{"title":"Fiber Bragg grating temperature sensing system for large air cooled hydrogenerators","authors":"M. Werneck, R. Allil, Bessie A. Ribeiro","doi":"10.1109/ICSENST.2011.6136994","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENST.2011.6136994","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes the research, project, construction, calibration, installation and operation of a fiber Bragg grating based fiber-optic system applied to a hydro-electric generator to perform a continuous monitoring of temperature. After being deployed for two and a half years, the system has proved itself to be capable of reliably and accurately measuring and monitoring temperatures inside the generator, while taking into consideration the harsh environment of the stator. The results were considered satisfactory, demonstrating the usefulness of the fiber-optic system in power generation equipment.","PeriodicalId":202062,"journal":{"name":"2011 Fifth International Conference on Sensing Technology","volume":"100 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121470337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis of SnO2 nanoparticles for gas sensing applications","authors":"V. P. Patil, G. Jain","doi":"10.1109/ICSENST.2011.6136984","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENST.2011.6136984","url":null,"abstract":"SnO2 nanoparticles were synthesized using a hydrothermal method in the presence of the surfactant hydrazine at 100°C for 12 h. X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) were employed to characterize the product. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern of the as-prepared sample is indexed to the tetragonal structure of SnO2 and the particle size is 22.4 nm, which is further confirmed by TEM. Analysis of the DRS spectrum showed the band gap of the synthesized SnO2 to be 3.6 eV. The anionic surfactant hydrazine plays a key role in the formation of the SnO2 nanostructures. A probable reaction for the formation of SnO2 nanoparticles is proposed. Gas-sensing properties of the sensor element were tested to various gases, as a function of operating temperature and concentrations of the test gases. The nanocrystalline SnO2 exhibited high response towards H2S gas at an operating temperature 150°C. The selectivity of the sensor elements for H2S against different reducing gases was studied. The results on response and recovery time were also discussed.","PeriodicalId":202062,"journal":{"name":"2011 Fifth International Conference on Sensing Technology","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125712369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Non-invasive measurement of blood components","authors":"J. Kraitl, U. Timm, H. Ewald, E. Lewis","doi":"10.1007/978-3-642-32180-1_14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32180-1_14","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":202062,"journal":{"name":"2011 Fifth International Conference on Sensing Technology","volume":"106 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121487843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Sazonov, K. Metcalfe, P. López-Meyer, Stephen T. Tiffany
{"title":"RF hand gesture sensor for monitoring of cigarette smoking","authors":"E. Sazonov, K. Metcalfe, P. López-Meyer, Stephen T. Tiffany","doi":"10.1109/ICSENST.2011.6137014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENST.2011.6137014","url":null,"abstract":"Today, over a billion people in the world are smokers. Smoking is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, and various cancers, causing approximately 6 million premature deaths per year. Current methods of assessing smoking behavior (e.g., self-report, portable puff-topography instruments) do not permit the collection of accurate, non-reactive measures that capture real-time smoking frequency and comprehensive within-cigarette puff topography. Our goal is development of a noninvasive wearable sensor system (Personal Automatic Cigarette Tracker - PACT) that is completely transparent to the end user and does not require any conscience effort to achieve reliable monitoring of smoking behavior in free living individuals. A key component of PACT is a sensor that captures a characteristic hand-to-mouth gesture preceding cigarette smoke inhalations. This paper details design and validation of a wearable radio-frequency proximity sensor that measures the distance between an individual's wrist and chest in real-time. Hand-to-mouth gestures detected with this device provide quantitative data that can be used for analysis of behavioral patterns during smoking and other activities.","PeriodicalId":202062,"journal":{"name":"2011 Fifth International Conference on Sensing Technology","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125694839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A smart conductivity sensor with temperature and water tide level compensation capabilities","authors":"M. Pereira, O. Postolache, P. Girão","doi":"10.1109/ICSENST.2011.6136970","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENST.2011.6136970","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a smart conductivity sensor with capabilities to compensate measurement errors caused by temperature variations and, particularly, to compensate measurement errors caused by water tide levels variations in estuarine zones. A low-cost smart conductivity sensor (SCS) is presented and a mathematical model to compensate measurement errors is proposed. The last part of the paper includes several experimental results that are used to validate theoretical expectations, namely, to confirm the dependence of the conductivity measurements on water tide level and to evaluate the performance of the compensation algorithm that is proposed.","PeriodicalId":202062,"journal":{"name":"2011 Fifth International Conference on Sensing Technology","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128058889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of an embedded system-based gateway for environmental monitoring using wireless sensor network technology","authors":"Chun-Yi Liu, Cheng-Long Chuang, Chia-Pang Chen, Wan-Yi Chang, J. Shieh, Cheng-Han Lin, Chwan-Lu Tseng, Joe-Air Jiang","doi":"10.1109/ICSENST.2011.6137039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENST.2011.6137039","url":null,"abstract":"To acquire continuous observation results