Editorial

Modern Sensing Technologies

Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay and Gourab Sen Gupta………………………………………………......................................

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Sensors for Medical/Biological Applications

Characteristics and Application of CMC Sensors in Robotic Medical and Autonomous Systems

X. Chen, S. Yang, H. Natuhara K. Kawabe, T. Takemitu and S. Motojima........................................................................

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SGFET as Charge Sensor: Application to Chemical and Biological Species Detection

T. Mohammed-Brahim, A.-C. Salaün, F. Le Bihan...........................................................................................................

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Estimation of Low Concentration Magnetic Fluid Weight Density and Detection inside an Artificial Medium Using a Novel GMR Sensor

Chinthaka Gooneratne, Agnieszka Łekawa, Masayoshi Iwahara, Makiko Kakikawa and Sotoshi Yamada............................

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Design of an Enhanced Electric Field Sensor Circuit in 0.18 μm CMOS for a Lab-on-a-Chip Bio-cell Detection Micro-Array

S. M. Rezaul Hasan and Siti Noorjannah Ibrahim…………………………………………………….....................................…

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Wireless Sensors

Coexistence of Wireless Sensor Networks in Factory Automation Scenarios

Paolo Ferrari, Alessandra Flammini, Daniele Marioli, Emiliano Sisinni, Andrea Taroni........................................................

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Wireless Passive Strain Sensor Based on Surface Acoustic Wave Devices

T. Nomura, K. Kawasaki and A. Saitoh..........................................................................................................................

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Environmental Measurement OS for a Tiny CRF-STACK Used in Wireless Network

Vasanth Iyer, G. Rammurthy, M. B. Srinivas...................................................................................................................

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Ubiquitous Healthcare Data Analysis And Monitoring Using Multiple Wireless Sensors for Elderly Person

Sachin Bhardwaj, Dae-Seok Lee, S.C. Mukhopadhyay and Wan-Young Chung..................................................................

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Capacitive Sensors

Resistive and Capacitive Based Sensing Technologies

Winncy Y. Du and Scott W. Yelich................................................................................................................................

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A Versatile Prototyping System for Capacitive Sensing

Daniel Hrach, Hubert Zangl, Anton Fuchs and Thomas Bretterklieber...............................................................................

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The Physical Basis of Dielectric Moisture Sensing

J. H. Christie and I. M. Woodhead.................................................................................................................................

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Sensors Signal Processing

Kalman Filter for Indirect Measurement of Electrolytic Bath State Variables: Tuning Design and Practical Aspects

Carlos A. Braga, Joâo V. da Fonseca Neto, Nilton F. Nagem, Jorge A. Farid and Fábio Nogueira da Silva..........................

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Signal Processing for the Impedance Measurement on an Electrochemical Generator

El-Hassane Aglzim, Amar Rouane, Mustapha Nadi and Djilali Kourtiche...........................................................................

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Gas Sensors

Gas Sensing Performance of Pure and Modified BST Thick Film Resistor

G. H. Jain, V. B. Gaikwad, D. D. Kajale, R. M. Chaudhari, R. L. Patil, N. K. Pawar, M. K. Deore,
S. D. Shinde and L. A. Patil.........................................................................................................................................

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Zirconia Oxygen Sensor for the Process Application: State-of-the-Art

Pavel Shuk, Ed Bailey, Ulrich Guth...............................................................................................................................

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Image Sensors

Measurement of Digital Camera Image Noise for Imaging Applications

Kenji Irie, Alan E. McKinnon, Keith Unsworth, Ian M. Woodhead......................................................................................

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Calibration-free Image Sensor Modelling Using Mechanistic Deconvolution

Shen Hin Lim, Tomonari Furukawa................................................................................................................................

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Miscellaneous

Functional Link Neural Network-based Intelligent Sensors for Harsh Environments

Jagdish C. Patra, Goutam Chakraborty and Subhas Mukhopadhyay.................................................................................

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MEMS Based Pressure Sensors – Linearity and Sensitivity Issues

Jaspreet Singh, K. Nagachenchaiah, M. M. Nayak..........................................................................................................

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Slip Validation and Prediction for Mars Exploration Rovers

Jeng Yen...................................................................................................................................................................

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Actual Excitation-Based Rotor Position Sensing in Switched Reluctance Drives

Ibrahim Al-Bahadly....................................................................................................................................................... [Abstract and Full Text Article Download]

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A Portable Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Sensor System

R. Dykstra, M. Adams, P. T. Callaghan, A. Coy, C. D. Eccles, M. W. Hunter, T. Southern, R. L. Ward...............................

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A Special Vibration Gyroscope

Wang Hong-wei, Chee Chen-jie, Teng Gong-qing, Jiang Shi-yu.........................................................................................

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An Improved CMOS Sensor Circuit Using Parasitic Bipolar Junction Transistors for Monitoring the Freshness of Perishables

S. M. Rezaul Hasan and Siti Noorjannah Ibrahim............................................................................................................

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Sensing Technique Using Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Integrated with Micro-droplet Ejection System

Satoshi Ikezawa, Muneaki Wakamatsu, Joanna Pawłat and Toshitsugu Ueda..................................................................

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A Forward Solution for RF Impedance Tomography in Wood

Ian Woodhead, Nobuo Sobue, Ian Platt, John Christie....................................................................................................

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A Micromachined Infrared Senor for an Infrared Focal Plane Array

Seong M. Cho, Woo Seok Yang, Ho Jun Ryu, Sang Hoon Cheon, Byoung-Gon Yu, Chang Auck Choi................................

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Slip Prediction through Tactile Sensing

Somrak Petchartee and Gareth Monkman......................................................................................................................

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Broadband and Improved Radiation Characteristics of Aperture-Coupled Stacked Microstrip Antenna for Mobile Communications

Sajal Kumar Palit.........................................................................................................................................................

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The Use of Bragg Gratings in the Core and Cladding of Optical Fibres for Accurate Strain Sensing

Ian G. Platt and Ian M. Woodhead.................................................................................................................................

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