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Sensors
Overview
A transducer
Microphone, Loud Speaker, Biological Senses (e.g. touch, sight,
ect)
Detectable Phenomenon
Stimulus
Acoustic
Biological & Chemical
Electric
Magnetic
Quantity
Wave (amplitude, phase, polarization), Spectrum, Wave
Velocity
Fluid Concentrations (Gas or Liquid)
Charge, Voltage, Current, Electric Field (amplitude,
phase,
polarization), Conductivity, Permittivity
Optical
Thermal
Mechanical
Physical Principles
Amperess Law
Curie-Weiss Law
Photoconductive Effect
Choosing a Sensor
Temperature Sensor
Temperature Sensor
Bimetallic Strip
L L 0[1 (T - T0)]
Application
Thermostat
(makes or
breaks electrical
connection with
deflection)
Temperature Sensor
Resistance
temperature device.
R R 0[1 (T - T0)]
R R0 e
1 1
T
T0
Accelerometer
Applications
Light Sensor
Sensor is composed of
photoconductor such as a
photoresistor, photodiode,
or phototransistor
Hall voltage is
proportional to
magnetic field
VH
I B
n q t
Monday August 29, 2005
Ultrasonic Sensor
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