is an essential demand to environmental monitoring. Wireless sensor networks (WSNs), composed of many tiny sensing equipment, give a good solution to collect continuously temporal and spatial data. Due to the limitation of WSNs, such as volume of wireless sensors, cost, energy, processing capability, and transmission distance, we need a solution in charge of collecting sensed data and transmitting it to the backend server. This solution has to handle all data in the network, so the stability and processing capability are a top priority. As a solution, we purpose a gateway with energy-efficiency embedded system that supplies a suitable interface and solve the problem of limited energy source. We employ a touch screen with external devices to provide users the gateway status to deal with the unpredictable situations. We design a power supply set comprising a lead-acid battery and a solar cell. Under adequate exposure to the sun, it can supply sufficient energy for long-term monitoring.","PeriodicalId":202062,"journal":{"name":"2011 Fifth International Conference on Sensing Technology","volume":"159 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128081837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Kadri, A. Abu-Dayya, D. Trinchero, R. Stefanelli
{"title":"Autonomous sensing for leakage detection in underground water pipelines","authors":"A. Kadri, A. Abu-Dayya, D. Trinchero, R. Stefanelli","doi":"10.1109/ICSENST.2011.6137061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENST.2011.6137061","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents an advanced architecture for autonomous sensing (AS) within underground water pipelines. This AS architecture consists of a free-moving wireless sensor that communicates wirelessly with a relay stations fixed on the ground. This sensor is equipped with a hydrophone that captures the internal state of the pipe by continuously sensing the noise signal. The data is transmitted wirelessly to the relay nodes and then to a central server on real-time basis for further analysis. Advanced algorithms are applied on the data to get useful information about existing or futuristic leakages. A novel experimental setup has been designed and built for carrying out preliminary experiments. The acquired results have shown both the ability to detect leakages and to identify their magnitude.","PeriodicalId":202062,"journal":{"name":"2011 Fifth International Conference on Sensing Technology","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133130457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quartz resonator hydrogen sensor using platinum black","authors":"H. Oigawa, Y. Kirino, D. Yamazaki, T. Ueda","doi":"10.1109/ICSENST.2011.6137042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENST.2011.6137042","url":null,"abstract":"To achieve accurate detection of hydrogen concentration at the range of under 0.1% to 4% in air, we are developing the quartz resonator hydrogen sensor using platinum catalysts. The platinum electrodes of previous model were fabricated by sputtering. To improve its sensitivity, we focused on the platinum black of which structure has the three-dimensional porous. The electrodes of new model were coated by the platinum black through hydrogen reduction of the hexachloroplatinic acid. From experimental results, it was revealed that the sensitivity of a new model was two times bigger than the previous model.","PeriodicalId":202062,"journal":{"name":"2011 Fifth International Conference on Sensing Technology","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130316797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Volgyesi, Sándor Szilvási, J. Sallai, Á. Lédeczi
{"title":"External smart microphone for mobile phones","authors":"P. Volgyesi, Sándor Szilvási, J. Sallai, Á. Lédeczi","doi":"10.1109/ICSENST.2011.6136957","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENST.2011.6136957","url":null,"abstract":"Mobile phones are gaining popularity as sensing platforms. They already come with a set of built-in sensors, such as GPS, accelerometer, microphone and radio, enabling interesting applications. Furthermore, several systems exist where external sensors are interfaced with mobile phones to monitor medical conditions or support environmental sensing, for example. In this paper, we present an external acoustic sensor that interfaces with a mobile phone to support continuous monitoring of sounds in the environment. The on-board electronics samples the microphone, performs signal processing and detection tasks and sends the events of interest to the mobile phone via Bluetooth. The main reasons the built-in microphone is not able to support such an application is the high power usage of continuously sampling and processing the acoustic signal on the phone and the fact that the typical phone is carried in a pocket or bag shielding the microphone from the environment. Our particular motivating application is a mobile phone-based countersniper system which is also presented.","PeriodicalId":202062,"journal":{"name":"2011 Fifth International Conference on Sensing Technology","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116719564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A tracking technique incorporating partial regions utilized the particle filter algorithm with hierarchical structure","authors":"Toyohiro Hayashi, Taiki Hibira, S. Enokida","doi":"10.1109/ICSENST.2011.6136989","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENST.2011.6136989","url":null,"abstract":"Object tracking is a key objective of research in image engineering and considerable research has been directed toward developing tracking techniques based on particle filtering [1], which generally utilizes similarities in color, shape, texture, and other attributes of a target in likelihood calculations. However, partial occlusion of the target tends to reduce the accuracy of target recognition and is thus a significant obstacle to effective tracking. We therefore propose a technique for robust object tracking even when the target is partially occluded. It employs hierarchical likelihood calculations in particle filtering.","PeriodicalId":202062,"journal":{"name":"2011 Fifth International Conference on Sensing Technology","volume":"105 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115804494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}