Where would you put a printable sensor that can detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs)? Engineers at Peratech are working on a nose sensor embedded in clothing. Based on the company’s Quantum Tunneling Composite (QTC) material that change resistance when a force is applied, the polymer content of the sensor swells when exposed to VOCs. One […]
Pattern Recognition Used for Label Applications
Instead of using print marks or place markers, SICK’s ML20 Markless sensor is based on pattern recognition technology. This means that web film control in bottling and labeling machines can take advantage of the sensing speeds up to 7 m/s and an accuracy of up to 0.6 mm capabilities of the sensor. In addition to […]
Load Cells Measure Mouse Movements
Behavioral researchers looking for alternative techniques to measure the reaction of laboratory mice may have a solution using load cells. A concept developed by Futek engineers uses four if it’s LSB200 Miniature Load Cells. With the sensors installed at the corners of the mouse’s cage, the measured data indicates the behavioral patterns of the mouse […]
Monitor the Conductivity of Process Fluids in Sanitary Applications
Sensorex’s sterilizable CS615 Conductivity sensor target food, pharmaceutical and other contamination-sensitive services that require sanitary connections. Standard K cell constants of 0.01, 0.1 and 1.0 are offered (with special values available on request), allowing the sensors a wide measurement range in most applications from pure water to general industrial use. The sensor’s 316 stainless steel […]
Measure Fluid Levels with New Technique
Looking for a means to measure liquid level that has no moving parts and immunity to temperature change? Cambridge Consultants, product development firm, may have the solution. Their Fringe Effect Level Transducer (FELT) technology can be used to monitor the level of a wide variety of fluids. The sensor consists of three parallel low-cost, simple […]
Getting More Info from a Tire Pressure Monitoring System
Smart phone makers are experts at getting double duty out of a sensor (an accelerometer for sensing orientation and whether the phone is in use to save energy) but they are not the only ones. Tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) could provide additional functionality beyond what they are required to do today. A company that […]
Rapidly Fusing MEMS-based Motion Sensing
Motion sensing is an essential ingredient in pedestrian navigation, gesture recognition, advanced gaming, activity monitoring, contextual awareness and more. For faster and better development and debugging of the software that fuses the data from motion sensors, Movea developed SmartFusion Studio. The signal processing design toolkit provides mobile device OEMS and ODMs with a set of […]
Pressure Sensors Target High-Volume OEM Applications
Amplified and signal conditioned TR Series pressure sensors from Merit Sensor are offered in a variety of pressure ranges and packages. With products available in 30, 100 and 300 psi (2.07, 6.9 and 20.7 bar; 206.8, 689 and 2068 kPa) pressure ranges and both absolute and gage designs, the sensors can be used in air, […]
Sense Gas Flow with Ultrasonic Sensors
The piezoelectric effect demonstrated in piezoceramic materials, provides sensor and actuators for many applications. Recently, Morgan Technical Ceramics (MTC) developed a line of ultrasonic sensors for gas flow measurement using piezoceramic materials. The sensor uses the transmission and reception of ultrasonic waves across a gas channel for time of flight measurement and subsequent flow calculation. […]
Find the Right Position Sensor
When you have a project and you need to choose the appropriate sensor to make a system work, reviewing the types of sensors that are available can be a good first step. Alternatively, if you know you need to measure position but you are still not quite sure how, a collection of what is available […]