International Frequency Sensor Association (IFSA) Newsletter

   (ISSN 1726-6017)

This monthly e-newsletter, written by the editors of Sensors & Transducers Magazine (ISSN 1726-5479), delivers the product and research news you asked for, and updates you on happenings in the sensor science and industry. Who should read this Newsletter ? All who are interested in the newest information and trends in sensors, transducers, MEMS and sensor instrumentation, including DAQ.

IFSA Newsletter (ISSN 1726-6017), No.8, August 2007

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In this Issue:

1.   Sensors & Transducers Magazine (e-Digest), No.8, August 2007

2.   Sensors Web Portal Up-dates Briefs

3.   Recently Published Sensors Books

4.   Smart Sensors Systems Design -  a five day engineering course in Barcelona, Spain

5.   Events Sponsored by IFSA

6.   Subscribtion

7.   Additional Information, Comments, Suggestions

Plus lots more information to be found on Sensors Web Portal: http://www.sensorsportal.com

The deadline for articles, press releases and sponsored White Papers for the next  issue of S&T Journal (e-Digest) No.9, Vol.83, September 2007 is 15 September 2007. You can submit your article or press release online. For more information and instructions of preparation click <here>.

Sensors Web Portal Up-Date Briefs

News:

• New issue of Sensors & Transducers e-Digest, Vol.82, Issue 8, August 2007 is in the DIGEST section with products and business news

• Viscosity Sensors - a new targeted sensors section has been launched

• Smart Sensors Systems Design 2007 - a five-day engineering course (5-9 November 2007, Barcelona, Spain) web page has been started

• Numerical Simulation of Mechatronic Sensors and Actuators - recently published book from Springer (2nd edition)

• LabVIEW for Everyone - new published bestseller (3rd edition)

Up-dated:

• Sensor Industry News subsection in NEWS section

• Sensor Industry News Archive section

• Sensor Industry News Syndication page (an opportunity to put latest Sensors Industry news feeds in your own blog, web site or get it on you mobile phone)

• Measuring and Control News page

• Accelerometers section with new articles

• DAQ Boards and Systems section

• Displacement Sensors section

• Gas Sensors section

• Level Sensors section

• Tilt Sensors section

• Optical Sensors section

• Temperature Sensors section

• The following Lists of Manufactures were up-dated with new sensors and system:

• DAQ Boards and Systems list of manufacturers

• Pressure Sensors list of manufacturers

• Training Courses section with new courses in Europe and USA

• Marketplace 2 section

• Sensor Jobs section with new available position

• Links Section with most detailed monthly up-dated calendar of sensors related events in 2007-2008

• New contents of of 'Sensors and Actuators'  A: Physical:

•     - Vol. 138, Issue 2 (26 August 2007)

• New contents of of 'Sensors and Actuators'  B: Chemical:

•     - Vol. 125, Issue 1 (16 July 2007)

•     - Vol. 125, Issue 2 (8 August 2007)

• New contents of Nano Today Magazine:

•     - Vol.2, Issue 4 (August 2007)

• New contents and abstracts of 'Sensors and Systems' Journal:

•     - No.8, August 2007

New Published Sensors Books

For more sensors and MEMS related books please visit our Online Bookstore

Course Description

An advanced engineering course describes modern developments and trends in the field of sensor systems and digital sensors design. Its background is based on programmable parameter-to-frequency (time) converters as a smart sensor core and structural-algorithmic methods for data extraction in order to move from a traditional analog signal domain to frequency-time signal domain (frequency, period, duty-cycle, pulse-modulated, time interval, phase-shift, etc.). Working in the frequency-time domain simplifies design, and obviates some technical and technological problems, due to the properties of frequency as informative parameter.

After a general overview of data acquisition methods, modern smart, digital and quasi-digital (with frequency, period, duty-cycle, pulse-width modulated (PWM), phase-shift, pulse number, etc., output) sensors, smart systems details are discussed including: sensors, ADC (frequency-to-digital conversion based on advanced methods for frequency-time domain parameters measurements with adaptive possibilities), communications buses, PC interfacing and software. A systematic approach towards the design of low-cost high-performance smart sensors systems with self-adaptation and self-identification possibilities is presented. The proposed design approach compatible with MEMS and system-on-chip implementation. It is based on the novel integrated circuits as the Universal Frequency-to-Digital Converter (UFDC-1 and UFDC-1M-16), Universal Sensors and Transducers Interface (USTI and USTI-1M-20), and can overcoming current hurdles to truly widespread deployment of smart sensors and systems. Different examples of sensors systems will be given and discussed in details.

For more details please see: http://www.sensorsportal.com/HTML/SSSD_Course_2007.htm

  1^st Mediterranean Photonics Conference

      Jolly Hotel, Ischia, Italy, 25-28 June 2008

General chairman: Prof. Antonello Cutolo

Co-chairs: Prof. Mario Armenise, Prof. Roberta Ramponi

Preliminary list of topics

• Polymers, carbon nanotubes and metamaterials for photonics

• Post silicon materials, devices and technology

• Micro and nanophotonics devices

• Photonic crystals

• Optical fibers, guided and integrated optics

And their applications to

• Telecommunications

• Non linear optics

• Optical sensors

• Optical contactless characterization techniques

• High precision measurements

• Industrial applications

• Aeronautics and aerospace

• Underwater applications

• Structural and environment monitoring

• Biosensors

• Homeland security

Deadline for submitting a four page summary: March 31st 2008

Acceptance notification by April 30th 2008

To receive further informations, please, contact: paola.ambrosino@unisannio.it

IDGA's 6th Annual Light Armored Vehicles & Stryker Summit     Arlington, VA, USA, 13-15 November 2007    IDGA's Light Armored Vehicles and Stryker Summit has quickly become the "must attend" event in the LAV community. Military, industry, and others attend each year to discuss areas such as armor, communications, firepower, drive trains, battery power, and other important components to the family of LAV vehicles. The summit also provides a forum for military and industry to network and forge new partnerships and solutions.

Join us this year as we examine the opportunity areas in the family of LAV vehicles, newly fielded models, and explore aspects of the vehicle including armor, communications, firepower, drive trains, battery power, and other important components.

IDGA's Warfighter Protection Summit      Washington DC, USA, 22-24 October 2007

The US military has suffered thousands more casualties since the end of major combat operations in Iraq than during them, most inflicted by ambushes and IEDs. These alarming statistics have highlighted a need for improved soldier protection.

IDGA’s Warfighter Protection Summit will help identify and reduce armor shortcomings and increase performance by bringing together the military and government leaders tasked with ensuring our warfighters have the best possible protection against persistent threats. Key decision makers will discuss how capabilities and technology can be optimized and will evaluate current and future strategies and solutions.

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