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The emergence of intelligent sensors arises from the fortunate conjunction of technological demands and technological feasibility. There was a time when engineers made do with a few basic measurements of physical quantities that they knew they could measure, rather than seek sensors that could accurately convey the information they really needed. As society and industry have become more complex this option has become less and less realistic. There is an increasing need to determine precise values of physical and chemical measurands independently of any other variables present. Large-scale integration has appeared just in time to provide a solution to the major problems posed by such needs.

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  1. Department of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Highfield Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK

    Prof. John E. Brignell & Dr. Neil M. White

  2. Laboratory S.12, BAM Berlin, Unter den Eichen 87, Berlin, 12205, Germany

    Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang R. Habel

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Brignell, J.E., White, N.M., Habel, W.R. (1999). Sensors in Adaptronics. In: Janocha, H. (eds) Adaptronics and Smart Structures. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03819-2_8

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