Sensors & Test

Browse extensive resources on the advances in Sensor and Test technologies. Find applications for smart sensor systems, data acquisition, transducers, detector systems plus the latest in advanced measuring instruments and monitoring systems, devices and instrumentation.

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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The device has applications in medical diagnostics and homeland security.
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Briefs: Aerospace
The algorithms enable drones to quickly switch between hover and forward flight.
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Facility Focus: Sensors/Data Acquisition
See how NASA Langley tests a variety of advanced aircraft concepts. including ways to make flying both cleaner and quieter.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The stretchable electronics are more stable as they change shape, which could lead to next-generation sensors for healthcare applications.
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Q&A: Energy
Professor Shirley Meng explains why there's a demand for stretchable batteries.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Perseverance is the first leg of a round trip to Mars.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Hundreds of drones can recharge autonomously on unmanned ground vehicles.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The next generation of waterproof smart fabrics can be laser-printed and made in minutes.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Equipment designers can simplify design efforts and adjust controller platforms as needed when they standardize on electronic input/output products.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
“Smellicopter” uses a live moth antenna to avoid obstacles and seek out smells.
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Products: Test & Measurement
Vision software, thermal sensors, ceramic pastes, and more.
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Briefs: Aerospace
The technology could continuously monitor fluid flow in pipes on the International Space Station and prevent satellites from colliding.
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Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
In-air UAV docking, digital communication via touch, and a computer-vision monitor for diabetes.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Sensors need to be flexible, stretchable, biodegradable, safe, and stable for use in the body.
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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Is "SPE" the future of industrial automation and automotive? It certainly has the potential, says Mike Anderson.
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Briefs: Aerospace
A mathematical framework can help engineers make informed decisions about which sensors to use and where they must be positioned in aircraft and other machines.
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Briefs: Wearables
Real-time health monitoring and sensing abilities of robots require soft electronics, but a challenge of using such materials lies in their reliability.
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Application Briefs: IoMT
A "smart building" platform incorporates hardware, software, and cloud analytics to form a digital "backbone."
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Briefs: Wearables
A patch of needles connected to a paper sensor diagnoses conditions such as prediabetes.
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Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
With new vehicles, automotive manufacturers will need to closely monitor the current flowing to the motor.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Study shows improvements to chemical sensing chip that aims to quickly and accurately identify drugs and other trace chemicals.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The sensor monitors the oil circulation ratio in real time for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems.
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Articles: Communications
The ability to identify hidden patterns, predict future issues, forecast usage and costs, and derive insights from IoT sensor data will reshape the industrial process forever.
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Application Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
See what kinds of sensors are supporting self-driving vehicles.
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Products: Test & Measurement
Rain detectors, beacons, flow meters, and more.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Researcher are finding ways to estimate a target location when light gets deflected by a disordered structure.
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Articles: Photonics/Optics
See what kinds of applications require high-precision laser glass with demanding dimensional tolerances and high-power laser coatings.
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Application Briefs: Automotive
While ADAS has improved freeway and high-speed driving, the basic need for collision mitigation with pedestrians and bicyclists has mostly remained unaddressed.
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Application Briefs: Imaging
Any hyperspectral system needs to maintain a stable and accurate radiometric and spectral calibration.
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