M. Koetse, P. Rensing, G. V. van Heck, N. Meulendijks, P. Kruijt, E. Enting, F. Wieringa, H. Schoo
{"title":"Optical sensor platforms by modular assembly of organic electronic devices","authors":"M. Koetse, P. Rensing, G. V. van Heck, N. Meulendijks, P. Kruijt, E. Enting, F. Wieringa, H. Schoo","doi":"10.1109/SAS13374.2008.4472931","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SAS13374.2008.4472931","url":null,"abstract":"Organic electronic devices are ideal for incorporation in sensor devices due to their reduced thickness, weight, and flexibility. Here, we show that organic light emitting diodes (OLED) and organic photodiodes (OPD) can be used in a wide range of optical sensors. Printing technologies allow for cheap production of devices. Using a modular build up of these and additional components such as organic circuitry and/or embedded thinned silicon dies will allow for an almost 2 dimensional design with a variety of resulting products. The emphasis will be given on the design and the fabrication of modules for a pulse-oximeter device and integration into a wireless smart bandage. Results will be shown of a proof of concept device.","PeriodicalId":225041,"journal":{"name":"2008 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129641520","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":"Discrimination of some atmospheric gases using an integrated sensor array, surface response modeling algorithms, and analysis of variance (ANOVA)","authors":"I. Morsi","doi":"10.1109/SAS13374.2008.4472959","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SAS13374.2008.4472959","url":null,"abstract":"Gas identification represents a big challenge for improving detection and pattern recognition of each gas by using inexpensive gas sensor. The detection of gases found in atmosphere such as: Carbon dioxide, Hydrogen and Methane depend on Taguchi gas sensors by varying the load resistance of each sensor, which can increase sensibility and selectivity of gas detection. This paper provides the measurement setup for gas detection by using variation in load resistance and calibration curves of each gas with different concentrations and different sensors. It also presents the combination of a gas sensor array together with surface response modeling algorithms to detect the concentration of gas and to describe the performance of each gas. To investigate, the performance prediction accuracy of each model type, the predicted results for each empirical algorithm are compared with the actual results. The full quadratic empirical model is considered to be the best with, the least error using different sensors.","PeriodicalId":225041,"journal":{"name":"2008 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130545793","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":"Wireless sensor developments for physical prototype testing","authors":"E. Moya, T. Torfs, B. Peeters, A. Vecchio","doi":"10.1109/SAS13374.2008.4472953","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SAS13374.2008.4472953","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a prototype development that uses wireless communication protocols and digital sensors in combination with a commercially available data acquisition system to perform physical prototype testing. Three relevant industrial applications are thereby reported to the aim of proving that using wireless sensors can help speed up complex testing procedures while securing a sufficiently high quality and usability of the collected data.","PeriodicalId":225041,"journal":{"name":"2008 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122054570","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":"Tracking wireless bio-medical sensors: Result validation with the Bland-Altman plots","authors":"K. Arshak, F. Adepoju, K. Hayes","doi":"10.1109/SAS13374.2008.4472961","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SAS13374.2008.4472961","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we present a series of experimental results of tracking an embedded sensor object similar in physical characteristics to telemetry capsules in the gastro-intestinal (GI) tract using radio frequency (RF) signals. A fair description of implementation detail is given in the body of the paper while focus is on analyzing the experimental results. Experiments were based on a test capsule transmitting radio frequency (RF) signals pulses at 433 MHz; a Receiver based on microcontroller circuits with ADC capability and a means of transferring the received signal strength intensity (RSSI) voltage converted to digital, from the microcontroller to the personal computer (PC). Primary focus is a unique and practical way of achieving the task of dynamically identifying the location of the capsule in real-time as it traverses the experimental duct. Tracking results for experiments in liquid simulating the electrical behavior of the lower portion of the intestines yielded an average error of about 18.9%. These results were validated with the Bland-Altman plots using manual measurements as gold standard. Overall analysis shows that the end result of the algorithm is quite suitable for tracking ingestible telemetry capsules in the GI tract.","PeriodicalId":225041,"journal":{"name":"2008 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129304917","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":"Performance characteristics of a reservation MAC protocol with multiple data channels","authors":"N. H. Lu","doi":"10.1109/SAS13374.2008.4472962","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SAS13374.2008.4472962","url":null,"abstract":"The Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA) with Collision Avoidance (CA) protocol, a reservation media access control (MAC) protocol, appears to be one of the current favorites for wireless ad hoc networks operating in dynamic environments, because of its simplicity and versatility. Using the CSMA/CA protocol, radios compete to reserve the right-to-transmit with relative short control packets, rather than directly competing for data transmissions with relatively long data packets. Once a reservation is made, a single data channel is normally used for the data