T HE articles contributed to this Special Section on Smart Sensors were inspired by the papers presented at the 2005 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS). The growing field of " smart sensors " caught our attention and prompted discussion on a Special IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS—I: REGULAR PAPERS issue dedicated to this important topic. Recent research has ...

A smart sensor is a sensing device that uses a microcontroller to generate more accurate information than standard sensors. The evolution of microcontroller technology toward lower prices, small size, and high performance opens the door for smart sensors in others applications such as discrete industrial sensors. It is only a question of time before the same trend will also be seen in the comme...

This paper presents a flexible standalone, low cost smart home system, which is based on the Android app communicating with the micro-web server providing more than the switching functionalities. The Arduino Ethernet is used to eliminate the use of a personal computer (PC) keeping the cost of the overall system to a minimum while voice activation is incorporated for switching functionalities. D...

Computer numerically controlled (CNC) machines have evolved to adapt to increasing technological and industrial requirements. To cover these needs, new generation machines have to perform monitoring strategies by incorporating multiple sensors. Since in most of applications the online Processing of the variables is essential, the use of smart sensors is necessary. The contribution of this work ...

Smart sensors densely distributed over structures can use their computational and wireless communication capabilities to provide rich information for structural health monitoring (SHM). Though smart sensor technology has seen substantial advances during recent years, implementation of smart sensors on full-scale structures has been limited. While users often postulate that wired sensing systems...

Photonic sensors, signal processors and communication technologies have emerged as viable alternatives to electronics. Fiber optic sensors which can readily be integrated with smart materials and structures offer an immense potential in the realization of intelligent systems. This paper presents an overview of different types of fiber optic sensors and their application to smart structures.

The technological innovation in electronics makes nowadays mobile phone more than a simple communication tool: it becomes a portable electronic device with integrated functions, such as listening to music, watching movies, taking photos, etc. To achieve these, many kinds of advanced sensor are used. In this paper, several applications of sensor in smart phone are introduced including Image Sens...

The advances in sensing devices and integrated circuit technology have allowed for the development of easily \re-conngurable smart sensor" products. Primarily utilizing commercial oo-the-shelf (COTS) components, we have developed reconngurable smart sensors, consisting of a microprocessor, GPS receiver, RF transceiver, and sensor. The standard serial control interface allows for ease of interch...