September 2003
VOL. 20    NO. 9
Table of Contents

 EDITORIAL 
Having Wonder Full Time
Barbara G. Goode

 PUTTING SENSORS 
 TO WORK 
Optoelectronic Sensors in Medical Applications As diagnostic equipment becomes smaller, more portable, and more energy efficient, optoelectronic sensors are proving their worth in medical applications.  Ray King

TOC Image App Snaps Application Snapshots
Caring for coral reefs, customized air bag deployment, and synthetic vision for airline pilots.

 Intelligent Systems 

TOC Image Managing Your Data Before, During, and After Testing Setting up your test system is only half the battle—how you store the data and access them after testing is the other half.  Richard House

Smart Sensing Power on a Chip: Digital Signal Controllers Using innovative system-on-a-chip architecture, digital signal controllers deliver the powerful computation, communication, and control capablities demanded by cutting-edge smart sensing applications.  Priyabrata Sinha

 SENSOR 
 TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN 
TOC Image Cover Story
A Novel Auto-Zero Servo-Inclinometer A next-generation servo-inclinometer exhibits accuracy of a few arc-seconds, has virtually banished the zero drift problem (even under harsh conditions), and can go without recalibration for extended periods of time.  Federico Singer and Yuval Singer

A Unique Angular-Rate-Sensing Gyro Using specialized MEMS technology, integrated gyroscopes deliver significant advances in angular rate sensing—and make a fully integrated inertial measurement unit with six degrees of freedom a real possibility in the not-so-distant future.  David Krakauer

Enhancing Crane Safety: Digitally Compensated Tilt Sensors Crane safety systems using high-performance tilt sensors help avert serious accidents, enhance production, and control costs for a highly competitive industry.  Michael R. Puccio

Integrated Solutions for Calibrated Sensor Signal Conditioning This quick read will give you some tips you’ll find handy for your sensor calibration and signal conditioning tasks.  Jim McGonigal

 DEPARTMENTS 
Business Sense
Research and Developments
Web Picks
Literature Showcase
Wish List
Advertiser Index

Sensors Online
Sensors Expo & Conference There’s still time to register for the September 22–25 event in Anaheim. Get details on all five conference tracks including the Business of Sensors and the Sensors for Ready Response symposiums. You can find a list of exhibitors, too, and read about the keynote addresses: “Building Virtual Humans,” by William Swartout of USC's Institute for Creative Technology, and “The Sensated World Brought Online,” by Luke Hughes of Accenture Technology Labs.

Sensor Business Digest
This respected newsletter provides in-depth analyses of companies in the sensor arena. Read excerpts here.

Industry News
Our own news briefs from the world of sensor business, updated twice each week.

Readers' Choice Award Check out this month’s Readers’ Choice Award winner to see which of the products covered online in Sensors Express in June 2003 got the most reader responses.

Wish List
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Sensors Express Use the handy Sensors Express search engine to locate just the products you need. And sign on for a free subscription so you can receive regular reports of product news specific to your particular interests.

Article Index
We’ve got a complete list of all the articles Sensors has ever run, dating back to 1984. Articles from recent years are available electronically.

Industry Links
Here you’ll find the Web’s best sensor-related tools and information: helpful portals, R&D facilities and programs, online education, training, associations, and other nifty things.

SpecSearch Whether you’re looking for a MOSFET, a sensor, a signal conditioner, or something else, just type in your search criteria and get back a list of products.





 
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