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Sensors for Everyday Life

Environmental and Food Engineering

  • Describes novel sensors and sensing systems developed for environment monitoring, food production and quality assessment
  • Covers a broad range of applications of different types of sensors used in everyday life
  • Gathers research contributions by experts from around the globe
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation (SSMI, volume 23)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Real-Time HVAC Sensor Monitoring and Automatic Fault Detection System

    • Ying Guo, Josh Wall, Jiaming Li, Sam West
    Pages 39-54
  3. High Sensitivity Optical Structures for Relative Humidity Sensing

    • Joaquin Ascorbe, Jesus Corres, Francisco J. Arregui, Ignacio R. Matias, Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay
    Pages 55-79
  4. Application of Practical Nitrate Sensor Based on Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

    • Md Eshrat E Alahi, Xie Li, Subhas Mukhopadhyay, L. Burkitt
    Pages 109-136
  5. Using Wireless Sensor Networks to Determine Pollination Readiness in Palm Oil Plantation

    • Mohamed Rawidean Mohd Kassim, Ahmad Nizar Harun
    Pages 137-155
  6. Time Domain Reflectometer for Measuring Liquid Waste Levels in a Septic System

    • Shreya Reddy Mamidi, Kaushik Bukka, Michael Haji-Sheikh, Martin Kocanda, Donald Zinger, Mansour Taherinezahdi
    Pages 157-177
  7. Nanowire (S3) Device for the Quality Control of Drinking Water

    • Estefanía Núñez Carmona, Matteo Soprani, Veronica Sberveglieri
    Pages 179-203
  8. Milk Quality Monitoring Using Electromagnetic Wave Sensors

    • Keyur H. Joshi, Alex Mason, Olga Korostynska, Ahmed Al-Shamma’a
    Pages 205-227
  9. Grated Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese: Authenticity Determination and Characterization by a Novel Nanowire Device (S3) and GC-MS

    • Veronica Sberveglieri, Manohar P. Bhandari, Andrea Pulvirenti, Estefania Núñez Carmona
    Pages 229-243
  10. Lard Detection in Edible Oil Using Dielectric Spectroscopy

    • Masyitah Amat Sairin, Samsuzana Abd Aziz, Nina Naquiah Ahmad Nizar, Nurul Adilah Abdul Latiff, Alyani Ismail, Dzulkifly Mat Hashim et al.
    Pages 245-271
  11. Optical-Based Interference Cancellation in Wireless Sensor Networks

    • Matthew P. Chang, Jingyi (Jenny) Sun, Monica Lu, Eric Blow, Paul R. Prucnal
    Pages 273-301
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 323-324

About this book

This book offers an up-to-date overview of the concepts, modeling, technical and technological details and practical applications of different types of sensors, and discusses the trends of next generation of sensors and systems for environmental and food engineering. This book is aimed at researchers, graduate students, academics and industry professionals working in the field of environmental and food engineering, environmental monitoring, precision agriculture and food quality control.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University , Sydney, Australia

    Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay

  • Instituto de Telecomunicações , Lisbon, Portugal

    Octavian Adrian Postolache

  • Massey University , Palmerston North, New Zealand

    Krishanthi P. Jayasundera

  • Auckland University , Auckland, New Zealand

    Akshya K. Swain

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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