AI Driven Sensors and Their Applications

A Special Issue of Technologies (ISSN 2227-7080).

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Dear Colleagues,

The rapid advancement in artificial intelligence is reshaping the form and function of sensors, evolving them from simple signal acquisition devices into intelligent perception and decision-making units.

AI-driven sensors not only collect environmental data in real time but also achieve a closed-loop process from “perception” to ‘understanding’ and ultimately to “prediction and decision-making” through embedded algorithms, large-model inference, and knowledge graph association. The core value of these sensors lies in three key capabilities: First, intelligent feature extraction and multimodal fusion, which enable complex signal recognition and correlation at the sensing endpoint. Second, edge computing and adaptive learning, which deliver rapid response and dynamic optimization near the data source. Third, evolutionary cognition, which continuously enhances perception and reasoning through ongoing learning and feedback. Thus, AI-driven sensors transcend mere data collection and transmission, possessing real-time processing, intelligent analysis, and autonomous decision-making capabilities. They serve as a core enabler in the intelligent transformation of industry and society.

In smart manufacturing, they empower precise process monitoring, rapid defect detection, and process optimization. In robotics, they enhance the reliability of environmental perception, human-machine interaction, and autonomous behavior. In healthcare, they support new paradigms for wearable diagnostics, remote rehabilitation, and precision treatment; in industrial design, they integrate with human-machine interaction technologies to advance product intelligence and user experience upgrades.

This Special Issue aims to gather cutting-edge research on AI-driven sensors and their applications across manufacturing engineering, robotics, healthcare, industrial design, and smart IoT, fostering deep integration between academic frontiers and industrial applications.

Dr. Jianxiong Zhu
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Keywords

  • artificial intelligence
  • human-computer interaction
  • multimodal interaction
  • adaptive interface
  • interactive system design

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Data-Driven Interactive Lens Control System Based on Dielectric Elastomer
by Hui Zhang, Zhijie Xia, Zhisheng Zhang and Jianxiong Zhu
Technologies 2026, 14(1), 68; https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies14010068 - 16 Jan 2026
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In order to solve the dynamic analysis and interactive imaging control problems in the deformation process of bionic soft lenses, dielectric elastomer (DE) actuators are separated from a convex lens, and data-driven eye-controlled motion technology is investigated. According to the DE properties, which [...] Read more.
In order to solve the dynamic analysis and interactive imaging control problems in the deformation process of bionic soft lenses, dielectric elastomer (DE) actuators are separated from a convex lens, and data-driven eye-controlled motion technology is investigated. According to the DE properties, which are consistent with the deformation characteristics of hydrogel electrodes, the motion and deformation effect of eye-controlled lenses under film prestretching, lens size, and driving voltage, is studied. The results show that when the driving voltage increases to 7.8 kV, the focal length of the lens, whose prestretching λ is 4, and the diameter d is 1 cm, varies in the range of 49.7 mm and 112.5 mm. And the maximum focal-length change could reach 58.9%. In the process of eye controlling design and experimental verification, a high DC voltage supply was programmed, and eye movement signals for controlling the lens were analyzed by MATLAB software (R2023b). Eye-controlled interactive real-time motion and tunable imaging of the lens were realized. The response efficiency of soft lenses could reach over 93%. The adaptive lens system developed in this research has the potential to be applied to medical rehabilitation, exploration, augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR) in the future. Full article
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