Articles - Sensors - 2

Ken Wada embedded.com Temperature is one of the most common parameters monitored by an embedded system. There is a wide array of temperature sensors available to achieve this. The sensor types can range from exotic black body detectors to the ...

Kris Lokere, Linear Technology EDN Introduction The “Internet of Things” refers to a growing trend to connect not only people and computers, but all sorts of “things” to the Internet. In applications such as industrial ...

PI Ceramic GmbH Adaptronics Industrial Applications of Tomorrow The development of self-correcting, adaptive systems is receiving more and more attention in modern industrial research. Structures using “smart materials” which integrate ...

Christina Benjaminsen, SINTEF A sensor developed in Norway gives microphones hyper-acute hearing and a sense of direction A sensor developed by scientists at SINTEF’s MiNaLab will help to make microphones hypersensitive: “Think of ...

Jason Seitz, Texas Instruments EDN In today’s industrial automation and process-control applications, sensors that measure process parameters such as pressure, temperature, toxic gas, and pH are abundant. These sensors make industrial ...

Prasad Dhond Texas Instruments Introduction Sub-metering applications such as smart plugs and appliance energy meters enable consumers to understand and control their energy-usage patterns. Other sub-metering applications such as server power ...

Richard Comerford Examining one category ambient-light sensing represented by one of last January’s Product of the Year award winners, demonstrates how quickly some technology fields can alter course. Right after the awards were chosen, ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. A 9-cubic millimeter solar-powered sensor system developed at the University of Michigan is the smallest that can harvest energy from its surroundings to operate nearly perpetually. A low-power, sensor system developed at the ...