Aerospace Sensor Systems and Applications

Aerospace Sensor Systems and Applications
Author: Shmuel Merhav
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1461239966

This book is about aerospace sensors, their principles of operation, and their typical advantages, shortcomings, and vulnerabilities. They are described in the framework of the subsystems where they function and in accordance with the flight mission they are designed to serve. The book is intended for students at the advanced undergraduate or graduate level and for research engineers who need to acquire this kind of knowledge. An effort has been made to explain, within a uniform framework of mathematical modeling, the physics upon which a certain sensor concept is based, its construction, its dynamics, and its error sources and their corresponding mathematical models. Equipped with such knowledge and understanding, the student or research engineer should be able to get involved in research and development activities of guidance, control, and navigation systems and to contribute to the initiation of novel ideas in the aerospace sensor field. As a designer and systems engineer, he should be able to correctly interpret the various items in a technical data list and thus to interact intelligently with manufacturers' representatives and other members of an R&D team. Much of the text has evolved from undergraduate and graduate courses given by the author during the past seventeen years at the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the Technion- Israel Institute of Technology and from his earlier research and development experience in flight control, guidance, navigation, and avionics at the Ministry of Defense Central Research Institute.

Aerospace Sensors

Aerospace Sensors
Author: Alexander Nebylov
Publisher: Momentum Press
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2012-11-20
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1606500619

Modern air and space craft demand a huge variety of sensing elements for detecting and controlling their behavior and operation. These sensors often differ significantly from those designed for applications in automobile, ship, railway, and other forms of transportation, and those used in industrial, chemical, medical, and other areas. This book offers insight into an appropriate selection of these sensors and describes their principles of operation, design, and achievable performance along with particulars of their construction. Drawn from the activities of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), especially its Aerospace Technical Committee, the book provides details on the majority of sensors for aircraft and many for spacecraft, satellites, and space probes. It is written by an international team of twelve authors representing four countries from Eastern and Western Europe and North America, all with considerable experience in aerospace sensor and systems design. Highlights include: • coverage of aerospace vehicle classification, specific design criteria, and the requirements of onboard systems and sensors; • reviews of airborne flight parameter sensors, weather sensors and collision avoidance devices; • discussions on the important role of inertial navigation systems (INS) and separate gyroscopic sensors for aerospace vehicle navigation and motion control; • descriptions of engine parameter information collection systems, including fuel quantity and consumption sensors, pressure pick-ups, tachometers, vibration control, and temperature sensors; and • descriptions and examples of sensor integration.

Sensors for Automotive and Aerospace Applications

Sensors for Automotive and Aerospace Applications
Author: Shantanu Bhattacharya
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2018-11-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9811332908

This volume covers the various sensors related to automotive and aerospace sectors, discussing their properties as well as how they are realized, calibrated and deployed. Written by experts in the field, it provides a ready reference to product developers, researchers and students working on sensor design and fabrication, and provides perspective on both current and future research.

Smart Sensor Systems

Smart Sensor Systems
Author: Gerard Meijer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2014-04-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1118703170

With contributions from an internationally-renowned group of experts, this book uses a multidisciplinary approach to review recent developments in the field of smart sensor systems, covering important system and design aspects. It examines topics over the whole range of sensor technology from the theory and constraints of basic elements, physics and electronics, up to the level of application-orientated issues. Developed as a complementary volume to ‘Smart Sensor Systems’ (Wiley 2008), which introduces the basics of smart sensor systems, this volume focuses on emerging sensing technologies and applications, including: State-of-the-art techniques for designing smart sensors and smart sensor systems, including measurement techniques at system level, such as dynamic error correction, calibration, self-calibration and trimming. Circuit design for sensor systems, such as the design of precision instrumentation amplifiers. Impedance sensors, and the associated measurement techniques and electronics, that measure electrical characteristics to derive physical and biomedical parameters, such as blood viscosity or growth of micro-organisms. Complete sensor systems-on-a-chip, such as CMOS optical imagers and microarrays for DNA detection, and the associated circuit and micro-fabrication techniques. Vibratory gyroscopes and the associated electronics, employing mechanical and electrical signal amplification to enable low-power angular-rate sensing. Implantable smart sensors for neural interfacing in bio-medical applications. Smart combinations of energy harvesters and energy-storage devices for autonomous wireless sensors. Smart Sensor Systems: Emerging Technologies and Applications will greatly benefit final-year undergraduate and postgraduate students in the areas of electrical, mechanical and chemical engineering, and physics. Professional engineers and researchers in the microelectronics industry, including microsystem developers, will also find this a thorough and useful volume.

