The SDP3x, the world’s smallest differential pressure sensor, is available in an airspeed sensor development kit for VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) and fixed-wing UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) applications. The reference design was developed in collaboration with PX4 Pro and is fully integrated with the open source autopilot. The integration includes a full aerodynamic software compensation…
Injection Molding Cooling Time: A Breakdown
If you have attended one of RJG’s training events, there is a value that probably sticks out in your mind: 80 percent. That is how much of the molding cycle is spent cooling the plastic part to a temperature that it is rigid enough to withstand the forces of ejection. As engineers (part, mold, or…
Low-voltage digital pressure sensors handle 60 to 110 kPa range
The DLV Series pressure sensors now includes 30 and 60 psi (200 and 400 kPa) differential and 600 to 1,100 mbar (60 to 110 kPa) barometric pressure ranges. This device series offers design engineers excellent performance over barometric and middle pressure ranges of 5 to 60 psi (35 to 400 kPa). Product highlights include supply […]
What types of sensors are used in robots? Part 2 of 2
In addition to the sensors identified in Part 1 of this blog, there are several others required for different types of robots. Chemical, light and color sensors enable the robot to evaluate, adjust and detect problems with its environment. For humanoid robots that can walk, run or even dance (like Dobi, made by Chinese company […]
Micro ICP pressure sensor
PCB’s new micro ICP Pressure Sensor, Model 132B38, is suited for wind tunnel applications that require very small test sensors and very high frequency response. This improved design features a centered sensing element which improves accuracy of time of arrival, targeting, sniper/projectile detection systems, and aerodynamic testing in high speed wind tunnels. Model 132B38 measures […]
Newark element14 now stocking TE Connectivity Sensors
Newark element14, the Development Distributor, is now stocking a wide range of sensors from TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors. TE sensors are available for same day shipping. Access to a broad range of sensors provides engineers with the choices required to meet the needs of various applications, based on a […]
Rohde & Schwarz Advances Public Safety Devices and Networks
Rohde & Schwarz has focused their offering of LTE test solutions to enable technologies important for mission critical public safety communications. Rohde & Schwarz offers test solutions span the entire public safety device and network ecosystem. This includes tools for chipset R&D, UE functional testing, UE performance, UE conformance, UE Antenna Performance (TRP/TIS), UE service…
EtherNet/IP connectivity to IO-Link devices
The CTEU-EP universal interface module makes EtherNet/IP connectivity low cost and plug and play for IO-Link devices and valve terminals. The CTEU-EP is ODVA conformant and a Rockwell Encompass referenced product. For flexibility, OEMs can integrate IO-Link devices such as pressure and flow sensors, RFID readers, and light stacks along with a valve terminal with…
How The IoT Is Modernizing Farming
Almost every facet of life is being affected by the innovative technologies that are being bestowed onto us. Not only is this the case in our homes and cities, but various workplaces and industries are beginning to embrace these transformations—including the agricultural field. The WiFi in rural America is expanding, which appears to be just…
New Media Isolated Amplified Pressure Sensors
All Sensors Corporation of Morgan Hill, California has announced a brand new offering of media isolated pressure sensors; the amplified CPA 502 Series. These new pressure sensors offer design engineers excellent performance for various aggressive media applications. The CPA 502 Series features a ceramic pressure sensor with piezoresistive technology and flush diaphragm design. Product highlights […]
Festo Motion Terminal has apps to replace more than 50 components
Pneumatics is intrinsically a user-friendly technology — and it is set to become even more straightforward, versatile and flexible as the brand new Festo Motion Terminal Versatile Time Domain Electro-Magnetics (VTEM) is bringing pneumatics into the era of Industry 4.0. That’s with apps that can replace more than 50 individual components thanks to developments in […]
How have pressure sensors changed over the last few years?
At Sensors Expo 2017, Pete Smith, Sensors Knowledge Manager at TE Connectivity, explains how sensors have evolved over the last few years to address different application requirements from TE Connectivity’s perspective. Pete’s story starts with the M7100, a standard industrial pressure sensor for TE Connectivity that addresses fuel rail pressure measurements in fuel injected vehicles. […]
How have pressure sensors changed over the last few years?
