2009 IEEE SensorsPub Date : 2009-10-26DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398133
T. Zoumpoulidis, T. Prodromakisy, H. V. van Zeijl, K. Michelakisy, M. Bartek, C. Toumazouy, R. Dekkerz
{"title":"Stretchable array of ISFET devices for applications in biomedical imagers","authors":"T. Zoumpoulidis, T. Prodromakisy, H. V. van Zeijl, K. Michelakisy, M. Bartek, C. Toumazouy, R. Dekkerz","doi":"10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398133","url":null,"abstract":"Technologies for rendering of 2D arrays of ISFET (Ion Sensitive FET) devices into stretchable and biocompatible systems with applications in biomedical imagers are presented. Rigid silicon segments containing the ISFET devices are mechanically and electrically connected through flexible parylene beams with embedded metal tracks for signal and power distribution. Key in this technology is the use of biocompatible parylene polymer both as a structural element for the stretchable-interconnect beams, as well as for the overall system encapsulation. Local laser ablation of the parylene coating is successfully applied on the fabricated ISFET devices to expose the ion-sensitive ISFET gates resulting in a leakage current in the nA range. The ISFET devices are fabricated using a custom 2 µm CMOS process. ISFETS are processed successfully side by side with CMOS devices to verify their compatibility.","PeriodicalId":262591,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE Sensors","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129978363","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}
2009 IEEE SensorsPub Date : 2009-10-25DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398340
H. Scholten, R. Westenberg, Manfred Schoemaker
{"title":"Sensing Train Integrity","authors":"H. Scholten, R. Westenberg, Manfred Schoemaker","doi":"10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398340","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a new approach to check integrity of cargo trains based on a distributed wireless sensor network (WSN). The WSN is autonomous and gathers information about the composition of the train without outside help or intervention. If the WSN infers from its data that an unexpected change in composition has occurred, it raises an alarm. While moving, a change in composition usually means an undesirable and hazardous loss of carriages. Train composition is determined by two components of the WSN. The communication protocol produces possible sequences of carriages. Sequences may yield carriages from multiple trains. Acceleration sensors distinguish carriages from different trains by correlating movements from individual carriages. Tests with real cargo trains show that the presented approach is feasible. Existing solutions to check train integrity are almost without exception based on trackside systems, while our solution exclusively depends on the train-based WSN.","PeriodicalId":262591,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE Sensors","volume":"99 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124690315","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}
2009 IEEE SensorsPub Date : 2009-10-25DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398373
M. Sonehara, Naoki Otani, T. Goto, Y. Kikuchi, Toshiro Sato, K. Yamasawa, K. Asanuma, K. Asanuma
{"title":"Fundamental study of optical probe current sensor using Kerr effect of single magnetic domain film","authors":"M. Sonehara, Naoki Otani, T. Goto, Y. Kikuchi, Toshiro Sato, K. Yamasawa, K. Asanuma, K. Asanuma","doi":"10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398373","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398373","url":null,"abstract":"An optical probe current sensor using a Kerr effect of an Fe-Si/Mn-Ir exchange-coupled film has been investigated. The optical sensing technique has the advantage of no induced noise from the external electromagnetic interference. In addition, since the proposed method using the Kerr effect of single domain exchange-coupled magnetic thin film utilizes only magnetization rotation, the Barkhausen noise due to a domain wall pinning can be excluded. A fabricated optical probe current sensor consisting of He-Ne laser, Fe-Si/Mn-Ir exchange-coupled film, beam splitter, pin-PD and differential amplifier, exhibited a current sensing bandwidth of 10 kHz and a sensitivity of 2.26 V/A. By using the fabricated optical probe current sensor, the current sensing for PWM inverter motor has been demonstrated.","PeriodicalId":262591,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE Sensors","volume":"121 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132850038","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}
2009 IEEE SensorsPub Date : 2009-10-01DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398128
A. Kovacs, P. Jonnalagadda, X. Meng, U. Mescheder
