Cyber-Physical Systems of Industry 4.0: Electronic Interface for Sensor and Actuator Systems
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Circuit and Signal Processing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2023) | Viewed by 2462
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cyber-physical systems are equipped with sensors and actuators via an electronic interface part of the Internet of Things (IoT), the basis of the future intelligent and autonomous machines in Industry 4.0. Sensors and actuators are generally analog devices characterized by their electrical parameters. They are combined with innovative signal conditioning, analog-to-digital conversion, bus interfacing, data processing and communication, playing a key role in cyber-physical systems. The electronic interface connected directly to the sensor element must ensure the condition of the signal without reducing its quality below the current level commonly found in mechatronics or adaptronics, by including functions at a higher hierarchical level, such as self-testing, self-calibration, self-diagnosis, self-repair, data quality evaluation, local data processing and high-performance models of data exchange. The purpose of this Special Issue is to explore advanced and visionary solutions in terms of the electronic interface for sensor and actuator systems.
The academic researchers, developers, and industry practitioners are welcome to submit original research contributions dealing with interface electronics for sensor and actuators systems. Additionally, application-oriented and review papers are encouraged.
Dr. Ioan Burda
Dr. Inhee Lee
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- analog electronic front-end for sensors and/or actuators
- multi-sensor fusion, smart and intelligent sensors
- artificial intelligence based on sensors and/or actuators systems
- virtual sensors and/or actuators
- quantum sensors and/or photonics
- virtual instruments and data acquisition systems
- cyber-physical systems and IoT
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