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Fault Diagnosis and Vibration Signal Processing in Rotor Systems

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submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 41999 | Submission Open

Keywords: vbiration of wind power system with faults ; dynamic modeling of rotor systems ; improvement of theoretical methods rotor systems ; simulation methods for rotor systems ; nonlinear vibration response characteristics of rotor systems with faults ; vibration and stability control of rotor systems ; active; semi-active; and passive control techniques applied in rotor systems ; applications of intelligent controls; adaptive controls; nonlinear controls; and linear controls in rotor systems ; intelligent sensing and signal analysis for rotor systems ; intellignet fault diagnosis for rotor systems ; rotor systems with magnetic bearings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)

Smart Sensors for Machine Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis

edited by

Wilson Q. Wang

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15194 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors and instrumentation; machine health monitoring; fault diagnosis; prognosis and system state forecasting; signal processing; AI and machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)

Sensor-Based Telerehabilitation and Telemonitoring Technologies

edited by

Bruno Bonnechère

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14469 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Digital Holography in Optics: Techniques and Applications

edited by Chau-Jern Cheng

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13626 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital holography; optical metrology; deep leaning; biological cell imaging; optical inspection; unconventional imaging; resolution enhancement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Collaborative Robotics: Prospects, Challenges and Applications

edited by

Alberto Borboni

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Giuseppe Carbone

,

Matteo Claudio Palpacelli

,

Roberto Pagani

and

Antonio Arbore

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11856 | Submission Open

Keywords: cobots; collaborative robots; manufacturing; healthcare; logistics; productivity; safety; artificial intelligence; ethics; innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Remote Sensing for Crop Growth Monitoring

edited by

Antonio Uris Martínez

and

Alberto San Bautista

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5509 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; crop modelling; vegetation indices; machine learning; data processing; productivity; crop management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Smart Sensing for Failure Diagnosis in Structures and Machine Components: 2nd Edition

edited by

Muhammad Khan

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4125 | Submission Open

Keywords: failure diagnosis; smart sensing; structure health monitoring; near-real-time diagnosis; invasive and non invasive sensing; big data; intelligent algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensors in Hardware Security

edited by Wayne Burleson and Yan Long

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3495 | Submission Open

Keywords: hardware security; sensor design; intrusion detection and prevention; trustworthy and confidential sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

SPAD-Based Sensors and Techniques for Enhanced Sensing Applications

edited by

Leonardo Gasparini

and

Alessandro Tontini

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2290 | Submission Open

Keywords: single-photon avalanche diode arrays (SPAD); time-resolved imagers; photon counting imagers; time-of-flight (ToF) sensors and systems; LiDAR; fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM); Raman spectroscopy; positron emission tomography (PET); time-domain near infra-red spectroscopy (TD-NIRS)/diffuse optical tomography (DOT); high dynamic range (HDR) imaging; quantum imaging super-resolution spectroscopy; sub-shot noise imaging; ghost imaging; non-line-of-sight (NLoS) imaging; time-to-digital converters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Network Security and IoT Security: 2nd Edition

edited by

Amitabh Mishra

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2017 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT security threats and mitigation; access management; improved authentication; wireless security; firewalls and honeypots; endpoint security; digital piracy; biometrics in security; malware detection; information security; cloud security; ransomware; risk management; digital forensics; challenges in remote access; data storage security; data loss prevention systems; social media security; cryptography; blockchains; mobile applications security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Intelligent Sensing Technologies, Algorithms, and Drone Applications for Environmental and Aerospace Challenges

edited by

Justyna Tomaszewska

and Paweł Gołda

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1550 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensing technologies; advanced algorithms for sensing; drone-based environmental monitoring; aerospace sensing applications; sensor fusion and real-time analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Flexible Electronics and Wearable Biosensing Systems

edited by Mengge Wu

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1118 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible electronics; wearable electronics; stretchable electronics; bioelectronics; skin electronics; intelligent biosensing; multimodal biosensing; biomedical engineering; materials engineering; mechanical engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Acoustic and Ultrasonic Sensors for Non-Destructive Testing and Structural Health Monitoring

edited by

Dimitrios G. Aggelis

,

Nicolas Ospitia

and

Gerlinde Lefever

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 645 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustic emission; ultrasound; non-destructive testing; structural health monitoring; non-contact ultrasonics; damage detection; nonlinear acoustics; frequency; dispersion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

IoT in Action: Practical IoT Applications and Advanced Security Solutions

edited by

Samsul Huda

and Shunsuke Araki

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 591 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor networks; practical IoT applications; IoT implementation strategies; IoT security; secure IoT architectures; practical cryptography for IoT devices; blockchain-secured IoT networks; AI-driven IoT threat intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Advancements in Metamaterial Sensors Across Frequency Domains

edited by Brian Wells

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamaterials; metasurfaces; sensors; gigahertz frequencies; terahertz frequencies; optical sensors; electromagnetic sensing; 3D printing; frequency-selective devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Recent Developments in Heavy Metals Detection: Sensors, Devices, Pretreatment Techniques, Prediction Models and Algorithms

edited by

Guo Zhao

and Yanyan Zhang

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: detection of heavy metals; electrochemical sensors; pretreatment methods; algorithms; portable equipment

