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About Proximity Sensors, Ultrasonic

Light and sound are two natural phenomena, which let every living being recognize their environment without physical contact and over widely varying distances.  Ultrasonic proximity sensors use reflected or transmitted ultrasonic waves to detect the presence or absence of a target component. The output is Boolean, that is, the sensor merely detects whether the target is or is not within the design detection range. The measurement of proximity, position and displacement of objects is essential in many different applications: valve position, level detection, process control, machine control, security etc. Proximity sensing is the technique of detecting the presence or absence of an object using a critical distance. A position sensor determines an object's coordinates (linear or angular) with respect to a reference, displacement means moving from one position to another for a specified distance (or angle). In effect, a proximity sensor is a threshold version of a position sensor.


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