Tightly Coupled GNSS and Vision Navigation for Unmanned Air Vehicle Applications [PDF]
, 2005 This paper explores the unique benefits that can be obtained from a tight integration of a GNSS sensor and a forward-looking vision sensor. The motivation of this research is the belief that both GNSS and vision will be integral features of future UAV ...
O'Shea, Peter +2 more
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A multimode gray-scale CMOS optical sensor for visual computers [PDF]
, 2002 This paper presents a new multimode optical sensor architecture for the optical interface of Visual CNN (cellular neural net) chips. The sensor offers to the user the possibility of choosing the photo-sensitive device as well as the mechanism for ...
Domínguez Castro, Rafael +4 more
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Integrated 3D Hydrogel Waveguide Out-Coupler by Step-and-Repeat Thermal Nanoimprint Lithography: A Promising Sensor Device for Water and pH [PDF]
, 2018 Hydrogel materials offer many advantages for chemical and biological sensoring due to their response to a small change in their environment with a related change in volume.
Bilbao, Leire +9 more
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A SYNTHETIC 3D SCENE FOR THE VALIDATION OF PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ALGORITHMS [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2019 This paper describes the construction and composition of a synthetic test world for the validation of photogrammetric algorithms. Since its 3D objects are entirely generated by software, the geometric accuracy of the scene does not suffer from ...
D. Frommholz
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Sparse Coding Algorithm with Negentropy and Weighted ℓ1-Norm for Signal Reconstruction
Entropy, 2017 Compressive sensing theory has attracted widespread attention in recent years and sparse signal reconstruction has been widely used in signal processing and communication.
Yingxin Zhao +4 more
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Seebeck Nanoantennas for Infrared Detection and Energy Harvesting Applications [PDF]
, 2014 In this letter we introduce a new type of infrared sensor, based on thermocouple nanoantennas, which enables the energy detection and gathering in the mid-infrared region.
Alda, Javier +8 more
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SensorsThis work proposes a highly sensitive sandwich heterostructure multimode optical fiber microbend sensor for heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR), and ballistocardiography (BCG) monitoring, which is fabricated by combining a sandwich heterostructure ...
Fumin Zhou +7 more
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Autonomous lab-on-a-chip generic architecture for disposables with integrated actuation
Scientific Reports, 2019 The integration of actuators within disposable lab-on-a-chip devices is a demanding goal that requires reliable mechanisms, systematic fabrication procedures and marginal costs compatible with single-use devices.
Anke Suska, Daniel Filippini
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The physics of extreme sensitivity in whispering gallery mode optical biosensors [PDF]
, 2012 Whispering gallery mode (WGM) optical biosensors are capable of extraordinarily sensitive specific and nonspecific detection of species suspended in a gas or fluid.
Flagan, Richard C. +2 more
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Design of a spiral-shaped Mach Zehnder interferometric sensor for refractive index sensing of watery solutions [PDF]
, 2007 The design of a spiral-shaped Mach-Zehnder Interferometric sensor (sMZI sensor) for refractive index sensing of watery solutions is presented. The goal of the running project is to realise a multi-sensing array by placing multiple sMZIs in series to form
Dijkstra, M. +2 more
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