| Parameter
|
Sensor
|
| temperature |
thermocouple
RTD
thermistor
semiconductor
pyrometer
|
| humidity and dew point |
hygrometer
psychrometer
|
| air speed, wind speed |
rotating anemometer
heated wire anemometer
|
| wind direction |
wind vane
|
| rain fall |
rain gauge
|
| water |
wetness sensor
|
| light level |
pyronometer
radiation pyrometer
photoconductor
photodiode
|
| visibility, opacity |
ultraviolet sensor
infrared sensor
optical sensor
laser sensor
|
| light wavelength, color |
spectrometer
|
| nuclear radiation |
alpha detector
beta detector
x-ray detector
gamma detector
|
| vibration, acceleration |
piezoelectric accelerometer
|
| gravity |
MEMS accelerometer
gravimeter
gravitometer
|
| stress, strain |
strain gauge
|
| weight, force, tension |
load cell
torque sensor
force sensor
|
| fluid pressure |
pressure sensor
barometer
|
| distance, proximity, position |
laser micrometer
photoelectric sensor
fiber optic sensor
ultrasonic sensor
magnetorestrictive sensor
eddy current sensor
capacitive distance sensor
string potentiometer
LVDT
|
| location |
Linear encoder
Hall effect sensor
gyroscope
GPS
|
| tilt |
inclinometer
MEMS accelerometer
gyroscope
|
| rotation |
rotary encoder
potentiometer
RVDT
|
| speed |
tachometer
inductance-coil pulse generator
|
| flow |
ultrasonic sensor
laser sensor
turbine flow meter
mass flow meter
orifice plate with pressure sensor
|
| liquid level |
float
ultrasonic
pressure sensor
|
| pH |
pH sensor
|
| chemical concentration (in water) |
electrochemical cell
chromatograph
|
| oxygen (in water) |
dissolved oxygen sensor
|
| gas concentration (in air) |
chemical detector
electrochemical cell
|
| chemical composition |
gas chromatograph
mass spectrometer
chromatograph
colorimeter
|
| power |
wattmeter
|
| frequency |
frequency meter
tachometer
|
| magnetic fields |
magnetometer
magneto-inductive sensor
magnetorestrictive sensor
Hall effect sensor
|
| vision, image |
camera
|
| sound |
microphone
|
| touch |
pressure sensor - piezoelectric
pressure sensor - resistive
|
