The world is facing a great technological transformation towards fully autonomous vehicles, where optimists predict that by 2030 autonomous vehicles will be sufficiently reliable, affordable, and common to displace most human driving. To cope with th...
Data acquisition systems are one of the main components for sensors and remote monitoring strategies required in a real process. Normally, data acquisition is performed through commercial solutions that are adaptable to a specific solution, and expan...
Recent technology advances in CMOS image sensors (CIS) enable their utilization in the most demanding of surveillance fields, especially visual surveillance and intrusion detection in intelligent surveillance systems, aerial surveillance in war zones...
This study describes a sensor system for continuous monitoring of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from small industrial facilities in urban centers, such as automobile paint facilities and printing facilities. Previously, intermittent measu...
Information system security has been in the spotlight of individuals and governments in recent years. Integrated Circuits (ICs) function as the basic element of communication and information spreading, therefore they have become an important target f...
This paper presents realistic system-level modeling of effective noise sources in a coupled resonating mode-localized MEMS sensors. A governing set of differential equations are used to build a numerical model of a mechanical noise source in a couple...
Medical technology companies have focused on gait analysis and monitoring for several years due to their importance in the diagnosis of various movement abnormalities. Studying pressure distribution on the foot is very important for the detection of...
Miniaturized pressure sensors fabricated via micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMSs) technology are ubiquitous in modern applications. However, the massively produced MEMS pressure sensors, prior to being practically used, need to be calibrated one...
Temperature, depth, conductivity, and turbulence are fundamental parameters of marine dynamics in the field of ocean science. These closely correlated parameters require time-synchronized observations to provide feedback on marine environmental probl...
Since innovative smart devices and body sensors including wearables have become prevalent with health informatics such as in Mobile Health (mHealth), we proposed to infer sensed data in sensor nodes to reduce the battery power consumption and bandwid...
This study presents a gesture-based authentication system utilizing triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) sensors. As self-powered devices capable of generating high-voltage outputs without external power, TENG sensors are well-suited for low-power IoT...
A real-time telemetry system, which consists of readout circuits, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a microcontroller unit (MCU), a graphical user interface (GUI), and a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, is proposed for amperometric and potentiom...
Climate change exacerbates wildfire risks in regions like the Mediterranean, where rising temperatures and prolonged droughts create ideal fire conditions. Adapting to this scenario requires implementing advanced risk management strategies that lever...
This article presents a magnetic tracking system using on-chip anisotropic magnetoresistive (AMR) sensors. The system consists of four air-core coils sequentially generating four dc magnetic fields. The implemented localization algorithm is quadrilat...
Infrared sensors incorporating suspended zinc oxide (ZnO) pyroelectric films and thermally insulated silicon substrates are fabricated using conventional MEMS-based thin-film deposition, photolithography, and etching techniques. The responsivity of t...
Modern systems of intelligent sensors commonly use radio data transmission. Hand movement acquisition with the use of inertial sensors requires the processing and transmission of a relatively large amount of data, which may be associated with a signi...
A user-friendly, portable, low-cost readout system for the on-site or point-of-care characterization of chemo- and biosensors based on an electrolyte–insulator–semiconductor capacitor (EISCAP) has been developed using a thumb-drive-sized...
Condition monitoring (CM) is a useful application in industry 4.0, where the machine’s health is controlled by computational intelligence methods. Data-driven models, especially from the field of deep learning, are efficient solutions for the a...
Wearable sensors and advanced algorithms can provide significant decision support for clinical practice. Currently, the motor symptoms of patients with neurological disorders are often visually observed and evaluated, which may result in rough and su...
The quality of sleep affects the patient’s health, along with the observation of vital life signs such as body temperature and sweat in sleep, is essential in the monitoring of sleep as well as clinical diagnosis. However, traditional methods i...
The rocket sled, as a ground dynamic test system, combines the characteristics of the wind tunnel test and the flight test. However, some practical factors, such as shock wave interference, ground effect, and high-intensity aerodynamic noise will cau...
The protection, control, and monitoring of the power grid is not possible without accurate measurement devices. As the percentage of renewable energy sources penetrating the existing grid infrastructure increases, so do uncertainties surrounding thei...
The k-out-of-N system is widely applied in several industrial systems. This structure is a part of fault-tolerant systems for which both parallel and series systems are special cases. Because of the importance of industrial systems reliability determ...
With the aging of society, the number of fall accidents has increased in hospitals and care facilities, and some accidents have happened around beds. To help prevent accidents, mats and clip sensors have been used in these facilities but they can be...
This paper addresses the optimal design of a multi-layer security system for protecting borders or sensitive areas against intruders who may deploy decoys. The system comprises successive layers of imperfect sensors and a limited number of mobile res...
This paper presents a multichannel electronics measurement system that uses microwave sensors to perform real-time microplastics assessment in aqueous environments. The system is capable of simultaneously reading up to four microwave sensors, enablin...
