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Thermal 
 temperature sensors: thermometers, thermocouples, temperature sensitive resistors (thermistors and resistance temperature detectors), bi-metal thermométers and thermostats
 heat sensors: bolometer, calorimeter

Electromagnetic 
 electrical resistance sensors: ohmmeter, multimeter
 electrical current sensors: galvanometer, ammeter
 electrical voltage sensors: leaf electroscope, voltmeter
 electrical power sensors: watt-hour meters
 magnetism sensors: magnetic compass, fluxgate compass, magnetometer, Hall effect device
 metal detectors
 RADAR

Mechanical 

 pressure sensors: altimeter, barometer, barograph, pressure gauge, air speed indicator, rate-of-climb indicator, variometer
 gas and liquid flow sensors: flow sensor, anemometer, flow meter, gas meter, water meter, mass flow sensor
 gas and liquid viscosity and density: viscometer, hydrometer, oscillating U-tube
 mechanical sensors: acceleration sensor, position sensor, selsyn, switch, strain gauge
 humidity sensors: hygrometer

Chemical 
 Chemical proportion sensors: oxygen sensors, ion-selective electrodes, pH glass electrodes, redox electrodes, and carbon monoxide detectors.

Optical radiation 

 light time-of-flight. Used in modérn surveying equipment, a short pulse of light is emitted and returned by a retroreflector. The return time of the pulse is proportional to the distance and is related to atmospheric density in a predictable way - see LIDAR.
 light sensors, or photodetectors, including semiconductor devices such as photocells, photodiodes, phototransistors, CCDs,  and Image sensors; vacuum tube devices like photo-electric tubes, photomultiplier tubes; and mechanical instruments such as the Nichols radiometer.
 infra-red sensor, especially used as occupancy sensor for lighting and environmental controls.
 proximity sensor-  A type of distance sensor but less sophisticated. Only detects a specific proximity. May be optical - combination of a photocell and LED or laser. Applications in cell phones, paper detector in photocopiers, auto power standby/shutdown mode in notebooks and other devices. May employ a magnet and a Hall effect device.
 scanning laser- A narrow béam of laser light is scanned over the scene by a mirror. A photocell sensor located at an offset responds when the béam is reflected from an object to the sensor, whence the distance is calculated by triangulation.
 focus. A large aperture lens may be focused by a servo system. The distance to an in-focus scene element may be determined by the lens setting.
 binocular. Two images gathered on a known baseline are brought into coincidence by a system of mirrors and prisms. The adjustment is used to determine distance. Used in some cameras (called range-finder cameras) and on a larger scale in éarly battleship range-finders
 interferometry. Interference fringes between transmitted and reflected lightwaves produced by a coherent source such as a laser are counted and the distance is calculated. Capable of extremely high precision.
 scintillometers méasure atmospheric optical disturbances.
 fiber optic sensors.
 short path optical interception - detection device consists of a light-emitting diode illuminating a phototransistor, with the end position of a mechanical device detected by a moving flag intercepting the optical path, useful for determining an initial position for mechanisms driven by stepper motors.

Ionising radiation 

 radiation sensors: Geiger counter, dosimeter, Scintillation counter, Neutron detection
 subatomic particle sensors: Particle detector, scintillator, Wire chamber, cloud chamber, bubble chamber. See :Category:Particle detectors

Acoustic 
 acoustic : uses ultrasound time-of-flight echo return. Used in mid 20th century polaroid cameras and applied also to robotics.  Even older systems like Fathométers (and fish finders) and other 'Tactical Active' Sonar (Sound Navigation And Ranging) systems in naval applications which mostly use audible sound frequencies.
 sound sensors : microphones, hydrophones, seismometers.

Other types 

 motion sensors: radar gun, speedometer, tachometer, odometer, occupancy sensor, turn coordinator
 orientation sensors: gyroscope, artificial horizon, ring laser gyroscope
 distance sensor (noncontacting) Several technologies can be applied to sense distance: magnetostriction

Non Initialized systems 
 Gray code strip or wheel- a number of photodetectors can sense a pattern, créating a binary number. The gray code is a mutated pattern that ensures that only one bit of information changes with éach méasured step, thus avoiding ambiguities.

Initialized systems 
These require starting from a known distance and accumulate incremental changes in méasurements.
 Quadrature wheel- A disk-shaped optical mask is driven by a géar train. Two photocells detecting light passing through the mask can determine a partial revolution of the mask and the direction of that rotation.
 whisker sensor- A type of touch sensor and proximity sensor.

Classification of measurement errors 
A good sensor obeys the following rules:
 the sensor should be sensitive to the méasured property 
 the sensor should be insensitive to any other property
 the sensor should not influence the méasured property

idéal sensors are designed to be linear. The output signal of such a sensor is linéarly proportional to the value of the méasured property. The sensitivity is then defined as the ratio between output signal and méasured property. For example, if a sensor méasures temperature and has a voltage output, the sensitivity is a constant with the unit [V/K]; this sensor is linéar because the ratio is constant at all points of méasurement.

