Types of Sensors

Here we see the Types of Sensors in industrial instrumentation for various types of measurement.

Types of Sensors

  • Vibration
  • Velocity Transducer
    • Electrodynamic
    • Electromagnetic
  • Accelerometer
    • Bonded Strain Gauge
    • Piezoelectric
    • Solid Cylinder
    • Servo Accelerometer
    • Resonator type Digital
  • Linear
  • Electromagnetic
    • Moving Magnet
    • Moving Coil
  • Seismic Mass Type
  • Angular Measurement
    • Electromagnetic Tacho-generator
      • DC
      • AC
    • Drag Cup Rotor AC Tachometer
    • Digital
      • Photo Electric
      • Inductive Toothed rotor reluctance type
  • Force
    • Load Cell
      • Hydraulic
      • Pneumatic
    • Column Type
    • Proving ring
    • cantilever beam
    • shear type
    • Pressductor
    • Electric Weighing Machine
  • Pressure
    • Variable Reluctance
    • LVDT Type
    • Variable Capacitance type
    • Force balancing Transducer
    • Piezoelectric
    • Strain Gauge based
  • Elastic Pressure
    • Diaphragm/corrugated
    • Bellow
    • Bourdon Tube
    • Capsule
  • Strain Gage
    • Unbonded
    • bonded
      • wire Foil
      • Thin metal film
    • Weldable
    • Evaporation
    • Sputtering
    • Semiconductor
      • Bonded
      • Diffused
  • Linear Displacement
    • LVDT
    • Eddy Current
    • Capacitive
  • Accelerometer
    • Variable Reluctance
  • Temperature
    • Non-Contact
      • Bi-metallic
      • Thermistor
      • RTD
      • Thermocouple
      • Thermopile
    • Other types
      • Optical
      • Acoustic
      • Thermo-mechanical
      • Gas Expansion
      • Thermo-Pneumatic
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