Smart Sensors for Industrial Applications

Krzysztof (Kris) Iniewski manages R&D at Redlen Technologies, Inc., a startup company in Vancouver, Canada. He is also a president of CMOS Emerging Technologies, an organization of high-tech events covering communications, microsystems, optoelectronics, and sensors. Dr. Iniewski has held numerous faculty and management positions at the University of Toronto, University of Alberta, Simon Fraser University, and PMC-Sierra, Inc. He has published more than 100 research papers in international journals and conferences. He holds 18 international patents granted in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, and Japan. He is a frequent invited speaker, has consulted for multiple organizations internationally, and has written and edited several books.

Part I Photonic and Optoelectronics Sensors: Optical Fiber Sensors: Devices and Techniques. Microstructured and Solid Polymer Optical Fiber Sensors. Optical Fiber Sensors and Interrogation Systems for Interaction Force Measurements in Minimally Invasive Surgical Devices. Recent Advances in Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensors Based on the Brillouin Scattering Effect. Silicon Microring Sensors. Laser Doppler Velocimetry Technology for Integration and Directional Discrimination. Vision-Aided Automated Vibrometry for Remote Audio–Visual Range Sensing. Analytical Use of Easily Accessible Optoelectronic Devices: Colorimetric Approaches Focused on Oxygen Quantification. Optical Oxygen Sensors for Micro- and Nanofluidic Devices. Multidirectional Optical Sensing Using Differential Triangulation. Part II Infrared and Thermal Sensors: Measurement of Temperature Distribution in Multilayer Insulations between 77 and 300 K Using Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor. Thin Film Resistance Temperature Detectors. The Influence of Selected Parameters on Temperature Measurements Using a Thermovision Camera. Adaptive Sensors for Dynamic Temperature Measurements. Dual-Band Uncooled Infrared Microbolometer. Sensing Temperature inside Explosions. Part III Magnetic and Inductive Sensors: Accurate Scanning of Magnetic Fields. Low-Frequency Search Coil Magnetometers. Inductive Coupling–Based Wireless Sensors for High-Frequency Measurements. Inductive Sensor for Lightning Current Measurement Fitted in Aircraft Windows. Technologies for Electric Current Sensors. Ferrofluids and Their Use in Sensors. Part IV Sound and Ultrasound Sensors: Low-Cost Underwater Acoustic Modem for Short-Range Sensor Networks. Integrating Ultrasonic Standing Wave Particle Manipulation into Vibrational Spectroscopy Sensing Applications. Wideband Ultrasonic Transmitter and Sensor Array for In-Air Applications. Sensing Applications Using Photoacoustic Spectroscopy. Part V Piezoresistive, Wireless, and Electrical Sensors: Piezoresistive Fibrous Sensor for On-Line Structural Health Monitoring of Composites. Structural Health Monitoring Based on Piezoelectric Transducers: Analysis and Design Based on the Electromechanical Impedance. Microwave Sensors for Non-Invasive Monitoring of Industrial Processes. Microwave Reflectometry for Sensing Applications in the Agrofood Industry. Wearable PTF Strain Sensors. Application of Inertial Sensors in Developing Smart Particles. Index.