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Published: 19.01.2006.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Sensor Technology', 1.
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A senor is a device that converts a physical phenomenon into an electrical signal. As such sensors represent part of the interface between the physical world and the world of electrical devices, such as computers. The other part of this interface is represented by actuators, which convert electrical signals into physical phenomena.
In recent years, enormous capability for information processing has been developed within the electronics industry. …

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