Sensor Review: Volume 18 Issue 4

Second harmonic fluxgate sensors and magnetometers

Describes the design and operating principles of fluxgate sensors and magnetometers. Polarity determination and compensation for temperature and high frequency (> 100Hz…

Magnetic field sensing utilizing GMR materials

The Giant MagnetoResistance (GMR) effect, discovered in France in 1988, has already been applied in magnetic sensors and has promise in other applications. The rapid acceptance of…

Oxford Sensor Technology ‐ a story of perseverance

Outlines the development over a period of 27 years of a novel sensor that uses the off‐axis rotation of a lens to provide a circular scan of distance data. Applications include…

“Spiral” sensors provide low cost position sensing

Describes the development and fabrication of an inductive position sensing system based on low cost printed circuit technology. Applications include rotary, linear and 3D position…

Industrial applications of nuclear magnetic resonance

During the past 50 years the phenomenon of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) has evolved from a scientific curiosity to a powerful analytical tool for physical scientists and the…

Modern integrated silicon Hall sensors

The new developments in silicon Hall sensors are highlighted. First, basic components made by microelectronic technology are explained. They lead to the development of high…

Dust monitor helps fight black lung

Sensor enhances patient safety

Optical Measurement Techniques and Applications

Advanced laser optics define infrared thermometer target area

SensArray launches thermal TRACK/TC portable maintenance and troubleshooting tool for in situ wafer temperature measurement

City Technology medical sensors live 50 per cent longer

Laser monitor improves part welds

Machine vision system offers twice the throughput

Lightweight scanner an automatic success

Diary

RadMan, the world's first six detector personal safety monitor

Vision CMOS image sensors at core of new biometric desktop security solution

Sealed position sensors (contacting and non-contacting)

New smart thermometer signal processing for plcs

SMART software technology club starts with 30 members

Digital output inclinometer

Don't forget to clean up after you

Fieldbus Foundation™ announces first registered products

Product improvement is the key to success in global flowmeter markets

Lasers find defects during machining of SiN ceramics

New NDT manipulator is hot stuff!

Introduction to Radiometry and Photometry

SPATE follows the ups and downs of stressful motion

Detecting land-mines

New sensor modules from Capteur offer automatic air quality control

Automatic surface inspection for steel strip with temperatures of more than 800°C

Shaftless linear potentiometer can be used in washdown environments

Kistler launches the CoMo II-S control monitor

Mini colour vision system has superior inspection capability

Sira completes delivery of Europe's global ozone-watch units

Gear-tooth sensor module is self-calibrating

Environmental conditions can hinder detection

Magnetic sensors

European radio regulations open up

AS-Interface launch CD-ROM catalogue

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