Recent Advances in Sensing Technology [Paperback]

This Special Issue titled Recent Advances in Sensing Technology in the book series of Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering contains the extended version of the papers selected from those that were presented at the 3^rd International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST 2008) which was held in November 30 to December 3, 2008 at National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. A total of 131 papers were presented at ICST 2008, of which 19 papers have been selected for this special issue.

This Special Issue has focussed on the recent advancements of the different aspects of sensing technology, i.e. information processing, adaptability, recalibration, data fusion, validation, high reliability and integration of novel and high performance sensors. The advancements are in the areas of magnetic, ultrasonic, vision and image sensing, wireless sensors and network, microfluidic, tactile, gyro, flow, surface acoustic wave, humidity, gas, MEMS thermal and ultra-wide band. While future interest in this field is ensured by the constant supply of emerging modalities, techniques and engineering solutions, many of the basic concepts and strategies have already matured and now offer opportunities to build upon.

This volume offers the extended version of nineteen papers selected from the 131 presented at the 3^rd International Conference on Sensing Technology. It covers advances on various aspects of the subject such as adaptability, validation, data fusion and more.

1: Magnetic Sensors.- A GMR Needle Probe to Estimate Magnetic Fluid Weight Density Inside Large Tumors.- Evaluation of Surface Flaw by Magnetic Flux Leakage Testing Using Amorphous MI Sensor and Neural Network.- 2: Ultrasound/Ultrasonic Sensors.- A Scalable Ultrasonic-Based Localization System Using the Phase Accordance Method.- VHDL-AMS Modelling of Ultrasound Measurement System in Linear Domain.- Application of Laselc¿