transmission. The performance characteristics of the reservation MAC protocol with a single data channel is well known. However, its performance for multiple data channels has not been clearly characterized for practical applications. This paper derives the performance achievable by the MAC protocol with multiple data channels, and their relative performance measures are compared. The results can easily be applied by users to assess the system performance achievable against their operational needs.","PeriodicalId":225041,"journal":{"name":"2008 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114097366","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":"Evaluating the 3D sensitivity function for a capacitive flowmeter","authors":"A. Fuchs, D. Hrach, H. Zangl","doi":"10.1109/SAS13374.2008.4472938","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SAS13374.2008.4472938","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a capacitive cross-correlation flowmeter for the pneumatic conveying of bulk solids and the determination of the 3D sensitivity function of the sensor. A discrete perturbation approach is made for both the sensitivity determination by means of Finite Element Analysis and by means of measurement with a prototype sensor. The obtained sensitivities are compared and the applicability of Finite Element Analysis for capacitance-based flow measurement is discussed.","PeriodicalId":225041,"journal":{"name":"2008 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121836784","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}
M. Javanmard, M. Nemat‐Gorgani, A. Talasaz, F. Pease, M. Ronaghi, R.W. Davis
{"title":"Label-free electrical detection of antigens based on micro-channel gating","authors":"M. Javanmard, M. Nemat‐Gorgani, A. Talasaz, F. Pease, M. Ronaghi, R.W. Davis","doi":"10.1109/SAS13374.2008.4472933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SAS13374.2008.4472933","url":null,"abstract":"Current microbiological techniques used for multi-analyte detection, necessary for medical diagnostics, involve expensive and time consuming methods based on sandwich immunoassays. Described below is the design, fabrication, and testing of a rapid and inexpensive sensor, involving the use of microelectrodes in a micro-channel, which can be used to detect target antigens electrically (label-free format) in real-time. As a proof of principle, we have successfully demonstrated real-time detection of target antigens by measuring instantaneous changes in ionic impedance. We have also demonstrated the selectivity of our sensors in responding to target antigens while remaining irresponsive to non-target antigens. Using this technique, an array of these sensors can be multiplexed onto a biochip and used to detect the various biomarkers present in a complex mixture.","PeriodicalId":225041,"journal":{"name":"2008 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium","volume":"103 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132751306","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}
M. Fabian, E. Lewis, T. Newe, S. Lochmann, I. Mueller
{"title":"Investigation of ethanol and methanol water mixtures in the visible wavelength area using fibre-optic evanescent field absorption sensors based on a u-shaped, a coil-shaped and a meander-shaped probe","authors":"M. Fabian, E. Lewis, T. Newe, S. Lochmann, I. Mueller","doi":"10.1109/SAS13374.2008.4472948","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SAS13374.2008.4472948","url":null,"abstract":"An optical fibre evanescent field sensor for methanol (CH3OH) and ethanol (C2H5OH) solvents based on deformed optical fibre cores is reported. The sensitivity of an existing U-bend probe is increased by extending the exposed core to a coil shape of one and a half turns and by forming the core to a meander- shape with three bends. Using the visible wavelength area (VIS) and methanol/ethanol concentrations from 0% to 10% it is shown that the sensitivity of the meander shape sensor enables the determination of methanol concentrations of better than 0.5% and of ethanol concentrations of better than 0.2% at 650 nm. This facilitates the use of low cost optical sources and receivers provided for this wavelength range as well as the utilization of polymer optical fibres to guide the light to and from the sensor which results in low cost applications compared to all silica or polymer clad silica fibre solutions in the near-infrared (NIR) or ultra-violet (UV) wavelength range.","PeriodicalId":225041,"journal":{"name":"2008 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124318085","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":"Low-power wireless sensor with SNAP and IEEE 1451 protocol","authors":"Darold Wobschall, Sriharsha Mupparaju","doi":"10.1109/SAS13374.2008.4472975","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SAS13374.2008.4472975","url":null,"abstract":"The availability of low power short range RF transmitters and transceivers in the unlicensed band have made small low-cost, battery operated wireless sensors relatively easy to implement, particularly those employing microcontrollers with sleep modes. To extend access to a wider area, even nationally, and to a variety of sensor requires a standardized sensor network. We believe that the NIST-supported IEEE 1451 smart transducer standard is best suited for this role and in particular the IEEE 1451.5 version (wireless) which was developed for this purpose. However, while the Dot 5 protocol (or Dot 0) works well for moderate to high power devices, it is too verbose for the many low-power wireless sensors because the message size is relatively large, albeit much less than a typical Internet (TCP/IP) message. To reduce the message size, and thus improve the battery life, we employ the SNAP (Scaleable Node Addressable Protocol) format for data and the more concept Dot 4 (IEEE 1451.4) TEDS rather than the Dot 5/Dot 0 protocol. Conversion to the full Dot 0 format is done by the receiver or gateway before transmission on the Internet.","PeriodicalId":225041,"journal":{"name":"2008 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124977784","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}