Sensor Review: Volume 23 Issue 2
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The international journal of sensing for industryTable of contents
Implementing wireless communications
Jim O'CallaghanEngineers across many disciplines are becoming interested in wireless communication, however the plethora of standards, frequencies and technologies can lead to considerable…
Radar is set to revolutionise road safety
Anna KochanSolutions for using radar to alert drivers to obstacles in their path and possible collision already exist but they are too expensive. In most cases, only the more luxury models…
Wireless – introducing wireless proximity switches
Christoffer Apneseth, Dacfey Dzung, Snorre Kjesbu, Guntram Scheible, Wolfgang ZimmermannSensors and actuators are found in large numbers on every production line in every industry. And each and every one of them requires data and power cabling. Not only are these…
Vision systems feature at TEAM
Brian RooksA report on the vision systems featured at the new TEAM exhibition. The products and applications of three companies are highlighted. Two exhibitors have contrasting approaches to…
Wireless capsule endoscopy
Arkady GlukhovskyWith the introduction of the flexible fiber optic endoscope in 1950s visualization of the esophagus, stomach, upper small bowel and colon became possible. The flexible shaft of…
A new low‐cost high‐performance quartz tuning‐fork temperature sensor
He Jin, Chen Zhaoyang, Lin Jiang, Dai JingminThis paper describes a new method designed for a quartz tuning‐fork temperature sensor. This sensor is designed with a new cut ZYtw(115°/15°) and it is shown that this worked best…
Generation of frequency output for instrumentation applications using digital hardware
Mayela Zamora, Manus Henry, Christian PeterThe use of frequency output for measurement transmission remains common in the design of smart transmitters. Conventional methods of frequency generation, based on counting clock…
Miniature mass spectrometry: implications for monitoring of gas discharges
S. Taylor, J.R. Gibson, B. SrigenganIn the last 10 years there has been an increasing trend towards miniaturisation in mass spectrometry. Miniature versions of magnetic sector, time of flight (TOF) and quadrupole…
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- Professor Kean C. Aw