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List of sensors

List of sensors

For the purposes of physical interaction design, a sensor is a transducer that converts a form of energy into an electrical signal.

Acceleration

Accelerometer

Biosignals

Electrocardiogram (ECG)

Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Electromyography (EMG)

Electrooculography (EOG)

Electropalatography (EPG)

Galvanic Skin Response (GSR)

Distance

Capacitive

Hall Effect

Infrared

Ultrasound

Flow

Ultrasound

Force/pressure/strain/bend

Air Pressure

Fibre Optic Sensors

Flexion

Force-sensitive Resistor (FSR)

Load Cell

LuSense CPS² 155

Miniature Pressure Transducer

Piezoelectric Ceramic & Film

Strain Gage

Humidity

Hygrometer

Linear position

Hall Effect

Linear Position (Touch)

Linear Potentiometer (Slider)

Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT)

LuSense CPS² 155

Orientation/inclination

Accelerometer

Inclinometer

Magnetometers

Radio Frequency

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

Rotary position

Rotary Encoder

Rotary Potentiometer

Rotary velocity

Gyroscope

Switches

On-Off Switch

Temperature

Temperature

Vibration

Piezoelectric Ceramic & Film

Visible light intensity

Fibre Optic Sensors

Light-Dependent Resistor (LDR)

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