Description

This issue of Sensor TechVision TOE profiles developments in non-destructive testing of historical stone monuments, compact eddy current testers, pulsed eddy current arrays for detection of corrosion under insulation (CUI), broadband ultrasonic testing devices, and phased array ultrasonic testers.

Sensor TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) captures global sensor-related innovations and developments on a weekly basis. Innovations are directed toward developing smart and intelligent sensors with functionalities beyond sensing. Research focus areas include: low power sensors (energy harvesting), industrial automation sensors (M2M, vision sensor), ubiquitous sensor (WSN, sensor fusion), smart sensors (wearables, quantified self), high sensitivity and smaller size (MEMS, nanosensors), and improved security (CBRNE, terahertz). The need for low power, smaller, lighter sensors with enhanced performance attributes and minimal false alarms is driving innovations in the sensors space.

The Sensors and Instrumentation cluster covers innovations pertaining to technologies such as wireless sensors and networks, energy harvesting, haptics and touch, MEMS and nanosensors, Terahertz, ubiquitous/smart sensors, CBRNE, quantified-self, sensor fusion, M2M communications, and drones.

Keywords: Eddy current testers, ultrasonic sensors, ultrasonic testers, phased array ultrasonic transducers, broadband ultrasonic transducers, corrosion under insulation