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Articles Posted in the Month (Nov 2020)

Fire Sensing Technologies: A Review

Author: Authors: Anshul Gaur, Abhishek Singh, Ashok Kumar, Kishor S. Kulkarni, Sayantani Lala, Kamal Kapoor, Vishal Srivastava, Anuj Kumar, and Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay

Published in: IEEE Sensors Journal (Volume: 19, Issue: 9, May 2019)

The progress on fire sensing technologies has been quite substantial due to advancements in sensing, information, and communications technologies. The sensing system’s hardware and algorithm ensure its excellent ability to detect early fire with less false positives. The information and communication technology focuses on issuing an early warning to notify the occupants and the fire department. Developing a robust fire system demands establishing the benchmark parameters for heat, flame, smoke, and gas levels detection in every fire scenario.

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November 9, 2020

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Articles Posted in the Month (Oct 2020)

Sensing as a Service: Challenges, Solutions and Future Directions

Author: Xiang Sheng, Jian Tang, Xuejie Xiao and Guoliang Xue.

Published in: IEEE Sensors Journal (Volume: 13, Issue: 10, October 2013)

Mobile phones do have various sensors which are used for exciting sensing applications by creating a cloud computing platform. This could be used as crowd-sourced platform to create innumerable novel sensing applications which are energy-efficient too.

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October 5, 2020

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Monolithic Sensor Integration in CMOS Technologies

In the wearable market, where the area is a limiting factor, monolithic sensor integration with mainstream gadget electronics can provide an efficient means to archive a small device footprint while maintaining good performance. For a minimum cost, CMOS-MEMS devices built using backend-of-line (BEOL) interconnections as structural material offer an interesting, cost-effective approach with the potential to become a market game-changer.

Multifunctional Electronic Skin With a Stack of Temperature and Pressure Sensor Arrays

The rapid advancements in flexible electronics, nanotechnology and material science have enabled engineers and scientists to realise a flexible electronic skin (e-skin) with human-like sensing capabilities. The multifunctionality of such e-skin is proposed to enable robots with human-like dexterity, cognitive skills and abilities. This is anticipated to significantly advance interesting areas such as healthcare, robotics, and human–machine interfaces.