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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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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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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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 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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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 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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proximity sensor (often simply prox) is a sensor able to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. A proximity sensor often emits...
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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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