The Evolving Landscape of Ultrasonic Sensing and Testing
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Fault Diagnosis & Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2026 | Viewed by 1112
Special Issue Editors
Interests: robotic inspection; ultrasonic testing; nondestructive testing
Interests: ultrasound; acoustic, sound; material testing; acoustic emission; distributed acoustic sensing; noise; vibration; nonlinear; numerical; piezo
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Dear Colleagues,
Ultrasonic sensing, having been used in nature for millions of years for communication, navigation, and food foraging, has evolved. This natural technology has been adapted to human applications following the invention of piezoelectric materials, which made its usage possible. Since then, ultrasonic testing has advanced significantly and has been widely applied in both medical and industrial fields, helping save millions of lives.
Today, a new era in ultrasonic testing is emerging, driven by progress in manufacturing processes, the development of new materials, advanced computational algorithms such as AI, high-performance computing tools, and the integration of robotics and automation.
This Special Issue aims to capture recent advancements in ultrasonic testing and provide insight into the future direction of this technology—working toward a safer and more efficient world.
Dr. Ehsan Dehghan-Niri
Dr. Hossein Taheri
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ultrasonic testing
- signal processing
- automation
- AI
- ML
- digital twin
- ultrasonic imaging
- ultrasonic process monitoring
- scanning acoustic microscopy
- ultrasound metrology
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