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SensKI

Novel sensor technologies with AI
integrated on physical and information level

Novel sensor technologies play a crucial role in the increasing digitalization Period
of various economic sectors. The focus of SensKI is therefore on novel sen- 01.08.2019 – 01.10.2020
sors and sensor-related information analysis using artificial intelligence (AI)
algorithms. The aim is to develop a completely new concept in measurement Project Director
technology, in which technical equivalents for the biological senses and per- Dr.-Ing. Pawel Kostka
ception are developed and combined.
Contact Person
The focused sensor technology is based on the analysis of propagation phe- Dr.-Ing. Pawel Kostka
nomena of high-frequency electromagnetic waves. A readout device conceived Dr.-Ing. Martin Dannemann
in the project and implemented in cooperation with an industrial partner allows
the connection of specially developed sensors of different physical quantities.
The key advantage of the followed measurement principle is a spatial resolu-
tion of all sensors based on it. In the project, two linear sensors: a strain sen-
sor and a resin infiltration sensor, as well as a two-dimensional touch sensor
were investigated.

The raw sensor data is analyzed using AI methods that enable different sen-
sor outputs. In addition to a direct, spatially resolved profile of the physical
quantity, abstracted forms of information such as terms, types, instances
can also be output. The approach potentially enables a new quality of many
engineering applications, such as industrial process control and regulation,
human-machine interaction, and condition-based maintenance of critical ma-
chinery, equipment, and infrastructure objects.

Principle procedure using the example of a new type of strain sensor

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