Over 100 technical articles on how SENSORS and SYSTEMS work... To search the site to find out how a particular Sensor or System works, type in keywords and FIND ! Search this site powered by FreeFind 1). STRAIN GAUGES 67). CAPACITIVE DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT This Space available Place your message in this high profile LINK box. Email for details... link@sensorland.com 2). ACCELEROMETERS - Compression Mode 68). WHAT IS A FLUXGATE MAGNETOMETER? 3). LVDT POSITION SENSORS 69). THE FIBRE OPTICAL SENSORS 4). PRESSURE SENSORS 70). WATER SOLUBILITY IN OILS 5). LOAD CELLS & THEIR DESIGN 71). MEASURING PRESSURE AT HIGH TEMPERATURE 6). RESONANT CYLINDER PRESSURE SENSOR 72). THE BASICS OF TORQUE MEASUREMENT 7). RALEIGH WAVE ROTARY TORQUE SENSOR 73). PIEZOCERAMICS IN SENSORS 8). DC-LVDT DISPLACEMENT SENSOR 74). GROUNDING & SHIELDING CONSIDERATIONS 9). ACCELEROMETERS - Shear Mode 75). DEAD WEIGHT CALIBRATION TESTERS 10). ACCELEROMETERS - Capacitive 76). GEIGER COUNTERS 11). VARIABLE RELUCTANCE SENSORS 77). INFRARED DETECTORS 12). HALL-EFFECT SENSING - Technical Advances 78). CHANNEL ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS 13). Constant Voltage & Current Sensor Excitation 79). HIGH TEMPERATURE ACCELEROMETERS - Aerospace 14). THE AUTO-NULL SENSOR AMPLIFIER 80). THEORY OF RESONANT INSPECTION 15). THERMOCOUPLES & PLATINUM RESISTANCE 81). GAS FLOW SENSORS 16). CAPACITIVE SENSORS-Pressure & Acceleration 82). BUS COMMUNICATION WITH SENSORS 17). SERVO or FORCE-BALANCED SENSORS 83). WHAT IS VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTATION ? 18). TORQSTAR TORQUE SENSOR 84). SERVO INCLINOMETERS 19). ABSOLUTE ENCODERS & SSI 85). NON-CONTACT SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES 20). INFRARED TEMPERATURE SENSOR 86). DIGITAL IMAGE SENSOR 21). MEMS - Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems 87). GAP SENSOR TECHNOLOGY 22). Magnetostrictive Linear Position Sensors 88). USB SENSOR TECHNOLOGY 23). GPS Satellite Monitoring Systems 89). WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENT IN PROCESS GASES 24). UNDERSTANDING LINEARITY 90). DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION 25). Vehicle Wheel Measurement Equipment 91). LVDT PRESSURE SENSORS 26). THE 4-20mA CURRENT LOOP 92). USB SENSOR TECHNOLOGY 27). MOISTURE SENSOR TECHNOLOGY 93). SELECTING AN INFRARED TEMPERATURE SENSOR 28). DIGITAL HUMIDITY MEASUREMENT 94). NON_CONTACT DISPLACEMENT SENSORS 29). PROCESS LEVEL MEASUREMENT 95). LATEST MOISTURE SENSOR TECHNOLOGY 30). DYNAMIC FORCE SENSORS 96). THE LATEST IN SILICON PRESSURE SENSORS 31). PRESSURE MAPPING SYSTEMS 97). RESONANT INDUCTIVE POSITION SENSORS 32). Temperature Scales & Thermometers 98). MINIATURISATION OF DISPLACEMENT SENSORS 33). PC-based Data Acquisition System selection 99). OPTICAL LEVEL SWITCH 34). The Liquid (Water) Hammer Phenomenon 100). Z - HEIGHT MEASUREMENT 35). pH MEASUREMENT 101). IR CAMERAS 36). Plant Condition Monitoring Techniques 102). SELECTING AEROSPACE SENSORS 37). Load Cell design in Process Engineering 103). HARVESTING ENERGY FOR SENSORS 38). Vehicle Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems 104). CONTACTLESS LINEAR SENSORS 39). Surge Protection for Sensors & Systems 105). TEMPERATURE CLASSES 40). Bio-sensors - Medical Applications 106). FIBRE OPTIC SENSORS / Fibre Bragg Gratings 41). Ultrasonic Flow Measurement 107). TANDEM ENCODERS 42). HART Digital Protocol 108). GREASE SENSOR IN CONDITION MONITORING 43). THE HALL EFFECT 109). MODERN VIBRATION MONITORING TECHNOLOGY 44). CMOS Humidity Sensors 110). INFRARED TEMPERATURE SENSORS 45). VIBRATING BEAM SENSORS 111). RESOLVERS, OPTICAL & INDUCTIVE ENCODERS 46). MEMORY RECORDERS 112). SLAB RESOLVERS 47). VIDEO EXTENSOMETER 113). Position Sensors for High Vibration Environments 48). BLUETOOTH (WIRELESS) TECHNOLOGY 114). BLADE POSITION SENSOR 49). Understanding 'TRANSVERSE SENSITIVITY' 115). ACCURACY, RESOLUTION AND REPEATABILITY 50). What is ATEX (ATmosphere EXplosive) ? 116). INDUCTIVE VERSUS CAPACITIVE POSITION SENSORS 51). The Benefits of DIGITAL SENSORS 117). PRINCIPLES OF ZENER BARRIERS 52). ROGOWSKI COILS measure CURRENT 118). INDUCTIVE POSITION & SPEED SENSORS 53). LASER TRIANGULATION SENSORS 119). SELECTING NON-CONTACT SENSORS 54). BAD BUGS SENSORS 120). MICRO MEASUREMENT OF POSITION & DISPLACEMENT 55). OSCILLOSCOPES 121). THE SCIENCE OF CABLES FOR SENSORS 56). THE HISTORY OF PRESSURE 57). MASS AIR SENSORS - AUTOMOTIVE 58). ELECTRICAL GROUND LOOPS 59). HUMIDITY. DEWPOINT & VARIABLES 60). IP RATING OF ENCLOSURES 61). WHAT IS ROTARY TELEMETRY ? 62). THE ENGINEER'S GUIDE TO CANbus 63). HOW TO CHOOSE A CAMERA 64). THE ACCURACY OF A SENSOR 65). LEVEL CONTROL SYSTEMS 66). RF SENSORS - HOW THEY WORK GLOSSARY OF TERMS More to come in the future... 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sensor sensors transducer transducers measure control analysis instrumentation accelerometer angle acoustic flow displacement load position dewpoint hyrometer pressure proximity shock speed temperature strain gauge extensometer data acquisition stress analysis torque vibration calibration weighing humidity data analysis data capture moisture pH condition monitoring laser preventative maintenance current voltage 4-20mA measurement velocity modal analysis weighing systems calibration weather sensors weather systems light electro optic level depth sensorland training thermocouple force weight recorder software position movement acceleration strain measurement magnetic surge protector semiconductor OEM IC consumer medical industrial computer telecom