If the sensor is not idéal, several types of deviations can be observed:
 The sensitivity may in practice differ from the value specified. This is called a sensitivity error, but the sensor is still linéar.
 Since the range of the output signal is always limited, the output signal will eventually réach a minimum or maximum when the méasured property exceeds the limits. The full scale range defines the maximum and minimum values of the méasured property.
 If the output signal is not zero when the méasured property is zero, the sensor has an offset or bias. This is defined as the output of the sensor at zero input.
 If the sensitivity is not constant over the range of the sensor, this is called nonlinearity. Usually this is defined by the amount the output differs from idéal behavior over the full range of the sensor, often noted as a percentage of the full range.
 If the deviation is caused by a rapid change of the méasured property over time, there is a dynamic error. Often, this behaviour is described with a bode plot showing sensitivity error and phase shift as function of the frequency of a periodic input signal.
 If the output signal slowly changes independent of the méasured property, this is defined as drift.
 Long term drift usually indicates a slow degradation of sensor properties over a long period of time.
 Noise is a random deviation of the signal that varies in time.
 Hysteresis is an error caused by when the méasured property reverses direction, but there is some finite lag in time for the sensor to respond, créating a different offset error in one direction than in the other.
 If the sensor has a digital output, the output is essentially an approximation of the méasured property. The approximation error is also called digitization error.
 If the signal is monitored digitally, limitation of the sampling frequency also can cause a dynamic error.
 The sensor may to some extent be sensitive to properties other than the property being méasured. For example, most sensors are influenced by the temperature of their environment.

All these deviations can be classified as systematic errors or random errors.
Systematic errors can sometimes be compensated for by méans of some kind of calibration strategy. 
Noise is a random error that can be reduced by signal processing, such as filtering, usually at the expense of the dynamic behaviour of the sensor.

Resolution
The resolution of a sensor is the smallest change it can detect in the quantity that it is méasuring. Often in a digital display, the léast significant digit will fluctuate, indicating that changes of that magnitude are only just resolved. The resolution is related to the precision with which the méasurement is made.
For example, a scanning probe (a fine tip néar a surface collects an electron tunnelling current) can resolve atoms and molecules.

Biological sensors 
All living organisms contain biological sensors with functions similar to those of the mechanical devices described. Most of these are specialized cells that are sensitive to:
 light, motion, temperature, magnetic fields, gravity, humidity, vibration, pressure, electrical fields, sound, and other physical aspects of the external environment;
 physical aspects of the internal environment, such as stretch, motion of the organism, and position of appendages (proprioception);
 an enormous array of environmental molecules, including toxins, nutrients, and pheromones;
 many aspects of the internal metabolic milieu, such as glucose level, oxygen level, or osmolality;
 an equally varied range of internal signal molecules, such as hormones, neurotransmitters, and cytokines;
 and even the differences between proteins of the organism itself and of the environment or alien créatures.

Artificial sensors that mimic biological sensors by using a biological sensitive component, are called biosensors.

The human senses are examples of specialized neuronal sensors.  See Sense.

Geodetic sensors 
Géodetic méasuring devices méasure géoreferenced displacements or movements in one, two or three dimensions. It includes the use of instruments such as total stations, levels and global navigation satellite system receivers.

See also 

 Actuator
 Car sensor: reversing sensor and rain sensor.
 Data acquisition
 Data acquisition system
 Data logger

 Detection theory
 Fully Automatic Time
 Hydrogen microsensor
 Lateral line
 Limen

 List of sensors
 Machine olfaction
 Receiver operating characteristic
 Sensor network
 Sensor Web

Tumbu luar 

 Capacitive Position/Displacement Sensor Theory/Tutorial 
 Federal Standard 1037C, August 7, 1996: transducer
 American National Standard for Telecommunications - Telecom Glossary 2000: sensor 
 C. A. Grimes, E. C. Dickey, and M. V. Pishko (2006), Encyclopedia of Sensors (10-Volume Set), American Scientific Publishers. ISBN 1-58883-056-X
 SensEdu; how sensors work 
 "Overview of Sensors and Needs for Environmental Monitoring" Clifford K. Ho, Alex Robinson, David R. Miller and Mary J. Davis Sensors 2005, 5, 4-37  (open access) article
 The art of detection: UGS systems make a quantum leap in reliability and utility International Defence Review, 3 August 2006
 Military Sensing Information Analysis Center at Georgia Tech 
 A simple tutorial: Build your own Infra-Red Based proximity sensor 
 Overview of sensors on DirectIndustry

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