RFID and Zero-Power Backscatter Sensors

edited by

Antonio Lázaro

,

David Girbau

and

Ramon Villarino

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 83078 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

ECG Signal Processing and Analysis, Computational Technology and Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Carlos Sánchez

and

Jan Cornelis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 25164 | Submission Open

Keywords: ECG sensors; ECG processing; wearable devices; cardiac signal processing; heart rate monitoring; arrhythmia detection; biomedical engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sensing and Data Elaboration in Structural Health Monitoring Technology

edited by

Monica Ciminello

,

Ignazio Dimino

and

Antonio Concilio

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 23208 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor technology; sensors integration; network layout optimization; qualification and certification; real-time data processing; damage detection analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Application of UAV and Sensing in Precision Agriculture

edited by

Christopher C. Stewart

and

Huiping Tsai

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20538 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles; sensors; sensing technologies; precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Wearable Sensors and Machine Learning in the Biomechanics of Human Movement

edited by

Michael E. Hahn

and

Seth Donahue

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19716 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; machine learning; human gait; clinical applications; robotics; balance; clinical gait analysis; sport performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Wearable Sensors for Biomechanics Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Winson Lee

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19212 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; wearable smart devices; accelerometers; gyroscopes; magnetometers; ultrasound optical; nanomaterial-based; EMG and force sensors; exoskeletons; soft wearable robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Applications of Sensors Based on Embedded Systems

edited by

Sergio Spanò

and

Luca Di Nunzio

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15746 | Submission Open

Keywords: applications of sensors to low-power IoT systems; FPGA and SoC processing for sensors data; microcontrollers processing for sensors data; embedded GPU processing for sensors data; ASIC processing for sensors data; machine learning on the Edge; efficient sensors data-processing algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Wireless Sensor Networks for Condition Monitoring

edited by

Juan C. Granda

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13337 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial IoT; fault detection and diagnosis; predictive maintenance; sensors for condition monitoring; WSNs in harsh environments; deep learning or machine learning models for condition monitoring; energy-aware condition monitoring; cloud; edge; fog and combined cloud-edge computing architectures for condition monitoring; case studies and practical implementations of WSNs in monitoring critical infrastructure; security and privacy issues in WSN-based condition monitoring systems; energy harvesting in WSN

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Biomedical Sensors for Cardiology

edited by

Omar Escalona

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10823 | Submission Open

Keywords: long-term vital signs monitoring; wearable biocompatible dry ECG electrodes; body-surface surrogate cardiac contractility monitoring techniques; noninvasive sensors; cardiovascular therapeutic destination implanted devices; tissue engineering solutions in cardiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advances in Sensing and Robotic Assistive Technologies in Rehabilitation

edited by Daniela D'Auria

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9099 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical robotics; telemedicine; AI; bioengineering; rehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors and Robotics)

Remote Sensing, Geophysics and GIS

edited by

Muhammad Tauhidur Rahman

and

Muhammad Bilal

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9055 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; GIS; geophysics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Security and Privacy in Internet of Things and Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Yong Wang

and

Bhaskar Rimal

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7341 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; security; privacy; machine learning; blockchain; post-quantum

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Wearable Inertial Sensors for Human Movement Analysis

edited by Britta Berg-Johansen and Stephen Klisch

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7081 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; wearable devices; digital health; musculoskeletal; movement; motion analysis; inertial measurement units

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advances in Wearable Photoplethysmography Applications in Health Monitoring: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mimma Nardelli

and

Raquel Bailón

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6578 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoplethysmography (PPG); pulse rate variability (PRV); wearable monitoring systems; signal quality; PPG signal processing; time series analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Current Research and Future Development for Wearable Measurement Sensors

edited by

Silvia Sangiovanni

and

Marco Laracca

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5823 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearables sensors; smart tissue; wearability; physiological measurement; healthcare; movement analysis; rehabilitation; measurement in sport science; wearables devices; healthcare and IoT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Sensors for Unsupervised Mobility Assessment and Rehabilitation

edited by

Philippe Terrier

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5802 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological assessment methods in mobility; unsupervised mobility assessment in aging populations and older adults; wearable sensors and mobile health devices; data processing and algorithms for unsupervised data; remote monitoring and tele-rehabilitation systems; patient engagement through personal sensing devices; addressing challenges in data privacy and security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Radar Remote Sensing and Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Shunjun Wei

