Innovative Field Sensors and Actuators: From Modelling to Measurements 2021

Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue presents a broad overview of methods of both the analysis and design of sensors and actuators, mainly addressed to scientists as well as research students in electrical, electronic and computer engineering, as well as artificial intelligence and mechatronics.

In general, the following remarks can be put forward. Progress in the technology of devices for sensing and actuation is boosted by several factors, for instance, the availability of smart materials like magnetic composites, size miniaturization, the impact of power electronics for supply, and a need for energy-saving systems. In particular, miniaturization techniques make it possible to integrate different physical domains within the same device, the behavior of which is characterized by the interaction of coupled fields. This in turn has an impact on the mathematical and computer modelling level, because tools for analysis and design more likely than not are supposed to offer facilities for multiphysics nonlinear analysis. Correspondingly, sophisticated measurement techniques are needed for the assessment and testing of prototypes.

Moving from this background, the scope of the Issue is threefold:

• Increasing our awareness of sensors, transducers, and actuators as the most innovative devices in everyday technology;
• Stimulating research projects in areas like the exploitation of new materials and the development of multiphysics modelling tools;
• Helping academic teachers to restructure curricula in electrical engineering according to the emerging trends in research.

Because of the multidisciplinary nature of the covered topics, the skills of different authors acting in different areas of science and technology are necessary, and relevant contributions are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Slawomir Wiak
Prof. Dr. Paolo Di Barba
Guest Editors

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• small sensors and actuators
• smart materials
• magnetic composites
• wireless body area networks
• analytical models
• field-circuit models
• finite-element analysis
• inverse problems
• multiobjective optimization