Smart Sensors for Industrial Applications

Sensor technologies are a rapidly growing area of interest in science and product design, embracing developments in electronics, photonics, mechanics, chemistry, and biology. Their presence is widespread in everyday life, where they are used to sense sound, movement, and optical or magnetic signals. The demand for portable and lightweight sensors is relentless in several industries, from consumer electronics to biomedical engineering to the military. Smart Sensors for Industrial Applications brings together the latest research in smart sensors technology and exposes the reader to myriad applications that this technology has enabled. Organized into five parts, the book explores: Photonics and optoelectronics sensors, including developments in optical fibers, Brillouin detection, and Doppler effect analysis. Chapters also look at key applications such as oxygen detection, directional discrimination, and optical sensing. Infrared and thermal sensors, such as Bragg gratings, thin films, and microbolometers. Contributors also cover temperature measurements in industrial conditions, including sensing inside explosions. Magnetic and inductive sensors, including magnetometers, inductive coupling, and ferro-fluidics. The book also discusses magnetic field and inductive current measurements in various industrial conditions, such as on airplanes. Sound and ultrasound sensors, including underwater acoustic modem, vibrational spectroscopy, and photoacoustics. Piezoresistive, wireless, and electrical sensors, with applications in health monitoring, agrofood, and other industries. Featuring contributions by experts from around the world, this book offers a comprehensive review of the groundbreaking technologies and the latest applications and trends in the field of smart sensors.

Part I Photonic and Optoelectronics SensorsOptical Fiber Sensors: Devices and Techniques, Rogério Nunes Nogueira, Lúcia Maria Botas Bilro, Nélia Jordão Alberto, Hugo Filipe Teixeira Lima, and João de Lemos PintoMicrostructured and Solid Polymer Optical Fiber Sensors, Christian-Alexander Bunge and Hans PoiselOptical Fiber Sensors and Interrogation Systems for Interaction Force Measurements in Minimally Invasive Surgical Devices, Ginu Rajan, Dean Callaghan, Yuliya Semenova, and Gerald FarrellRecent Advances in Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensors Based on the Brillouin Scattering Effect, Alayn Loayssa, Mikel Sagues, and Ander ZornozaSilicon Microring Sensors, Zhiping Zhou and Huaxiang YiLaser Doppler Velocimetry Technology for Integration and Directional Discrimination, Koichi Maru and Yusaku FujiiVision-Aided Automated Vibrometry for Remote Audio–Visual Range Sensing, Tao Wang and Zhigang ZhuAnalytical Use of Easily Accessible Optoelectronic Devices: Colorimetric Approaches Focused on Oxygen Quantification, Jinseok Heo and Chang-Soo KimOptical Oxygen Sensors for Micro- and Nanofluidic Devices, Volker Nock, Richard J. Blaikie, Tim David, and Maan M. AlkaisiMultidirectional Optical Sensing Using Differential Triangulation, Xian Jin and Jonathan F. HolzmanPart II Infrared and Thermal SensorsMeasurement of Temperature Distribution in Multilayer Insulations between 77 and 300 K Using Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor, Rajini Kumar Ramalingam and Holger NeumannThin Film Resistance Temperature Detectors, Fred LacyThe Influence of Selected Parameters on Temperature Measurements Using a Thermovision Camera, Mariusz LitwaAdaptive Sensors for Dynamic Temperature Measurements, Pawel Jamróz and Jerzy NabielecDual-Band Uncooled Infrared Microbolometer, Qi Cheng, Mahmoud Almasri, andSuzanne ParadisSensing Temperature inside Explosions, Joseph J. Talghader and Merlin L. MahPart III Magnetic and Inductive SensorsAccurate Scanning of Magnetic Fields, Hendrik Husstedt, Udo Ausserlechner, and Manfred KaltenbacherLow-Frequency Search Coil Magnetometers, Asaf Grosz and Eugene PapernoInductive Coupling–Based Wireless Sensors for High-Frequency Measurements, H.S. Kim, S. Sivaramakrishnan, A.S. Sezen, and R. RajamaniInductive Sensor for Lightning Current Measurement Fitted in Aircraft Windows, A.P.J. van DeursenTechnologies for Electric Current Sensors, G. Velasco-Quesada, A. Conesa-Roca, and M. Román-LumbrerasFerrofluids and Their Use in Sensors, B. Andò, S. Baglio, A. Beninato, and V. MarlettaPart IV Sound and Ultrasound SensorsLow-Cost Underwater Acoustic Modem for Short-Range Sensor Networks, Bridget Benson and Ryan KastnerIntegrating Ultrasonic Standing Wave Particle Manipulation into Vibrational Spectroscopy Sensing Applications, Stefan Radel, Johannes Schnöller, and Bernhard LendlWideband Ultrasonic Transmitter and Sensor Array for In-Air Applications, Juan Ramon Gonzalez, Mohamed Saad, and Chris J. BleakleySensing Applications Using Photoacoustic Spectroscopy, Ellen L. Holthoff and Paul M. PellegrinoPart V Piezoresistive, Wireless, and Electrical SensorsPiezoresistive Fibrous Sensor for On-Line Structural Health Monitoring of Composites, Saad Nauman, Irina Cristian, François Boussu, and Vladan KoncarStructural Health Monitoring Based on Piezoelectric Transducers: Analysis and Design Based on the Electromechanical Impedance, Fabricio G. Baptista, Jozue Vieira Filho, and Daniel J. InmanMicrowave Sensors for Non-Invasive Monitoring of Industrial Processes, B. García-Baños, Jose M. Catalá-Civera, Antoni J. Canós, and Felipe L. Peñaranda-FoixMicrowave Reflectometry for Sensing Applications in the Agrofood Industry, Andrea Cataldo, Egidio De Benedetto, and Giuseppe CannazzaWearable PTF Strain Sensors, Sari MerilampiApplication of Inertial Sensors in Developing Smart Particles, Ehad Akeila, Zoran Salcic, and Akshya SwainIndex

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.