Advanced Sensor Technologies for Industrial Automation and Process Control

Table of Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Overview and Key Findings
  • Overview
  • Key Findings
• Scope and Methodology
  • Scope
  • Research Methodology

2 TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS VIEWPOINT

• Technology Primer
  • Overview
  • A Snapshot of Relevant Technologies
• Technology Trends and Market Scenario
  • Technology Trends
  • Market Scenario

3 TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION FACTOR ANALYSIS

• Analysis of Technology Drivers and Challenges
  • Technology Drivers
  • Technology Challenges
• Selected Standards
  • Overview
  • Analysis of Selected Standards

4 TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS

• Innovations in Universities and Research Institutes
  • An Ultrasound Sensor for High Pressure Applications--Slovenia
  • A Novel Optical Mercury Sensor for Process Control--Iran
  • Researchers Use Optical Fiber Sensor for High Relative Humidity Measurement--Singapore
  • A Novel Gas Sensor Based on Oxide Thick Films--Ireland
  • Researchers Develop Polyaniline (PANI)-Based Ammonia Sensors--India
  • Optically Transparent Hydrogen Sensors--USA
  • Unique Electrochemical Sensors Developed at Los Alamos--USA
  • A Noncontact Optical Temperature Sensor for High-Temperature Applications--India
  • A Quartz Crystal Sensor To Measure Dew Point Used in Designing Separation Processes--Korea
  • A Novel Ultrasonic Sensor for In Situ Detection of Protein Fouling--China
• Innovations in the Corporate Sector
  • Millennial Net's 2.4 GHz Industrial-Class Wireless Mesh System--USA
  • Sensicast Offers Reliable Wireless Sensor Network Solutions for Industrial Environments--USA
  • New Intelligent Sensor Family from Analog Devices for Industrial Systems--USA
  • Microcontrollers from TI Offer Ultralow Power--USA
  • Sensor Platforms' Smart Sensor Solutions--USA
  • Maintenance-Free Smart Energy Sensor Solutions from Enocean--Germany
  • Novel SCA114T and SCA124T Inclination Sensor Modules from VTI--Finland
  • Loma Scientifics's Microwave Thermal Sensing Technology for the Food Industry--UK
  • DOSS for On-line Process Control--Denmark
  • Industrial Sensor Integration Solutions from Softnoze--USA
  • Revolution Offers a Wide Range of Sensing Technologies--USA
  • Researchers at GE Global Research Center develop a Novel MEMS Multiple-Gas Sensor--USA
  • FISO Introduces the TMI for Affordable Fiber Optic Temperature Measurements--Canada
  • Unique Temperature and Strain Measurement Technology from Sensornet--UK
  • L3 Vision CCD Technology-Based Image Sensors for Process Control--UK
  • Novel Image Sensors from FillFactory for Industrial Vision--Belgium

5 PATENTS AND KEY INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS

• Patents
  • US Patents
  • Other Patents
• Key Industrial Participants
  • Corporate Participants
  • Academic Participants

6 FROST & SULLIVAN 2005 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AWARDS

• Excellence in Technology Award
  • Award Description
  • Award Recipient
• Technology Innovation Award
  • Award Description
  • Award Recipient
• Product Innovation Award
  • Award Description
  • Award Recipient

7 CRITICAL REFERENCE TABLES

• Decision Support Database
  • Number of Establishments--North America (1999-2009)
  • Number of Manufacturing Establishments--North America (1999-2009)
  • Wireless Revenue--North America (1999-2009)
  • Global Semiconductor and Semiconductor Equipment Market (1999-2006)
  • Medical and Industrial Equipment Contribution to Electronics Industry (1999-2006)