Mechanoreceptors endow humans with the sense of touch by translating the external stimuli into coded spikes, inspiring the rise of artificial mechanoreceptor systems. However, to incorporate slow adaptive receptors-li...
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Mechanoreceptors endow humans with the sense of touch by translating the external stimuli into coded spikes, inspiring the rise of artificial mechanoreceptor systems. However, to incorporate slow adaptive receptors-like pressure sensors with artificial neurons remains a challenge. Here we demonstrate an artificial mechanoreceptor by rationally integrating a polypyrrole-based resistive pressure sensor with a volatile NbOx memristor, to mimic the tactile sensation and perception in natural skin, respectively. The artificial mechanoreceptor enables the tactile sensory coding by converting the external mechanical stimuli into strength-modulated electrical spikes. Also, tactile sensation enhancement is achieved by processing the spike frequency characteristics with the pulse coupled neural network. Furthermore, the artificial mechanoreceptor can integrate signals from parallel sensor channels and encode them into unified electrical spikes, resembling the coding of intensity in tactile neural processing. These results provide simple and efficient strategies for constructing future bio-inspired electronic systems.
Users are interested in entity information and may use paradigms like publish/subscribe systems in Internet of Things (IoT), where entity-centric data comes from multiple sources. The IoT application demands contribut...
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Users are interested in entity information and may use paradigms like publish/subscribe systems in Internet of Things (IoT), where entity-centric data comes from multiple sources. The IoT application demands contributed to the data integration and semantic interoperability need while maintaining high usability and low processing system resources usage. Existing approaches dealt with semantic interoperability by using/extending ontologies with strict schemata/semantics and difficult to be updated. Other approaches tackled high usability by providing sensor data abstractions that infer high-level knowledge, but they are either complex for real-time processing or have semantic/syntactic coupling making them nonflexible. Therefore, our key question is: can a dynamic entity summarization system that provides high-level abstractions while ensuring semantic/syntactic decoupling, and low use of processing system resources, be defined? In this article, we address this question by proposing the abstractive publish/subscribe summarization system that provides abstractive summaries of numerical IoT data for user-friendly subscriptions by using IoTSAX, an enhanced symbolic aggregate approximation (SAX) methodology for dynamic IoT environments, and approximate rule-based reasoning by using embedding models. Our results for two use cases, medicine and smart cities, show that although abstraction can be 2 to 3 times slower in latency, it achieves up to 98% reduction in the notifications' number. IoTSAX outperforms SAX in approximation error up to 2 to 3 times more and in compression space-saving percentage when data redundancy occurs, while it has a similar or better latency and throughput performance. Finally, concept hierarchy-based embedding models can achieve F-scores of up to 0.87 for approximate rule-based reasoning.
In this paper, a fully designed ultrasonic transit time-based gas flow sensor is presented. The proposed sensor has been optimized in terms of accuracy, sensitivity, and power consumption at different design stages: m...
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In this paper, a fully designed ultrasonic transit time-based gas flow sensor is presented. The proposed sensor has been optimized in terms of accuracy, sensitivity, and power consumption at different design stages: mechanical design of the sensor pipe, piezoelectric transducer configuration and validation over temperature, time of flight detection algorithm, and electronics design. From the optimization and integration of each design part, the final designed gas flow sensor is based on the employment of 200 kHz-piezoelectric transducers mounted in a V-configuration and on the implementation of a cross-correlation algorithm based on the Hilbert Transform for time-of-flight detection purposes. The proposed sensor has been experimentally validated at different flow rates and temperatures, and it fully complies with the accuracy specifications required by the European standard EN14236, placing the proposed design into the state of the art of ultrasonic gas flow sensors regarding cost, accuracy, and power consumption, the latter of which is crucial for implementing smart gas meters that are able to autonomously operate as IoT devices by extending their battery life.
This work presents the mechanical design and 3D simulation of an unmanned land-air hybrid vehicle capable of performing routine exploration tasks, remotely controlled by an operator. The vehicle is designed to assess ...
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(数字)9798350378344
ISBN:
(纸本)9798350378351
This work presents the mechanical design and 3D simulation of an unmanned land-air hybrid vehicle capable of performing routine exploration tasks, remotely controlled by an operator. The vehicle is designed to assess the dangers present in underground mining, particularly focusing on the high accident rate associated with exploration projects. Routine inspections require capabilities such as detecting potential hazards, including poor ventilation indicated by low oxygen levels, high radiation levels caused by toxic gases such as radon, and the risk of landslides and collapses within the mine. The mechanical design comprises a terrestrial steering module, ground movement system, flight module, and the integration of these components. For the electronic system, sensors and actuators are selected for navigation in challenging environments and data acquisition. The control system includes a direction control strategy and a flight control loop.
The design and construction of suitable sensors that can selectively recognize chemically similar substances such as aliphatic and aromatic amines remain challenging. In this work, we reported a poly(phenylacetylene) ...
