Sensors for Automotive and Aerospace Applications

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction to Sensors for Aerospace and Automotive Applications

   • Shantanu Bhattacharya, Avinash Kumar Agarwal, Om Prakash, Shailendra Singh, Mohit Pandey, Rishi Kant

   Pages 1-6

3. Functional Films for Gas Sensing Applications: A Review

   • Ankur Gupta, Pramod Kumar Parida, Pramod Pal

   Pages 7-37

4. Corrosion Monitoring and Control in Aircraft: A Review

   • Rishi Kant, Pankaj Singh Chauhan, Geeta Bhatt, Shantanu Bhattacharya

   Pages 39-53

5. Energy Harvesting Techniques for Powering Wireless Sensor Networks in Aircraft Applications: A Review

   • Poonam Sundriyal, Shantanu Bhattacharya

   Pages 55-76

6. Embedded Sensors for Health Monitoring of an Aircraft

   • Sudarsana Jena, Ankur Gupta

   Pages 77-91

7. Sensors Used in Flying: A Comprehensive Study

   • Kapil Manoharan, Shantanu Bhattacharya

   Pages 93-106

8. Overview of Electric Vehicles (EVs) and EV Sensors

   • Aviru Kumar Basu, Shreyansh Tatiya, Shantanu Bhattacharya

   Pages 107-122

9. Fabrication Processes for Sensors for Automotive Applications: A Review

   • Aviru Kumar Basu, Shreyansh Tatiya, Geeta Bhatt, Shantanu Bhattacharya

   Pages 123-142

10. Wireless Sensing Systems: A Review

    • Sudarsana Jena, Ankur Gupta, Rohit Kumar Pippara, Pramod Pal, Adit

    Pages 143-192

11. Sensors in Assembly Shop in Automobile Manufacturing

    • Mohit Pandey, Shreyansh Tatiya, Shantanu Bhattacharya, Shailendra Singh

    Pages 193-207

12. Leakage Monitoring in Inflatable Space Antennas: A Perspective to Sensitive Detection of Helium and Nitrogen Gases

    • Pankaj Singh Chauhan, Geeta Bhatt, Shantanu Bhattacharya

    Pages 209-222

13. MEMS Sensors for Automotive Applications: A Review

    • Geeta Bhatt, Kapil Manoharan, Pankaj Singh Chauhan, Shantanu Bhattacharya

    Pages 223-239

14. Sensors in the Joining and Welding Process in Automobile Manufacturing

    • Mohit Pandey, Shreyansh Tatiya, Shantanu Bhattacharya, Shailendra Singh

    Pages 241-256

15. Sensors Used in Automotive Paint Shops

    • Shreyansh Tatiya, Mohit Pandey, Shantanu Bhattacharya, Shailendra Singh

    Pages 257-264

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.

• Gas sensors
• Inflatable antenna systems
• Electric vehicle sensors
• Aircraft Buz Wire interconnects
• Sensor Fabrication
• Sensor Caliberation
• Senor design for vehicles
• Sensor design for aircraft

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India

  Shantanu Bhattacharya, Avinash Kumar Agarwal

• Design Program, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India

  Om Prakash

• Maruti Suzuki India Limited, Gurugram, India

  Shailendra Singh

Shantanu Bhattacharya (PhD) is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Head of Design Program at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Prior to this he completed his MS in Mechanical Engineering from the Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas and a PhD in Bio-engineering from the University of Missouri at Columbia, United States of America. He also completed a post-doctoral training at the Birck Nanotechnology Center at the Purdue University. Dr. Bhattacharya’s main research interests are Design and development of micro- nano sensors and actuation platforms, nano-energetic materials, micro and nanofabrication technologies, water  remediation using visible light photocatalysis and product design and development. He has many awards and accolades to his credit which includes the Institution of Engineers Young engineer award, the Institute of Smart structures and systems young scientist award, the national design research best mechanical engineering award, fellowship from the high energetic materials institute at Australia, fellowship of the Institution of Engineers of India etc. Dr. Bhattacharya has guided many PhD and masters students and has many international journal publications, patents, books and conference proceedings.

 

Avinash K Agarwal is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His areas of interest are IC engines, combustion, alternative fuels, conventional fuels, optical diagnostics, laser ignition, HCCI, emission and particulate control, and large bore engines. He has published 24 books and 230+ international journal and conference papers. Prof. Agarwal is a Fellow of SAE (2012), ASME (2013), ISEES (2015) and INAE (2015). He received several awards such as Prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award-2016 in Engineering Sciences, Rajib Goyal prize-2015, NASI-Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award-2012; INAE Silver Jubilee Young Engineer Award-2012; SAE International’s Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award-2008; INSA Young Scientist Award-2007; UICT Young Scientist Award-2007; INAE Young Engineer Award-2005.

 

Om Prakash is the Director of Materials & Manufacturing Research in Boeing's Research and Technology Division in Bangalore, India. He has done his  ME in Mechanical Engineering and PhD in Engineering Materials from IISc Bangalore and the University of Cambridge respectively.  He has since worked in McMaster University (Canada), IIT Kanpur (India) and GE Global Research (India). He has published more than 20 technical reports, 30 journal articles and filed 18 patents. 

 

Shailendra Singh is Vice President for warehouse-parts and accessories-marketing and sales in Maruti Suzuki India Limited. After completing his B.Tech. from HBTI Kanpur, India, he has done his MBA from ICS Hitotsubashi (JAPAN) and is a EFPM candidate at IIM Lucknow.

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