Sensors
We live in a World of Sensors. You can find different types of Sensors in our homes, offices, cars etc. working to make our lives easier by turning on the lights by detecting our presence, adjusting the room temperature, detect smoke or fire, make us delicious coffee, open garage doors as soon as our car is near the door and many other tasks. All these and many other automation tasks are possible because of Sensors.
Typically, Sensor is defined as an input device which provides an output (signal) with respect to a specific physical quantity (input).
The following is a list of different types of sensors that are commonly used in various applications.
Temperature Sensor
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer
IR Sensor (Infrared Sensor)
Pressure Sensor
Light Sensor
Ultrasonic Sensor
Smoke, Gas and Alcohol Sensor
Touch Sensor
Color Sensor
Humidity Sensor
Position Sensor
Magnetic Sensor (Hall Effect Sensor)
Microphone (Sound Sensor)
Tilt Sensor
Flow and Level Sensor
PIR Sensor
Touch Sensor
Strain and Weight Sensor