Thermoelectric energy harvesting is emerging as a promising alternative energy source to drive wireless sensors in mechanical systems. Typically, the waste heat from spindle units in machine tools creates potential for thermoelectric generation. Howe...
This paper presents the concept of a hybrid positioning scheme using results from a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)-based system and additional infrared (IR) devices: proximity sensors and far-infrared thermal sensor arrays. In the proposed solution, the...
This paper proposes a neural-network-based framework using Convolutional Neural Network and Long-Short Term Memory (CNN-LSTM) for detecting faults and recovering signals from Hall sensors in brushless DC motors. Hall sensors are critical components i...
An automatic parking system is an essential part of autonomous driving, and it starts by recognizing vacant parking spaces. This paper proposes a method that can recognize various types of parking slot markings in a variety of lighting conditions inc...
Condition monitoring of an operating apparatus is essential for lifespan assessment and maintenance planning in a power system. Electrical insulation is a critical aspect to be monitored, since it is susceptible to failure under high electrical stres...
The last few decades have seen a large proliferation in the prevalence of cyber-physical systems. This has been especially highlighted by the explosive growth in the number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Unfortunately, the increasing prevalence...
An alignment-free sensing module for the positioning system based on tunneling magnetoresistive (TMR) sensors with an absolute-incremental-integrated scale is demonstrated. The sensors of the proposed system for both lines consist of identical layer...
The sewerage system is a primary element of a city and is responsible for the congestion of both rain and gray water from homes and industries. It is essential to have a monitoring system and a plan to perform prior expansion in the sewerage manageme...
Prolonged sitting with poor posture can lead to various health problems, including upper back pain, lower back pain, and cervical pain. Maintaining proper sitting posture is crucial for individuals while working or studying. Existing pressure sensor-...
Recognizing how a vehicle is steered and then alerting drivers in real time is of utmost importance to the vehicle and driver’s safety, since fatal accidents are often caused by dangerous vehicle maneuvers, such as rapid turns, fast lane-changes, etc...
This work deals with the safety analysis of an air data system (ADS) partially based on synthetic sensors. The ADS is designed for the small aircraft transportation (SAT) community and is suitable for future unmanned aerial vehicles and urban air mob...
Transient pressure testing is often accompanied by shock acceleration. Aiming at the acceleration-induced effects of pressure sensors, a dynamic compensation method combining empirical mode decomposition (EMD) with system identification theory (SIT)...
Numerous hectares of land are destroyed by wildfires every year, causing harm to the environment, the economy, and the ecology. More than fifty million acres have burned in several states as a result of recent forest fires in the Western United State...
A complete virtual test environment is a powerful tool for Autonomous Surface Vessels (ASVs) research, and the simulation of ship motion and shipborne sensors is one of the prerequisites for constructing such an environment. This paper proposed a uni...
Real-time monitoring of the power system by phasor measurement units (PMUs) leads to the development of such devices in a wide area measurement system (WAMS). However, the power system observability cannot be obtained by employing only PMUs. The comm...
The Industrial Metaverse provides unparalleled prospects for increasing productivity and efficiency across multiple sectors. As wireless sensor networks play an important role in data collection and transmission within this ecosystem, preserving cont...
The reliability and safety of the cascade system, which is widely applied, have attached attention increasingly. Fault detection and diagnosis can play a significant role in enhancing its reliability and safety. On account of the complexity of the do...
In this article, the issue of joint state and fault estimation is ironed out for delayed state-saturated systems subject to energy harvesting sensors. Under the effect of energy harvesting, the sensors can harvest energy from the external environment...
In urban gas network leakage monitoring, the optimized placement of sensors plays a pivotal role in ensuring public safety and minimizing system maintenance costs. This study introduces an innovative approach that integrates hierarchical clustering w...
Establishing a maintenance-free current sensing network across the entire power grid to facilitate wide-area online monitoring is crucial for realizing a smart grid. However, distribution networks (DNs) frequently lack effective real-time current mon...
This study aimed to establish an economical and rapid response system for carcass leachate leakage using a real-time groundwater monitoring system with sensors. In this work, four parameters, namely electrical conductivity (EC), chloride (Cl), nitrat...
The increasing atmospheric CO2 concentration due to anthropogenic activities has led to the development of low-cost, portable, and user-friendly sensing technologies. Non-Dispersive Infrared (NDIR) sensors offer reliable CO2 detection with high sensi...
In precision cotton seeding, the toothed-disk precision seeder often experiences issues with missed seeding and multiple seeding. To promptly detect and address these abnormal seeding conditions, this study develops a modular photoelectric sensing mo...
Unmanned autonomous transport vessels (MASS) are the future of maritime transport. The most important task in the design and construction of unmanned ships is to develop algorithms and a computer program for autonomous control. In order for such a co...
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