{"title":"Characterization of porous silicon based optical sensor system for biosensor applications","authors":"A. Kovacs, P. Jonnalagadda, X. Meng, U. Mescheder","doi":"10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398128","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398128","url":null,"abstract":"Porous silicon based multilayer structures for optical sensors have been simulated, fabricated and tested. The properties of optical sensors using porous silicon multilayer can be adjusted by appropriate substrate material, morphology, process parameters in the pore formation process and by surface treatment (thermal oxidation). Heavily and lightly doped p-doped substrates have been used to realize porous silicon layers with different morphology, porosity (30–80%), pore size (mesoporous range) and specific surface area (200–700m2/cm3). Thermal oxidation stabilizes the surface and results in hydrophilic surfaces for effective adsorption of liquid analytes. Oxidation reduces the porosity and the pore size but improves the wetting behavior of liquid analytes in the porous volume. Different multilayer structures using native and oxidized porous silicon and corresponding concepts of optical sensor systems have been proved for aqueous and organic analytes. Sensors using small pore size (2–4nm) and high porosity (70–80%) have been realized and characterized. A simple, low cost optical sensor system based on multilayer, a tunable light source and a detector has been realized.","PeriodicalId":262591,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE Sensors","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115126675","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}
2009 IEEE SensorsPub Date : 2009-10-01DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398309
T. Otsuji, Y. Tsuda, T. Komori, A. El Fatimy, T. Suemitsu
{"title":"Terahertz plasmon-resonant microship emitters and their possible sensing and spectroscopic applications","authors":"T. Otsuji, Y. Tsuda, T. Komori, A. El Fatimy, T. Suemitsu","doi":"10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398309","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398309","url":null,"abstract":"This paper reviews recent advances in emission of terahertz (THz) radiation utilizing two-dimensional plasmons in semiconductor heterostructures and their possible sensing and spectroscopic applications. The device is introduced as a light source into a Fourier-transform THz spectrometer. Water-vapor absorption lines as well as fingerprints of honey and maple syrup of suger-group materials were successfully observed.","PeriodicalId":262591,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE Sensors","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115494949","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}
2009 IEEE SensorsPub Date : 2009-10-01DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398432
C. Burgner, Z. Yie, N. Kataria, L. Oropeza, K. Astrom, F. Brewer, K. Turner
{"title":"Digital control of tunneling accelerometer","authors":"C. Burgner, Z. Yie, N. Kataria, L. Oropeza, K. Astrom, F. Brewer, K. Turner","doi":"10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398432","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398432","url":null,"abstract":"A controller for a tunneling accelerometer has two tasks: to establish tunneling and to maintain tunneling during acceleration. This paper describes the design and implementation of a digital controller that accomplishes these tasks and provides the appropriate gain switching. The control law is based on a standard configuration of an observer and state feedback. A digital controller is implemented because the controller parameters can be easily adjusted, thereby allowing for rapid prototyping. The design methodology presented here can be used as a general plug-and-play controller platform for a range of MEMS sensors. The performance of the digital controller is illustrated experimentally using metrics such as tracking response, drift, noise floor and response linearity.","PeriodicalId":262591,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE Sensors","volume":"32 3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115671757","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 Zn2+/ UV-inspired molecular logic function based on an organic/inorganic hybrid materials","authors":"Shichao Wang, Guangwen Men, Liyan Zhao, Ying Wu, Yue Wang, Shimei Jiang","doi":"10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398163","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, one simple binaphthyl-bridged salicylidene Schiff base (2,2'-bis(3,5-dichloro-2-hydroxybenzylideneamino)-1,1'-binaphthyl (BCHB)) was successfully modified into the channel of mesoporous molecular sieve SBA-15. Detailed characterizations demonstrated that the inner channel of SBA-15 was firstly functionalized with 3-aminapropyltriethoxysilane, then the functional molecule BCHB was anchored through the hydrogen bond assembly. During these processes the hexagonally ordered mesoporous structure of SBA-15 has not been destroyed. Furthermore, the organic/inorganic hybrid material exhibits selectively recognition for Zn2+ upon other metal ions. Moreover, stimulated by the inputs of Zn2+ and UV irradiation, an INHIBIT logic gate can also be performed with fluorescence emission as the output.","PeriodicalId":262591,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE Sensors","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115752263","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}
