Sensing Technology: Current Status and Future Trends IV (eBook)

Guest Editorial 6
Contents 12
Potentiality of Semiconducting Metal Oxide Nanoforms as Solid State Vapor Sensors 14
1 Introduction 15
2 Acetone Sensing Mechanism: Role of Nanostructures 16
3 Nanostructured Metal Oxide Based Solid State Acetone Sensor 20
4 Conclusion 31
References 31
Design of Low-Cost Sensors for IndustrialProcesses Energy Consumption Measurement:Application to the Gas Flow Consumedby a Boiler 36
1 Introduction 37
2 ANR CHIC Project Motivation 38
3 Gas Flow Soft Sensor of a Boiler 43
4 Modeling 46
5 Experimental Results 50
6 Conclusion 57
References 58
Measurement of Ultrafine Particlesin the Exhaust of Combustion Engines UsingLight Scattering – Theory and Application 60
1 Introduction 60
2 Theory of Light Scattering 63
3 Technical Realization 70
4 Correlation 72
5 Calibration 74
6 Conclusion 76
References 76
Noninvasive Estimation of Blood Glucose Concentration Using Near Infrared Optodes 79
1 Introduction 79
2 Basics of NIR Spectroscopy 81
3 Theoretical Analysis 82
4 Photoplethysmography 86
5 Design Methodology 88
6 Conclusion 92
References 92
Optics and Radar Image Fusion Based on ImageQuality Assessment 95
1 Introduction 95
2 Background 96
3 Data Set and Methodology 99
4 Results and Discussion 104
5 Conclusion and Outlook 109
References 111
Development of Anal Position Detecting System for New-Toilet system 113
1 Introduction 113
2 Outline of a Closely-Contact-Type Toilet System 114
3 Anus Position Detection 117
4 Estimation Experiment 124
5 Conclusion 127
References 128
Experimental Confirmation of Cylindrical Electromagnetic Sensor Design for Liquid Detection Application 130
1 Introduction 130
2 Complete Elliptic Integral 131
3 Electromagnetic Sensor Design 133
4 Experimental Confirmation 138
5 Discussion 140
6 Conclusion 146
References 147
An Ultra-Low Power Miniaturised Wireless Mote for Ubiquitous Data Acquisition 149
1 Introduction 149
2 Mote Design Requirements 151
3 AWSAM-3 Hardware Architecture 152
4 Power Consumption Evaluation 159
5 Communication Range Evaluation 167
6 Existing Wireless Motes – Review and Comparison with AWSAM-3 173
7 Conclusions 176
8 Further Perspectives and Challenges 177
References 178
Intellectus: Multi-Hop Fault DetectionMethodology 180
1 Introduction 180
2 Related Work 181
3 Intellectus 182
4 Experiment Setup 191
5 Conclusions 198
References 198
New Approaches for Singularization in LogisticApplications Using Low Cost 3D Sensors 200
1 Introduction 201
2 Background 202
3 3D Dynamic Densor Positioning 208
4 Evaluation 214
5 Conclusion and Outlook 221
References 222
Circularly Moving Sensor for Use of ModulationEffect - CAROUSEL 225
1 Introduction 225
2 Modeling: CAROUSEL 227
3 Algorithms for Direction of Arrival Estimation 230
4 Implementation in Discrete-Time 234
5 Simulations 236
6 Conclusions 240
References 240
Appendix 241
Magnetotransport at High Frequency of Soft Magnetic Amorphous Ribbons 243
1 Introduction 243
2 Experimental Techniques 246
3 Experimental Results and Discussion 247
4 Conclusions 258
References 258
Hybrid Artificial Intelligent Control for Feedback Control of Outer Rotor Spherical Actuator 260
1 Introduction 260
2 Basic Structure of Outer Rotor Spherical Actuator 263
3 Control Method 264
4 Experimentation 268
Author Index 276