimation Based on Data Processing of Sensors (Deadline: 20 January 2022)
- Sensor Data Fusion Analysis for Broad Applications (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Sensors and Sensor Systems for Hydrodynamics (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Sensor Technology for Enhancing Training and Performance in Sport (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Micromechanical Flow Sensors for Microfluidic Applications (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Towards Sign Language Recognition: Achievements and Challenges (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Advances in Magnetic Sensors (Deadline: 10 February 2022)
- Modeling, Development and Applications of Novel Ultrasound Sensors (Deadline: 20 February 2022)
- Advanced Image Sensing Systems and Their Application (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- New Sensors for Monitoring of Soil Parameters (Deadline: 30 April 2022)
- Detection and Measurement of Radioactive Noble Gases (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
