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1、精品文档SensortechnologyAsensorisadevicewhichproducesasignalinresponsetoitsdetectingormeasuringaproperty,suchasposition,force,torque,pressure,temperature,humidity,speed,acceleration,orvibration.Traditionally,sensors(suchasactuatorsandswitches)havebeenusedtosetlimitsontheperformanceofmachines.Com
2、monexamplesare(a)stopsonmachinetoolstorestrictworktablemovements,(b)pressureandtemperaturegageswithautomaticsshut-offfeatures,and(c)governorsonenginestopreventexcessivespeedofoperation.Sensortechnologyhasbecomeanimportantaspectofmanufacturingprocessesandsystems.Itisessentialforproperdataacqu
3、isitionandforthemonitoring,communication,andcomputercontrolofmachinesandsystems.Becausetheyconvertonequantitytoanother,sensorsoftenarereferredtoastransducers.Analogsensorsproduceasignal,suchasvoltage,whichisproportionaltothemeasuredquantity.Digitalsensorshavenumericordigitaloutputsthatcanbet
4、ransferredtocomputersdirectly.Analog-to-coverter(ADC)isavailableforinterfacinganalogsensorswithcomputers.ClassificationsofSensorsSensorsthatareofinterestinmanufacturingmaybeclassifiedgenerallyasfollows:Machanicalsensorsmeasuresuchasquantitiesaspositions,shape,velocity,force,torque,pressure,v
5、ibration,strain,andmass.Electricalsensorsmeasurevoltage,current,charge,andconductivity.Magneticsensorsmeasuremagneticfield,flux,andpermeablity.Thermalsensorsmeasuretemperature,flux,conductivity,andspecialheat.Othertypesareacoustic,ultrasonic,chemical,optical,radiation,laser,andfiber-optic.De
6、pendingonitsapplication,asensormayconsistofmetallic,nonmetallic,organic,orinorganicmaterials,aswellasfluids,gases,plasmas,orsemiconductors.Usingthespecialcharacteristicsofthesematerials,sensorscovertthequantityorpropertymeasuredtoanalogordigitaloutput.Theoperationofanordinarymercurythermomet
7、er,forexample,isbasedonthedifferencebetweenthethermalexpansionofmercuryandthatofglass.Similarly,amachinepart,aphysicalobstruction,orbarrierinaspacecanbedetectedbybreakingthebeamoflightwhensensedbyaphotoelectriccell.Aproximitysensor(whichsensesandme
