When it comes to “seeing” the road, driverless cars currently in development are based on one of two systems: LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) and optical camera sensors.
By Brett Smith
18 May 2016
New sensor technologies promise to revolutionize the way we live our lives by offering increasing control over the conditions that we live in.
With new surveillance systems and smart sensors heading up the Internet of Things revolution, the extent to which you can monitor your home remotely is ever expanding.
By Hannah Sharkey
13 Aug 2015
A tilt sensor is an instrument that is used for measuring the tilt in two axes of a reference plane in two axes. Tilt sensors measure the tilting position with reference to gravity and are used in a numerous applications.
By Beth Ellison
10 Jul 2015
Anirudh Bhaskaran, Research Analyst for Energy & Environment at Frost & Sullivan, speaks to AZoSensors about how the Internet of Things is setting up a future of global connectivity, and how it is crucial for the development of smart buildings.
By Alessandro Pirolini
6 Jul 2015
Robotic vision is similar to human vision – it provides valuable information that the robot can use to interact with the world around it.
By Keith Dinwiddie
1 Jul 2015
An inclinometer or clinometer is an instrument used for measuring angles of slope/tilt and elevation/depression of an object with respect to gravity.
A Geiger counter is used for detecting and measuring alpha, beta and gamma radiation. It consists of a pair of electrodes with a high voltage running between them.
A calorimeter is an instrument used in calorimetry for measuring the amount of heat released or absorbed in chemical or physical reactions. It can determine heat content, latent heat, specific heat, and other thermal properties of substances.
A piezoelectric accelerometer utilizes the piezoelectric effect of certain materials to measure dynamic changes in mechanical variables such as mechanical shock, vibration and acceleration.