At Sensors Expo 2017, Jim Brownell, sales manager for All Sensors, shows the progression of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) pressure sensing over the past 30+ years from his company’s perspective. Starting with the A or alpha package that was created in the early 1980s, a packaged element pressure sensor had two integral ports and six leads […]
MEMSIC Launches new MDP200 Pressure Sensor for Medical, Automotive and Industrial Applications
MEMSIC Inc., today announced the launch of its MDP200 Bi-Directional Differential Pressure Sensor for CPAP, breath detection, room pressure, damper control, flow hood, fume hood, filter monitoring and other applications where ultra-low differential pressure performance is required. Currently sampling, this industry leading pressure sensor will be shipping in commercial quantities by the end of this year. Leveraging […]
MIT Wearable Prototype Delves Into Future Of Industrial Workplace Safety
Almost every work environment has its fair share of hazards, but the industrial field is arguably the most dangerous. According to research conducted by a multidisciplinary team at MIT, the three greatest hazards industrial workers face (resulting in fatalities) are exposure (workers are frequently exposed to chemical and physical agents), falls (37 percent of fatalities…
MEMSIC MDP200 Pressure Sensor
The MEMSIC MDP200 Bi-Directional Differential Pressure Sensor is for CPAP, breath detection, room pressure, damper control, flow hood, fume hood, filter monitoring and other applications where ultra-low differential pressure performance is required. Currently sampling, this industry leading pressure sensor will be shipping in commercial quantities by the end of this year. Leveraging its highly successful…
How do you calculate flow from a pressure measurement?
A variety of techniques are used to measure flow, including: the Coriolis Effect, mass air flow, vortex, magnetic, thermal, ultrasonic, turbine and positive displacement meters as well as pressure sensors. With the high volume, low cost and reliability of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) pressure sensors, these products are a frequent choice for measuring both liquid and […]
New Diaphragm-Operated Pressure Switches For Tough Environments
For operation in tough environments, Sigma-Netics Inc. has added two diaphragm-operated options to its portfolio of ruggedized pressure switches. Similar products were only previously available in piston-based operations. The new 745 and 785 series of pressure switches are designed for low-pressure, high-sensitivity applications, including off-road or industrial OEM equipment, train braking systems, compactors, compressors and…
Media Isolated, Stainless Steel
All Sensors Corporation of Morgan Hill, California has announced a brand new offering of stainless steel, media isolated pressure sensors: the SPM 402 Series. This new pressure sensor series offers excellent performance in various applications, including mid to high pressure and smaller solutions. Media isolated sensors are designed to operate in hostile environments yet provide […]
What are common ways to protect a sensor from harmful exposure?
For a sensor, the amount of harmful exposure it receives from the environment and harmful constituents in the measuring process depends on what is being sensed and the environment itself. Different packaging is required to cope with and survive the specific situation. Two major considerations for protection are at the sensing element/transducer level or at […]
Is it a sensor or a transducer?
The terms sensor and transducer are frequently used interchangeably, however, there are differences. Going strictly by definition, a transducer is a device that translates primarily nonelectrical quantities into electric signals [1]. Instrument engineers limit the definition to a device used for measurement purposes. In this context, transducers can be used for measuring mechanical, thermal acoustic, […]
Scientists Look To Skies To Improve Tsunami Detection
A team of scientists from Sapienza University in Rome, Italy, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, has developed a new approach to assist in the ongoing development of timely tsunami detection systems, based upon measurements of how tsunamis disturb a part of Earth’s atmosphere. The new approach, called Variometric Approach for Real-time Ionosphere…
Photo Of The Day: 3D-Printed ‘Bionic Skin’ Could Give Robots The Sense Of Touch
Engineering researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a revolutionary process for 3D printing stretchable electronic sensory devices that could give robots the ability to feel their environment. The discovery is also a major step forward in printing electronics on real human skin. The research will be published in the next issue of Advanced Materials and…
A Novel Method for the Fabrication of Active-Matrix 3-D Pressure Sensors
A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has created a three-dimensional, tactile sensor that could detect wide pressure ranges from human body weight to a finger touch. This new sensor with transparent features is capable of generating an electrical signal based on the sensed touch actions, also, consumes far less electricity than conventional pressure sensors. The…
The Role Of Solar Power In Artificial Skin Advancement
In 2015, researchers at Stanford University developed artificial human skin capable of sensing touch, and relaying that information to the body’s nervous system. This was considered a monumental breakthrough in the field of human prosthetics, with hopes that this new technology would further help amputees and other disabled individuals get closer to living life the…