Expanding the Vision of Sensor Materials (1995) / Chapter Skim
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Potential users of sensor technology often speak a different technical language from the sensor technologists involved in developing sensors. In response, the Committee on New Sensor Technologies: Materials and Applications prepared a communication tool that employs a common set of descriptors to map sensor application requirements to sensor technology attributes, and vice versa.
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SUMMARY OF CASE STUDIES Since the present report could not realistically provide a comprehensive list of research opportunities for the entire field of sensor materials, a "case study" method was used to illustrate the different driving forces and considerations that affect the development and incorporation of new sensor technologies. Examples of sensor materials technologies were synthesized from two applications areas (manufacturing, and structural monitoring and control)
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The quality of LWIR MCT has improved over the last decade, and continued incremental improvements may eventually yield temporally stable, uniform detector arrays for LWIR applications. However, materials instabilities still result in major challenges.
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Experience in establishing centers of excellence for sensor development provides useful guidelines for improving sensor R&D strategy. Essential characteristics include: a multidisciplinary approach with emphasis on teamwork; capabilities ranging from an initial proof of concept through engineering prototypes; focus on selected sensor technologies for a broadly defined range of applications; and strong linkage to industry to guide the general relevance of the research.
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5 Priorities in Materials R&D The committee recommends that sensor materials R&D be pursued in three main areas. In order of decreasing priority these are · development of processing techniques for existing sensor materials; · assessment and development of sensing capabilities in existing materials that have properties not yet exploited for sensor applications; and ~ fundamental investigation of novel sensing approaches, such as using multiple physical responses to a sensing phenomenon and new compositions of matter.
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