Electronics and Sensors for Structure Health Monitoring
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Electronic Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 29
Special Issue Editor
Interests: electronics; sensors; sensing systems; harsh environments; pressure; radiation; mechanical; vibration; chemical; wide bandgap
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sensors comprise environmental-facing components in electronic control systems that utilize closed-loop control for the safe and reliable operation of the system being monitored. Some leading application areas that currently utilize such sensor systems include consumer products, healthcare, transportation, energy generation/management, and other applications, where the environmental conditions are compatible with silicon-based electronics. Technology advancements have progressed to the point that sensor systems are now being developed for applications where silicon-based electronics are not well suited due to environmental conditions. Examples of these harsh environments include high temperatures, high radiation, harsh chemicals, high pressure, high mechanical wear, and extreme vibration. For such applications, sensors and electronics based on wide-bandgap semiconductors are being developed.
This Special Issue is focused on the sensors and associated electronics required for sensor systems that can operate under harsh environmental conditions. Specifically, we are interested in submissions that focus on electronic devices, circuits, sensors, and sensing systems that can operate in high temperature, high radiation, harsh chemical, extreme mechanical, and other environments that influence the direction of this important and rapidly emerging technology. This Special Issue aims to feature systems based on wide-bandgap semiconductors, but papers that describe approaches that utilize electronics-based silicon and other materials are also welcome to be submitted.
Dr. Maximilian C. Scardelletti
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- electronic devices
- sensors
- structure health monitoring
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