Sensor Systems

Sensor Systems
Author: Clarence W. de Silva
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 655
Release: 2016-12-19
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 149871627X

This book covers sensors and multiple sensor systems, including sensor networks and multi-sensor data fusion. It presents the physics and principles of operation and discusses sensor selection, ratings and performance specifications, necessary hardware and software for integration into an engineering system and signal processing and data analysis. Additionally, it discusses parameter estimation, decision making and practical applications. Even though the book has all the features of a course textbook, it also contains a wealth of practical information on the subject.

Expanding the Vision of Sensor Materials

Expanding the Vision of Sensor Materials
Author: Committee on New Sensor Technologies: Materials and Applications
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 146
Release: 1995-07-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0309587433

Advances in materials science and engineering have paved the way for the development of new and more capable sensors. Drawing upon case studies from manufacturing and structural monitoring and involving chemical and long wave-length infrared sensors, this book suggests an approach that frames the relevant technical issues in such a way as to expedite the consideration of new and novel sensor materials. It enables a multidisciplinary approach for identifying opportunities and making realistic assessments of technical risk and could be used to guide relevant research and development in sensor technologies.

Health Monitoring of Aerospace Structures

Health Monitoring of Aerospace Structures
Author: Wieslaw Staszewski
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2004-02-13
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780470843406

Providing quality research for the reader, this title encompasses all the recent developments in smart sensor technology for health monitoring in aerospace structures, providing a valuable introduction to damage detection techniques. Focussing on engineering applications, all chapters are written by smart structures and materials experts from aerospace manufacturers and research/academic institutions. This key reference: Discusses the most important aspects related to smart technologies for damage detection; this includes not only monitoring techniques but also aspects related to specifications, design parameters, assessment and qualification routes. Presents real case studies and applications; this includes in-flight tests; the work presented goes far beyond academic research applications. Displays a balance between theoretical developments and engineering applications

Chemical Sensors 8

Chemical Sensors 8
Author: R. Mukundan
Publisher: The Electrochemical Society
Total Pages: 592
Release: 2008
Genre: Biosensors
ISBN: 1566776570

This ECS Transactions issue is a compilation of papers presented at the PRiME 2008 Joint International Meeting, held in Hawaii from October 12 - October 17, 2008. The papers presented covered the research and development in the field of chemical (gas, ion, bio and other) sensors, including molecular recognition surface, transduction methods, and integrated and micro sensor systems.

Structural Health Monitoring Damage Detection Systems for Aerospace

Structural Health Monitoring Damage Detection Systems for Aerospace
Author: Markus G. R. Sause
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2021
Genre: Aerospace engineering
ISBN: 3030721922

This open access book presents established methods of structural health monitoring (SHM) and discusses their technological merit in the current aerospace environment. While the aerospace industry aims for weight reduction to improve fuel efficiency, reduce environmental impact, and to decrease maintenance time and operating costs, aircraft structures are often designed and built heavier than required in order to accommodate unpredictable failure. A way to overcome this approach is the use of SHM systems to detect the presence of defects. This book covers all major contemporary aerospace-relevant SHM methods, from the basics of each method to the various defect types that SHM is required to detect to discussion of signal processing developments alongside considerations of aerospace safety requirements. It will be of interest to professionals in industry and academic researchers alike, as well as engineering students. This article/publication is based upon work from COST Action CA18203 (ODIN - http://odin-cost.com/), supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is a funding agency for research and innovation networks. Our Actions help connect research initiatives across Europe and enable scientists to grow their ideas by sharing them with their peers. This boosts their research, career and innovation.

Proceedings of the International Workshop on Advances in Civil Aviation Systems Development

Proceedings of the International Workshop on Advances in Civil Aviation Systems Development
Author: Ivan Ostroumov
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2023-07-20
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3031380827

This book includes high-quality research papers presented at International Workshop on Advances in Civil Aviation Systems Development (ACASD 2023), which was at National Aviation University, Kyiv Ukraine, on May 30, 2023. This book presents original results of a scholarly study of unique research teams and market leaders on the development in civil aviation systems and its application. The book topics include major research areas focused on advances in avionics system design, modern trends in communication, surveillance and navigation systems development, and civil avionics system maintenance questions. Also, proposed book is useful for scholars and professionals in the civil aviation domain.