Sensors in Aircraft
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Vehicular Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2022) | Viewed by 21278
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Interests: aerospace and automotive engineering; metrology; sensors and sensors systems
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Special Issue Information
A modern aircraft is a complex technical object with many different sensors and measuring systems. On-board instruments, navigation, guidance and control systems, propulsion engines and fuel systems, hydraulic, as well as passenger safety systems operate based on data signals obtained using various sensors. The trend to minimize the human factor is seen in, among others, the use of automatic aircraft guidance systems, which in turn are based on sensor systems. This is especially true for unmanned aerial vehicles, in which the vision sensor systems partly play the role of pilot. Furthermore, in the design, research, and development process of aircraft, sensors and measuring systems play an important role, providing necessary data on a regular basis. This Special Issue of Sensors is devoted to innovations, novel solutions, and new research in the field of physical sensors in aircraft. Original contributions referring to the following topics are welcome:
- Physical sensors and sensor systems in aircraft navigation and on-board diagnostic systems;
- Instruments based on physical sensors;
- Sensors and instrumentation for the flight testing of aircrafts;
- Sensors in measurement technology for design, research and development, as well as production engineering of aircrafts;
- Smart sensors based on fuzzy logic and artificial intelligence methods and technology;
- Aircrafts sensors and sensing systems based on the Internet of Things;
- An aircraft as a sensor;
- Optical sensors for unmanned aerial vehicles;
- Sensors for monitoring the pilot’s environment in aircraft, for example onboard electromagnetic field sensors;
- Other aspects of sensors and sensing technology for aircrafts and aerospace.
Research contributions (both experimental and analytical), design studies, literature reviews, as well as applications and technology demonstrators are welcome.
Prof. Jaroslaw Pytka
Guest Editor
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