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Review paper
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14 May 2013
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Mobile sensor platforms: categorisation and research applications in precision farming
C. W. Zecha
University of Hohenheim, Institute of Crop Science, Department of Agronomy (340a), Fruwirthstr. 23, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
J. Link
University of Hohenheim, Institute of Crop Science, Department of Agronomy (340a), Fruwirthstr. 23, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
W. Claupein
University of Hohenheim, Institute of Crop Science, Department of Agronomy (340a), Fruwirthstr. 23, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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J. Sens. Sens. Syst., 13, 123–133, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-13-123-2024, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-13-123-2024, 2024
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3D thermograms are a good alternative when a single traditional 2D thermal image does not reveal enough information to analyze a complex object. However, the 3D thermography field is still under exploration. This paper shows a comparison of a thermography system operated with two different 3D sensors. The results indicate that the depth sensor with more accurate measurements captures the object geometry better, and therefore the interpretation of the 3D thermograms is improved.
Yann Sperling and Ralf Bernhard Bergmann
J. Sens. Sens. Syst., 13, 1–7, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-13-1-2024, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-13-1-2024, 2024
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Hendrik Wulfmeier, Niklas Warnecke, Luca Pasquini, Holger Fritze, and Philippe Knauth
J. Sens. Sens. Syst., 11, 51–59, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-11-51-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-11-51-2022, 2022
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A newly developed experimental setup to characterize thin polymeric films during dehydration and hydration is presented. The great advantage of this measurement device and technique is that it monitors the mass change and conductivity of the films in situ and simultaneously at virtually identical conditions. The feasibility of the technique is demonstrated by characterizing ionomer thin films. A mass resolution of ±7.9 ng is achieved. The precision of relative humidity (RH) control is ±0.15 %.
Robert Schmoll, Sebastian Schramm, Tom Breitenstein, and Andreas Kroll
J. Sens. Sens. Syst., 11, 41–49, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-11-41-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-11-41-2022, 2022
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The method of non-contact temperature measurement in conjunction with a 3D sensor described in this paper can be used to determine the heat loss of technical devices and industrial plants. This measurement tool thus helps to optimize the energy efficiency of these devices and plants.
Marc Pillarz, Axel von Freyberg, and Andreas Fischer
J. Sens. Sens. Syst., 9, 273–282, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-9-273-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-9-273-2020, 2020
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The necessary reliability of wind turbine gearboxes increases the requirements for large gear measurements. However, standard measuring methods reach their limits for large gears with diameters > 1 m. Therefore a scalable optical gear measurement approach is presented. At first, simulation and experimental results prove the principle applicability of the measuring approach for small gear measurements. Geometric parameters of gears can be determined with a single-digit micrometer uncertainty.
Marcin Uradzinski and Hang Guo
J. Sens. Sens. Syst., 9, 7–13, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-9-7-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-9-7-2020, 2020
Sebastian Hagemeier, Markus Schake, and Peter Lehmann
J. Sens. Sens. Syst., 8, 111–121, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-8-111-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-8-111-2019, 2019
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In this contribution a multi-sensor measuring system is presented. With this measurement system comparative measurements using five different surface measurement sensors are performed under identical conditions in a single set-up. The presented measurement results show different transfer behaviour of each sensor and indicate unique advantages for tactile and optical sensors. Comparative measuring enables the investigation of measurement deviations and helps to improve appropriate techniques.
Manuel Bastuck, Tobias Baur, and Andreas Schütze
J. Sens. Sens. Syst., 7, 489–506, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-7-489-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-7-489-2018, 2018
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Predictions about systems too complex for physical modeling can be made nowadays with data-based models. Our software DAV³E is an easy way to extract relevant features from cyclic raw data, a process often neglected in other software packages, based on mathematical methods, incomplete physical models, or human intuition. Its graphical user interface further provides methods to fuse data from many sensors, to teach a model the prediction of new data, and to check the model’s performance.