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The design and construction of suitable sensors that can selectively recognize chemically similar substances such as aliphatic and aromatic amines remain challenging. In this work, we reported a poly(phenylacetylene) bearing two aldehyde pendants as the color indicator for discriminative identification of amines. Reversible Schiff-base reaction of the aldehyde group with the amine resulted in a conformational transition of the polyacetylene backbone from cis-cisoid to cis-transoid, which further achieved a colorimetric change. Thirteen aliphatic amines and aromatic amines had been studied. Compared with aromatic amines, aliphatic amines generally caused the polyene backbone to display perceivable colorimetric change. Steric and electronic effect played a significant role in the colorimetric response. In addition, external environment, including amine content, polymer concentration, and temperature, had influence on the sensitivity of this colorimetric indicator system. The aminesinduced colorimetric variation was further demonstrated by the CIELAB color space. Moreover, the colorimetric sensor exhibited excellent reversibility and recyclability.
Designing of an IoT-based air pollution monitoring system is a proactive and impactful approach to tackle the critical issue of air pollution and its adverse effects on the environment. Such a system is instrumental i...
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The integration of Micro Electronic Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sensor technology in smartphones has greatly improved the capability for Human Activity Recognition (HAR). By utilizing Machine Learning (ML) techniques an...
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The integration of Micro Electronic Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sensor technology in smartphones has greatly improved the capability for Human Activity Recognition (HAR). By utilizing Machine Learning (ML) techniques and data from these sensors, various human motion activities can be classified. This study performed experiments and compiled a large dataset of nine daily activities, including Laying Down, Stationary, Walking, Brisk Walking, Running, Stairs-Up, Stairs-Down, Squatting, and Cycling. Several ML models, such as Decision Tree Classifier, Random Forest Classifier, K Neighbors Classifier, Multinomial Logistic Regression, Gaussian Naive Bayes, and Support Vector Machine, were trained on sensor data collected from accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer embedded in smartphones and wearable devices. The highest test accuracy of 95% was achieved using the random forest algorithm. Additionally, a custom-built Bidirectional Long-Short-Term Memory (Bi-LSTM) model, a type of Recurrent Neural Network (RNN), was proposed and yielded an improved test accuracy of 98.1%. This approach differs from traditional algorithmic-based human activity detection used in current wearable technologies, resulting in improved accuracy.
The measurement of the transient pulsed electromagnetic (EM) field is essential for analyzing electromagnetic compatibility. Due to their good performance, D-dot sensors, combined with numerical integration computatio...
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The measurement of the transient pulsed electromagnetic (EM) field is essential for analyzing electromagnetic compatibility. Due to their good performance, D-dot sensors, combined with numerical integration computation for signal recovery, are commonly used to measure electromagnetic pulses (EMPs). However, the integration approach is occasionally flawed due to a non-ideal frequency response or noise, causing distortions in the reconstructed signal. In order to better understand the dynamic performance of the sensor, a nonlinear Hammerstein model is employed in the system identification for the sensor with the calibration data collected in the laboratory environment. When identifying the linear component based on the ultra-wideband characteristics of the measured transient pulse, a two-step identification approach with two different pulse excitation modes, low frequency and high frequency, is utilized to conduct the modeling across the entire frequency range. Based on the reliable identification and modeling of the D-dot sensor, a compensation system that corresponds to the nonlinear Hammerstein model has been developed for the practical signal recovery of the incident E-field. After compensation, the dynamic characteristics of the sensor are significantly improved, and the system compensation approach outperforms the integration method in signal recovery for the incident E-field.
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Nicolae Ioan GrossPaul SvastaElectronics
Telecommunications & Information Technology National University of Sciences and Technologies Politehnica Bucharest Romania
The test equipment used in automotive industry for evaluating the behavior of electric/electronic (E/E) system includes, in most of the cases, emulators of electrical car environment. The device under test (DUT) is an...
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ISBN:
(数字)9798350385472
ISBN:
(纸本)9798350385489
The test equipment used in automotive industry for evaluating the behavior of electric/electronic (E/E) system includes, in most of the cases, emulators of electrical car environment. The device under test (DUT) is an electronic module (that is, Electronic Control Unit – ECU) whose inputs and outputs are stimulated/loaded with the corresponding input signals from sensors or switches, and proper actuators. The most convenient way to cover all test requirements is to emulate all these inputs and outputs and control the signal parameters using a computerized system. By adding the vehicle simulation data in the control loop, the setup is called Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL). Considering the safety mechanisms implemented in safety critical systems in a vehicle, the test equipment can be adapted to directly address the safety requirements coverage and automatic test report generation, as described in ISO26262 Automotive Safety series of standards. This paper aims the development of sensor emulators, as part of a HiL system, in such a way that simplifies the hardware test setup and covers as much as possible all test cases defined for hardware integration of the DUT.
Condition monitoring of machine components is an important prerequisite for the implementation of predictive maintenance and other IIoT applications in mechanical engineering. The closer a sensor system can be install...
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(纸本)9783800762033
Condition monitoring of machine components is an important prerequisite for the implementation of predictive maintenance and other IIoT applications in mechanical engineering. The closer a sensor system can be installed to the location and metric to be measured, the more accurate, less noisy and with lower latency the results will be. Methods and technologies for structural integration are core competences for this purpose. This work briefly summarizes challenges and tools for the structural integration of smart sensor systems. Furthermore, the state of the art of selected commercial products is presented. In this paper the focus is on an IIoT toolbox and its application in the development of a smart ball screw. The proposed sensor system can be easily installed as a retrofit kit in new double-nut ball screws as well as in revised ones.
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