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Piezoelectric Force Sensor for Modal Analysis

Dytran Instruments, a producer of piezoelectric and DC accelerometers, has launched the 1022V, an IEPE force sensor to measure low-mass dynamics. It is a tiny lightweight device.

31 Jan 2011

Parking Sensors Receive Strong Reactions in Melbourne

Database Consultants Australia installed the PinForce Sentinal, a sensor system, at the Templestowe shopping centre in Manningham, a community located to the east of Melbourne.

31 Jan 2011

Energy Sensors for Research Applications

Coherent has launched a line of energy sensors, the EnergyMax. The meter components are so small they have been incorporated into the sensor cable.

31 Jan 2011

Chemical Sensor for Multi-Parameter Analysis

The YSI 7100 is an upgradable Multiparameter Bioanalytical System with features to make it a productivity tool.

31 Jan 2011

Photoelectric Sensor to Identify Clear Material

Minneapolis-based SICK, a producer of sensors, safety systems, machine vision, and auto-identification devices for use in factories and logistics automation, has unveiled its W9-3 photoelectric sensor.

31 Jan 2011

Weapon Sensors Can Identify Targets Even in Darkness

Rheinmetall Canada, which manufactures products for the Rheinmetall Defense Group, has declared that it will incorporate the uncooled thermal weapon sights developed by BAE Systems into the Canadian Army’s Close Area Suppression Weapon System (CASW).

31 Jan 2011

Breath Sensors to Prevent Drunken Driving

QinetiQ North America has developed a sensor that when fitted into a car will prevent intoxicated drivers from even putting their vehicles into motion.

31 Jan 2011

Light Sensor May Detect Air Pollutants and Explosives

Engineers at Princeton University have designed a laser sensor that may enable soldiers to identify bombs hidden underground from afar. It could also help measure emission of greenhouse gases and other air-borne pollutants.

31 Jan 2011

High-Speed Camera Series with Integrated Image Information

Point Grey, supplier of high resolution cameras, has unveiled a series of digital cameras called the Gazelle Camera Link. They have 2.2 and 4.1Mp monochrome models based on the CMOSIS CMV2000 and CMV4000 global shutter CMOS sensors.

31 Jan 2011

Vibration Sensors Reduces Triggering of False Readings

Ophir Photonics, a supplier of accurate laser measurement tools, has unveiled a Shock Absorber at Photonics West 2011. The device is a mounting post that allows operation of sensitive pyroelectric laser powered-sensors in a surrounding that vibrates.

31 Jan 2011

Health Sensors to Reduce Aircraft Operational Costs

MicroStrain has introduced the wireless health usage and monitoring systems (Hums) that are at present being deployed in US military rotorcraft as an experiment. If they complete successful runs, they could become part of an all military and commercial aircraft.

31 Jan 2011