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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 913

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Interests: signal processing, estimation, and control for sensors; robust and optimal sensor systems and their applications; statistical analysis of the information obtained from sensor measurements; signal conditioning techniques for intelligent sensors
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Dear Colleagues,

In today's data-rich environment, artificial intelligence (AI) tools are playing an increasingly pivotal role in many areas of science and engineering. This has led to a surge in data science, which is becoming a powerful force in decision making. It is therefore vital to provide users with reliable, optimal and robust information about the state of the variables that govern the dynamics of processes, nature and the environment. In this context, sensors are of critical importance, as they are responsible for monitoring the value of physical quantities and detecting changes. It is therefore essential to have reliable and robust sensor systems that can accurately and consistently measure these quantities. Furthermore, to gain a deeper understanding of the subject, it is essential to consider the role of the sensor, the signal conditioning circuits, the electronic instrumentation and the correct transmission of information in human–nature interactions. 

However, it is important to note that process data are often unavailable or affected by a significant amount of noise and random disturbances in both research and industry settings. It should be noted that these processes may also be multivariable, non-linear and time-varying. As a result, AI tools are not effective solutions for addressing the issues that impact these processes. The most effective method for controlling these processes is through a scientific approach that incorporates system identification, mathematical-physical modeling, robust and optimal control and the appropriate use of electronic instrumentation, sensors and actuators. 

The primary objective of this Special Session is to publish works focused on the design and construction of sensor systems with applications in various scientific and engineering fields, including electrical, mechanical, civil, chemical and interdisciplinary engineering, as well as subdisciplines within these fields. Finally, papers that address innovative solutions in sensor design as well as signal conditioning and signal processing techniques for sensors are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Wilmar Hernandez
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Keywords

  • signal processing
  • estimation and control for sensor
  • novel signal conditioning techniques for sensors
  • statistical analysis of the information from sensor measurements
  • robust and optimal sensor systems
  • novel interface for sensors
  • applications of sensors in robotics, mechanics, telecommunications, environment, transportation, electrical circuits, hardware engineering, software engineering, IoT systems, acoustics, optics, biological systems and aerospace engineering, among other fields of science and engineering

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Development, Verification and Assessment of a Laser Profilometer and Analysis Algorithm for Microtexture Assessment of Runway Surfaces
by Gadel Baimukhametov and Greg White
Sensors 2024, 24(23), 7661; https://doi.org/10.3390/s24237661 - 29 Nov 2024
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Runway surface friction is critically important to safe aircraft operations and mostly depends on the surface texture, which provides grip in the presence of contamination and directly affects the friction coefficient in general. Microtexture assessment is the most challenging part of texture assessment [...] Read more.
Runway surface friction is critically important to safe aircraft operations and mostly depends on the surface texture, which provides grip in the presence of contamination and directly affects the friction coefficient in general. Microtexture assessment is the most challenging part of texture assessment since there is no standardised pavement microtexture control method in runway maintenance and management practice. The purpose of this study was to develop a simple laser profilometer and analysis model and subsequent validation for use in runway friction surveys. To that end, a simple laser profilometer was developed, and a profile picture analysis and macrotexture filtration method were designed. Test results were compared to the stylus-based roughness tester and the British Pendulum Tester. The proposed profile picture analysis and profile smothering and filtration methodology, based on linear approximation, is simpler and more effective for the case of macrotexture filtration for the friction survey. The laser profilometer model results were highly correlated with the stylus-based roughness tester results (R2 = 0.99). The average roughness of the microtexture profile, after smothering and macrotexture filtration, also showed good correlation with the British Pendulum results (R2 = 0.78). The results from this study confirm the possibility of texture assessment for routine runway friction surveys using a simple and economical laser profilometer, which is not routinely available in current airport surface friction management. Full article
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