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Ladder networks are typically used for passive filters, and they also represent a good equivalent model for mechanical, chemical and thermal system. These networks could be also used in the study of sensor networks, in order to control their parameters (and their static and dynamic behavior) by interrogating each point of the network; in particular, each node of the network brings the information of each cells of the network. The aim of this work is to provide an automatic model for the monitoring of a sensor network. For this purpose, a network of distributed sensors evaluating the characteristic of the network when the sensors change their features has been studied. This approach was achieved by using Quartz Micro Balances (QMB), a type of sensors generally applied in environmental and medical field.
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The basic idea of using ladder network for sensor monitoring has been firstly given by Prof. Arnaldo D'Amico who directed the first work on this subject (here cited). This short paper is the continuation of his valuable suggestion that we hope to develop as he would have done.
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Zompanti, A. et al. (2023). A Ladder Network Theoretical Approach for the Automatic Monitoring of Distributed Sensors. In: Di Francia, G., Di Natale, C. (eds) Sensors and Microsystems. AISEM 2021. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 918. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08136-1_51
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