2009 IEEE SensorsPub Date : 2009-10-01DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398155
M. Kocanda, L. Potluri, M. Haji-Sheikh, D. Ballantine, A. Bose
{"title":"Enhanced hydrogen sensing employing electrodeposited palladium nanowires enclosed in anodized aluminum oxide nanopores","authors":"M. Kocanda, L. Potluri, M. Haji-Sheikh, D. Ballantine, A. Bose","doi":"10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398155","url":null,"abstract":"Palladium nanowire sensors have been limited to detecting small concentrations of molecular hydrogen (H2). Upon excessive hydrogen uptake, tunneling currents fuse the nanowires creating a short circuit causing permanent failure. Here we demonstrate that electrodeposited palladium nanowires enclosed within single-step anodized aluminum oxide nanopores reliably detect hydrogen concentrations greater than four percent and do not suffer the mechanical and electrical failures of conventional self-supporting nanowires. Multiple cycling of molecular hydrogen at 100% concentration and long-term exposure to high concentration of hydrogen does not contribute to permanent short-circuit failure of the sensor.","PeriodicalId":262591,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE Sensors","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121367683","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}
2009 IEEE SensorsPub Date : 2009-10-01DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398125
S. M. Kashmiri, K. Makinwa
{"title":"Measuring the thermal diffusivity of CMOS chips","authors":"S. M. Kashmiri, K. Makinwa","doi":"10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398125","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a new method for determining the effective value of the thermal diffusivity, D<inf>eff</inf>, of a CMOS chip. D<inf>eff</inf> is a parameter that describes the rate at which heat diffuses through a chip, and hence its knowledge is essential for the thermal management of systems on chip and the design of thermal sensors. By embedding an electrothermal filter (ETF) in a frequency-locked-loop (FLL), its phase response, which is determined by its (fixed) geometry and D<inf>eff</inf>, can be measured. D<inf>eff</inf> can then be accurately determined from the measured phase response. For an ETF implemented in a 0.7µm CMOS process, the resulting values of D<inf>eff</inf> were 1.405, 0.755, and 0.495 cm<sup>2</sup>/s at −55, 27, and 125 °C respectively.","PeriodicalId":262591,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE Sensors","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124854764","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":"Application of load-balanced tree routing algorithm with dynamic modification to centralized wireless sensor networks","authors":"Yi-Jing Chu, Chu-Ping Tseng, Chih-Hung Hung, Kuo-Chi Liao, Cheng-Shiou Ouyang, Chung-Wei Yen, Joe-Air Jiang, Yung-Chung Wang, Chwan-Lu Tseng, En-Cheng Yang","doi":"10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398427","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398427","url":null,"abstract":"Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have been widely used in many applications. Under outdoor surveillance, limited power supply to nodes in WSN systems is usually difficult to maintain operations for a long period of time. Previous studies have indicated that the load-balanced first layer nodes cannot extend the duration of WSN; more energy is consumed when nodes' loadings are heavy. The objective of this study is to propose a first order load-balanced algorithm with a dynamic modification where remaining energy in the node is taken into account. Using the proposed scheme, the pathway of data transmission depends upon the weight parameters of power consumption of sensor nodes and the remaining energy of the corresponding parent node. Simulation results show that the suggested scheme is able to significantly enhance the WSN lifetime.","PeriodicalId":262591,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE Sensors","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125020199","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}