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    A sensor is a device that produces an output signal for the purpose of detecting a physical phenomenon. In the broadest definition, a sensor is a device...
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    pressure sensor (MAP sensor) is one of the sensors used in an internal combustion engine's electronic control system. Engines that use a MAP sensor are typically...
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    A proximity sensor is a sensor able to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. A proximity sensor often emits an electromagnetic...
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    A crank sensor (CKP) is an electronic device used in an internal combustion engine, both petrol and diesel, to monitor the position or rotational speed...
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    An image sensor or imager is a sensor that detects and conveys information used to form an image. It does so by converting the variable attenuation of...
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  • Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) refer to networks of spatially dispersed and dedicated sensors that monitor and record the physical conditions of the...
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  • An oxygen sensor (or lambda sensor, where lambda refers to air–fuel equivalence ratio, usually denoted by λ) or probe or sond, is an electronic device...
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  • A position sensor is a sensor that detects an object's position. A position sensor may indicate the absolute position of the object (its location) or...
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    In digital photography, the image sensor format is the shape and size of the image sensor. The image sensor format of a digital camera determines the...
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  • temperature sensor Fuel level sensor Fuel pressure sensor Knock sensor Light sensor MAP sensor Mass airflow sensor Oil level sensor Oil pressure sensor Omniview...
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    A flex sensor or bend sensor is a sensor that measures the amount of deflection or bending. Usually, the sensor is stuck to the surface, and resistance...
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    A tactile sensor is a device that measures information arising from physical interaction with its environment. Tactile sensors are generally modeled after...
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    A passive infrared sensor (PIR sensor) is an electronic sensor that measures infrared (IR) light radiating from objects in its field of view. They are...
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    minimum of two additional sensors are added to help the system work: these are a steering wheel angle sensor and a gyroscopic sensor. The theory of operation...
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    An active-pixel sensor (APS) is an image sensor, which was invented by Peter J.W. Noble in 1968, where each pixel sensor unit cell has a photodetector...
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    A Hall effect sensor (also known as a Hall sensor or Hall probe) is any sensor incorporating one or more Hall elements, each of which produces a voltage...
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    A piezoelectric sensor is a device that uses the piezoelectric effect to measure changes in pressure, acceleration, temperature, strain, or force by converting...
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    A mass (air) flow sensor (MAF) is a sensor used to determine the mass flow rate of air entering a fuel-injected internal combustion engine. The air mass...
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  • A sensor hub is a microcontroller unit/coprocessor/DSP set that helps to integrate data from different sensors and process them. This technology can help...
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  • A Water in Fuel Sensor or WiF sensor indicates the presence of water in the fuel. It is installed in the fuel filter and when the water level in the water...
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    A throttle position sensor (TPS) is a sensor used to monitor the throttle body valve position for the ECU of an engine. The sensor is usually located on...
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  • intelligent sensor is a sensor that takes some predefined action when it senses the appropriate input (light, heat, sound, motion, touch, etc.). The sensor has...
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  • A digital sensor is an electronic or electrochemical sensor, where data is digitally converted and transmitted. Sensors are often used for analytical...
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    An ambient light sensor is a component in smartphones, notebooks, other mobile devices, automotive displays and LCD TVs. It is a photodetector that is...
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    A photoelectric sensor is a device used to determine the distance, absence, or presence of an object by using a light transmitter, often infrared, and...
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  • An inductive sensor is a device that uses the principle of electromagnetic induction to detect or measure objects. An inductor develops a magnetic field...
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    A hydrogen sensor is a gas detector that detects the presence of hydrogen. They contain micro-fabricated point-contact hydrogen sensors and are used to...
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    Sensor fusion is the process of combining sensor data or data derived from disparate sources such that the resulting information has less uncertainty than...
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    A Sun sensor is a navigational instrument used by spacecraft to detect the position of the Sun. Sun sensors are used for attitude control, solar array...
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  • Vision sensor may refer to: A camera with an imager chip Smart or intelligent vision sensor, a combination of digital camera with a processing unit Dynamic...
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