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Sensor Faults Detection in Industrial Condition Monitoring and Diagnosing Systems

A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Industrial Sensors".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 918

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Department of Robotics and Mechatronics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland
Interests: fault diagnosis

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Department of Fundamentals of Machinery Design, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18A, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Interests: technical diagnostic; vibration acoustic; modal analysis; signal and image analysis

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Department of Fundamentals of Machinery Design, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Interests: fault diagnosis; artificial intelligence; soft computing; mechatronic systems; mobile robotics; computational intelligence

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

With the advent of Industry 4.0, there has been an increased interest in systems for monitoring and diagnosing machines and processes that enable the implementation of predictive and prescriptive maintenance. These systems often allow for cloud data collection and the implementation of analytical methods based on machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques. The effectiveness of computational algorithms depends on the quality of the data, which comes from measurement systems comprising both analog and digital sensors installed at various points of a machine or the installation and measuring of different physical quantities. Industrial sensors often operate in harsh conditions, subjected to both mechanical and chemical influences, which can lead to damage and reduced measurement accuracy. Therefore, an essential aspect of measurement system operation is diagnosing their functionality. This Special Issue’s aim is to present review articles and original papers discussing the latest research results and discoveries in the field monitoring and self-diagnosing methods for the condition of sensors used in industrial monitoring systems.

Dr. Tomasz Barszcz
Dr. Marek Fidali
Dr. Piotr Przystalka
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • fault detection
  • condition monitoring
  • fault-tolerant control
  • sensor self-diagnostics
  • embedded systems
  • smart sensors
  • sensor design

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Towards Safer Electric Vehicles: Autoencoder-Based Fault Detection Method for High-Voltage Lithium-Ion Battery Packs
by Grzegorz Wójcik and Piotr Przystałka
Sensors 2025, 25(5), 1369; https://doi.org/10.3390/s25051369 - 23 Feb 2025
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The rapid growth in the battery electric vehicle (BEV) market has brought lithium-ion battery (LIB) packs to the forefront due to their superior power and energy density properties. However, LIBs are highly susceptible to environmental factors, operating conditions, and manufacturing inconsistencies and operate [...] Read more.
The rapid growth in the battery electric vehicle (BEV) market has brought lithium-ion battery (LIB) packs to the forefront due to their superior power and energy density properties. However, LIBs are highly susceptible to environmental factors, operating conditions, and manufacturing inconsistencies and operate within a narrow safety operating window. Battery faults pose significant risks, including potentially catastrophic thermal runaway, that can be initiated even by small faults, propagating further into a chain reaction cascade of failures. Aiming to improve the safety of such battery packs, this article presents the developed autoencoder-based fault detection method. The method, enhanced by computational intelligence and machine learning, is a result of extensive research into optical liquid detection systems (OLDSs) for immersion-cooled battery packs, where optical rather than electrical signals are used inside high-voltage areas. The performance was evaluated using recorded real-life datasets under faultless states and under simulated fault states through specific model performance indicators as well as detection performance indicators. Full article
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