Sensor modeling, low-complexity fusion algorithms, and mixed-signal IC prototyping for gas measures in low-emission vehicles

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 372-384

  Saponara, Sergio ^a   Petri, Esa ^a   Fanucci, Luca ^a   Terreni, Pierangelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

H2 acquisitions; Intelligent Sensor InterFace (ISIF); mixed signal integrated circuit (IC); NOx acquisitions; sensor fusion; sensor signal conditioning; zero emission vehicles

Indexed keywords

H2 ACQUISITIONS; INTELLIGENT SENSORS; MIXED SIGNAL INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; NOX ACQUISITIONS; SENSOR FUSION; SENSOR SIGNAL CONDITIONING; ZERO EMISSION;

AIR POLLUTION; AUTOMOBILES; DATA FUSION; EXHAUST GASES; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; GROUND VEHICLE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; SMART SENSORS; SPACE RESEARCH; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VEHICLE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 78651279952     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2010.2084230     Document Type: Article

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