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Sensors

The document describes various types of sensors, including temperature, light, pressure, ultrasonic, and strain gauges, highlighting their functions and applications. Sensors detect and measure physical properties, converting them into electrical signals for various uses in fields like medicine, automotive, and agriculture. A strain gauge specifically translates mechanical forces into changes in electrical resistance, illustrating the relationship between stress and strain.

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Sensors

The document describes various types of sensors, including temperature, light, pressure, ultrasonic, and strain gauges, highlighting their functions and applications. Sensors detect and measure physical properties, converting them into electrical signals for various uses in fields like medicine, automotive, and agriculture. A strain gauge specifically translates mechanical forces into changes in electrical resistance, illustrating the relationship between stress and strain.

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SENSOR

a device which detects or measures a physical


property and records, indicates, or otherwise
responds to it.

Any physical quantity like pressure, force, strain,


light etc., can be identified and converted into a
desired electrical signal.
Temperature

It is used to measure the temperature in the


environment and thus helps in knowing the variation in
the temperature.

They are used in the medical, automotive, aerospace


and agricultural fields.

Examples are thermocouple, thermistor, and a resistance


temperature detector.
Light

It converts light energy into an electrical signal to see


the output.

They are otherwise called as photo sensors or


photoelectric devices.

Mobile phones, computers, tablets use light sensors.


Pressure

This device is used to measure the pressure of liquids


and gases.

The pressure is measured, and it generates a signal as


output.

Examples are pressure transducers and pressure


switches.
A transducer is a device that converts energy
from one form to another.
Ultrasonic

Distance between transmitting and receiving ultrasonic


signals are measured using this sensor.

They are used in measuring liquid levels, detecting wire


breaks, height control, robotic sensing and so on.

The types of ultrasonic sensors are Proximity and


Continuous Level.
What is a Strain Gauge?

A strain gauge is a sensor that translates force, pressure, tension,


weight, etc. into a change in electrical resistance that can
subsequently be measured.

The resistance of a strain gauge varies with applied force.

Stress and strain happen when outside forces are applied to a


stationary item.
Strain Gauge Working Principle

Strain gauge on the principle of electrical conductance and its


dependence on the conductor’s geometry.

Whenever a conductor is stretched within the limits of its


elasticity, it will not break, but it may be narrower and longer.

Similarly, when it is compressed, it gets shorter and broader,


and ultimately it changes resistance.
Structure:

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