sensor technology
Automated perception devices
Sensor technology refers to the devices and systems that detect physical phenomena—light, heat, motion, pressure, sound—and convert them into measurable signals.
The field encompasses everything from simple thermostats to sophisticated medical imaging equipment.
Advances in sensor technology have made self-driving cars possible.
The term often appears in discussions of automation, smart devices, and the Internet of Things.
- magnetometerInstrument measuring field strength
- dynamic rangeSignal amplitude span
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- night visionAbility to see dimly
- roboticsAutomaton design field
autonomous vehicles · self-driving cars · transducer · medical imaging · fitness tracker · gyroscope · LIDAR · MEMS · biosensor · heart rate monitor · accelerometer · motion capture · industrial automation · data acquisition · real-time data · aerospace engineering · remote sensing · IoT
- photographycamera, photo, flash, lens, shooting
- engineering fieldscivil engineering, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, materials science, robotics
- R&DR&D, r and d, research labs, applied research, basic research
- Metrologygram, kilogram, liter, meter, centimeter
- aerial mappingaerial photography, aerial photo, photogrammetry, satellite imagery, satellite image
sensor technologyvisual inspection
Examination by sight alone
direct observation · naked eye · physical examination · gut feeling · guesswork