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4825 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar sensing applications; remote sensing; radar imaging and detection; advanced radar systems; SLAM; jamming and anti-jamming; multi-sensor fusion; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Unmanned and Autonomous Surface Vehicles: Localization, Control, and Navigation

edited by Karim Ismail

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4536 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned surface vehicles; autonomous surface vehicles; safe interactions; outdoor navigation; localization; control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Smart Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring and Nondestructive Testing on Transportation Infrastructures

edited by

Zhen Liu

,

Xingyu Gu

,

Dongdong Han

and Yuliang Zhou

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4209 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors; structural health monitoring (SHM); non-destructive testing (NDT); transportation infrastructures; real-time monitoring; damage detection; ground penetrating radar; falling weight deflectometer; traffic speed deflectometer; pavement maintenance; wireless sensor networks; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Multi-Sensor Fusion for Positioning and Navigation of Aerospace Vehicles

edited by

Roberto Opromolla

and

Flavia Causa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3791 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-sensor fusion; autonomous spacecraft; unmanned aerial vehicles; autonomous navigation; simultaneous localization and mapping; state estimation; GNSS denied/degraded environment; exteroceptive sensors; GNSS integrity monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Radar and Multimodal Sensing for Ambient Assisted Living

edited by Haobo Li and Ilya Starshynov

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3748 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar sensing; activity recognition; vital signs monitoring; radar data processing; ambient assisted living; multimodal sensing; information fusion; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Advanced Tactile Sensors: Design and Applications

edited by

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, Wenbo Ding,

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3665 | Submission Open

Keywords: tactile sensor; tactile internet; robotics; embodied intelligence; dataset

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Human-Robot Interaction in Intelligent Robotics

edited by

Vazquez Gomez Juan Ignacio

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2763 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– robot interaction; artificial intelligence; robotics; reinforcement learning; human– robot collaboration; extended and augmented reality; generative artificial intelligence; emotional robots

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensors for Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision

edited by Jose F. Velez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2677 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision sensors; pattern recognition sensors; image data augmentation; image data enhancement; cameras (RGB; 3D; infrared; multispectral; X-ray; thermal); lidar; scanners; MRI; ultrasonic sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)

Operationalize Edge AI for Next-Generation IoT Applications

edited by

Mattia Antonini

, Fabrizio Ruffini and Michela Fazzolari

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1683 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge AI; internet of things (IoT); TinyML; MLOps; cloud-to-thing continuum

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Intelligent Sensor-Integrated Antenna Arrays for 5G and 6G Applications

edited by Ming Zhang, Shitao Zhu and Hongyu Shi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1252 | Submission Open

Keywords: large-scale antenna arrays; multibeam antenna arrays; wearable sensor arrays; orbital angular momentum (OAM) arrays; reconfigurable intelligence surfaces; low-cost phased arrays; sensor array optimization; integrated sensing and communication; antenna array measurement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Integrated Sensing and Communication in IoT Applications

edited by

Rafael Berkvens

,

Constantinos Angelis

and

Gianmarco Romano

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1230 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sensing and communication (ISAC); IoT applications; spectrum efficiency; 5G and 6G networks; signal processing; human-influenced signals; privacy and security in IoT; environmental sensing; autonomous systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Special Issue on the 2025 International Image Sensor Workshop (IISW2025)

edited by

Yusuke Oike

, Robert Henderson,

Johannes Solhusvik

, Min-Woong Seo and

Guy Meynants

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 1094 | Submission Open

Keywords: CMOS image sensors; electronic image sensors; image sensor design and performance; imaging device technologies; image processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)

Development, Investigation and Application of Acoustic Sensors for Liquid Medium and Phase Transition Characterization

edited by

Iren E. Kuznetsova

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1090 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustic waves; layered structures; liquid properties; hydroacoustic devices; viscosity; acoustic sensors; phase transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Sensor Technologies for Radar Detection

edited by Muhammad Faeyz Karim

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 896 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar sensing technology; radar architectures; system designs; emerging technologies; diverse applications; signal processing; applications for transportation; healthcare; personal security; and robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Emerging Electrochemical Biosensor Based on Carbon Nanomaterials

edited by Won-Yong Jeon and

Young-Bong Choi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 504 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensor; chemosensors; chemical sensors; electrochemical biosensors; carbon nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Technical Progress of Electrochemical Sensors

edited by

M'hamed Chahma

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 468 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface modifications; electrochemical sensors; microlectrodes; biosensors; molecular recognitions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Computer Vision Powered Human-Machine Interaction in Healthcare

edited by Xiaoqing Guo and Qianhui Men

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; human– machine interaction (HMI); artificial intelligence (AI); healthcare technology; AI-driven medical assistants; clinical decision support; explainable AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Energy Harvesting Systems for Autonomous Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Sebastian Bader

and

Domenico Balsamo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy harvesting; Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN); power management circuits; ambient energy sources; energy-aware protocols

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

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