Pierre Bellier, Philippe Laurent, Serguei Stoukatch, François Dupont, Laura Joris, and Michael Kraft
J. Sens. Sens. Syst., 7, 299–308, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-7-299-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-7-299-2018, 2018
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Max Koeppel, Stefan Werzinger, Thomas Ringel, Peter Bechtold, Torsten Thiel, Rainer Engelbrecht, Thomas Bosselmann, and Bernhard Schmauss
J. Sens. Sens. Syst., 7, 91–100, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-7-91-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-7-91-2018, 2018
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Optical temperature sensors offer unique features which make them indispensable for key industries such as the energy sector. However, commercially available systems are designed to perform either distributed or hot spot temperature measurements. We have combined two measurement concepts to overcome this limitation, which allow distributed temperature measurements to be performed simultaneously with read-outs of optical hot spot temperature sensors at distinct positions along a fiber.
Jajnabalkya Guhathakurta, Daniela Schurr, Günter Rinke, Roland Dittmeyer, and Sven Simon
J. Sens. Sens. Syst., 6, 223–236, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-6-223-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-6-223-2017, 2017
Christoph Kandlbinder, Alice Fischerauer, Mario Mösch, Tobias Helling, Gerhard Fischerauer, and Martin Siegl
J. Sens. Sens. Syst., 6, 135–143, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-6-135-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-6-135-2017, 2017
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Nick Rüssmeier, Axel Hahn, Daniela Nicklas, and Oliver Zielinski
J. Sens. Sens. Syst., 6, 37–52, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-6-37-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-6-37-2017, 2017
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Maritime study sites utilized as a physical experimental test bed for sensor data fusion, communication technology and data stream analysis tools can provide substantial frameworks for design and development of e-navigation technologies. Increasing safety by observation and monitoring of the maritime environment with new technologies meets forward-looking needs to facilitate situational awareness. The study highlights research potentials and foundations achieved by distributed optical sensors.
Jan-Friedrich Ehlenbröker, Uwe Mönks, and Volker Lohweg
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This paper presents a novel method for the detection of sensor defects. Here, the consistency between measurements of sensor groups are utilized for this method. The sensor groups are pre-determined by the structure of an existing sensor fusion algorithm, which is in turn used to determine the health of a monitored system (e.g. a machine). Defect detection results of the presented method for different test cases and the method's capability to detect a number of typical sensor defects are shown.
Dietrich Imkamp, Jürgen Berthold, Michael Heizmann, Karin Kniel, Eberhard Manske, Martin Peterek, Robert Schmitt, Jochen Seidler, and Klaus-Dieter Sommer
J. Sens. Sens. Syst., 5, 325–335, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-5-325-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-5-325-2016, 2016
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Strategic considerations and publications dealing with the future of industrial production are significantly influenced these days by the concept of "Industrie 4.0". For this reason the field of measurement technology for industrial production must also tackle this concept when thinking about future trends and challenges in metrology.
Hanieh Safari, Thomas Fricke, Björn Reddersen, Thomas Möckel, and Michael Wachendorf
J. Sens. Sens. Syst., 5, 301–312, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-5-301-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-5-301-2016, 2016
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This study aimed to explore the potential of a multi-sensor system for assessment of biomass in pastures under different grazing intensities. Prediction accuracy with a mobile application of sensors was always lower than when sensors were applied statically. However accuracy of biomass prediction improved with increasing grazing intensity. Although the limitations associated with the system especially in very lenient pastures, the finding opens up a perspective for future grazing management.
Sebastian Felix Reinecke and Uwe Hampel
J. Sens. Sens. Syst., 5, 213–220, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-5-213-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-5-213-2016, 2016
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Sensor particles with buoyancy control and position detection are presented, which are used for flow tracking in large vessels, such as biogas digesters and waste water tanks. They were tested in the realistic flows of a biogas digester. The buoyancy control allows taring for good flow tracing by the sensor particles, and it lets them float to the surface after data acquisition for easy recovery. The fluid mixing was estimated from detected passages of sensor particles at a magnetic coil.
A. Loderer and T. Hausotte
J. Sens. Sens. Syst., 5, 1–8, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-5-1-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-5-1-2016, 2016
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This article describes a new qualification concept for dimensional measurements on optical measuring systems, using the example of a prototypical multi-scale multi-sensor fringe projection system for production-related inspections of sheet-bulk metal-formed parts. A new concept is developed for determining the orientations and positions of the sensors' measuring ranges in a common coordinate system. The principle element of the concept is a newly developed flexible reference artefact.
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J. Sens. Sens. Syst., 4, 295–303, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-4-295-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-4-295-2015, 2015
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