{{Short description|none}} {{TOCright}} This is a '''list of sensors''' sorted by sensor type.
== Acoustic, sound, vibration == *Acoustic radiometer *Geophone *Hydrophone *Microphone *Pickup *Seismometer *Sound locator
== Automotive == *Air flow meter *Air–fuel ratio meter *Blind spot monitor *Crankshaft position sensor (CKP) *Curb feeler *Defect detector *Engine coolant temperature sensor *Hall effect sensor *Wheel speed sensor *Airbag sensors *Automatic transmission speed sensor *Brake fluid pressure sensor *Camshaft position sensor (CMP) *Cylinder Head Temperature gauge *Engine crankcase pressure sensor *Exhaust gas temperature sensor *Fuel level sensor *Fuel pressure sensor *Knock sensor *Light sensor *MAP sensor *Mass airflow sensor *Oil level sensor *Oil pressure sensor *Omniview technology *Oxygen sensor (O<sub>2</sub>) *Parking sensor *Radar gun *Radar sensor *Speed sensor *Throttle position sensor *Tire pressure sensor *Torque sensor *Transmission fluid temperature sensor *Turbine speed sensor *Variable reluctance sensor *Vehicle speed sensor *Water-in-fuel sensor *Wheel speed sensor *ABS sensors
== Chemical == *Breathalyzer *Carbon dioxide sensor *Carbon monoxide detector *Catalytic bead sensor *Chemical field-effect transistor *Chemiresistor *Electrochemical gas sensor *Electronic nose *Electrolyte–insulator–semiconductor sensor *Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy *Fluorescent chloride sensors *Holographic sensor *Hydrocarbon dew point analyzer *Hydrogen sensor *Hydrogen sulfide sensor *Infrared point sensor *Ion-selective electrode *ISFET *Nondispersive infrared sensor *Microwave chemistry sensor *Morphix Chameleon *Nitrogen oxide sensor *Nondispersive infrared sensor *Olfactometer *Optode *Oxygen sensor *Ozone monitor *Pellistor *pH glass electrode *Potentiometric sensor *Redox electrode *Smoke detector *Zinc oxide nanorod sensor
==Electric current, electric potential, magnetic, radio== *Current sensor *Daly detector *Electroscope *Electron multiplier *Faraday cup *Galvanometer *Hall effect sensor *Hall probe *Magnetic anomaly detector *Magnetometer *Magnetoresistance *MEMS magnetic field sensor *Metal detector *Planar Hall sensor *Radio direction finder *Test light *Voltage detector
== Environment, weather, moisture, humidity == *Actinometer *Air pollution sensor *Bedwetting alarm *Ceilometer *Dew warning *Electrochemical gas sensor *Fish counter *Frequency domain sensor *Gas detector *Hook gauge evaporimeter *Humistor *Hygrometer *Leaf sensor *Lysimeter *Pyranometer *Pyrgeometer *Psychrometer *Rain gauge *Rain sensor *Seismometer *SNOTEL *Snow gauge *Soil moisture sensor *Stream gauge *Tide gauge *Weather radar
==Flow, fluid velocity== *Air flow meter *Anemometer *Flow sensor *Gas meter *Mass flow sensor *Water meter
== Ionizing radiation, subatomic particles == *Bubble chamber *Cloud chamber *Geiger counter *Geiger–Müller tube *Ionization chamber *Gaseous ionization detectors *Neutron detection *Particle detector *Proportional counter *Scintillator *Scintillation counter *Semiconductor detector *Thermoluminescent dosimeter *Wire chamber
==Navigation instruments== *Airspeed indicator *Altimeter *Attitude indicator *Depth gauge *Fluxgate compass *Gyroscope *Inertial navigation system *Inertial reference unit * Machmeter *Magnetic compass *MHD sensor *Ring laser gyroscope *Sextant *Turn coordinator *Variometer *Vibrating structure gyroscope *Yaw-rate sensor
== Position, angle, displacement, distance, speed, acceleration == *Accelerometer *Auxanometer *Capacitive displacement sensor *Capacitive sensing *Displacement sensor (general article) *Flex sensor *Free fall sensor *Gravimeter *Gyroscopic sensor *Impact sensor *Inclinometer *Incremental encoder *Integrated circuit piezoelectric sensor *Laser rangefinder *Laser surface velocimeter *LIDAR *Linear encoder *Linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) *Liquid capacitive inclinometers *Odometer *Photoelectric sensor *Piezoelectric accelerometer *Position sensor *Position sensitive device *Angular rate sensor *Rotary encoder *Rotary variable differential transformer *Selsyn *Shock detector *Shock data logger *Sudden Motion Sensor *Tilt sensor *Tachometer *Ultrasonic thickness gauge *Ultra-wideband radar *Variable reluctance sensor *Velocity receiver *Magnetic sensor
== Optical, light, imaging, photon == *Charge-coupled device *CMOS sensor *Angle–sensitive pixel *Colorimeter *Contact image sensor *Electro-optical sensor *Flame detector *Infra-red sensor *Kinetic inductance detector *LED as light sensor *Light-addressable potentiometric sensor *Nichols radiometer *Fiber optic sensors *Optical position sensor *Thermopile laser sensors *Photodetector *Photodiode *Photomultiplier *Photomultiplier tube *Phototransistor *Photoelectric sensor *Photoionization detector *Photomultiplier *Photoresistor *Photoswitch *Phototube *Scintillometer *Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor *Single-photon avalanche diode *Superconducting nanowire single-photon detector *Transition-edge sensor *Visible Light Photon Counter *Wavefront sensor
==Pressure== *Barograph *Barometer *Boost gauge *Bourdon gauge *Hot filament ionization gauge *Ionization gauge *McLeod gauge *Oscillating U-tube *Permanent downhole gauge *Piezometer *Pirani gauge *Pressure sensor *Pressure gauge *Tactile sensor *Time pressure gauge
==Force, density, level== *Bhangmeter *Hydrometer *Force gauge and Force Sensor *Level sensor *Load cell *Magnetic level gauge *Nuclear density gauge *Piezocapacitive pressure sensor *Piezoelectric sensor *Strain gauge *Torque sensor *Viscometer
== Thermal, heat, temperature == *Bolometer *Bimetallic strip *Calorimeter *Exhaust gas temperature gauge *Flame detection *Gardon gauge *Golay cell *Heat flux sensor *Infrared thermometer *Microbolometer *Microwave radiometer *Net radiometer *Quartz thermometer *Resistance thermometer *Silicon bandgap temperature sensor *Special sensor microwave/imager *Temperature gauge *Thermistor *Thermocouple *Thermometer *Phosphor thermometry *Pyrometer
==Proximity, presence== *Alarm sensor *Doppler radar *Motion detector *Occupancy sensor *Proximity sensor *Passive infrared sensor *Reed switch *Stud finder *Triangulation sensor *Touch switch *Wired glove
==Sensor technology== *Active pixel sensor *Back-illuminated sensor *BioFET *Biochip *Biosensor *Capacitance probe *Capacitive sensing *Catadioptric sensor *Carbon paste electrode *Digital sensors *Displacement receiver *Electromechanical film *Electro-optical sensor *Electrochemical fatigue crack sensor *Fabry–Pérot interferometer *Fiber Bragg grating *Fisheries acoustics *Image sensor *Image sensor format *Inductive sensor *Intelligent sensor *Lab-on-a-chip *Leaf sensor *Machine vision *Microelectromechanical systems *MOSFET *Photoelasticity *Quantum sensor *Radar **Ground-penetrating radar **Synthetic aperture radar **Radar tracker *Stretch sensor *Sensor array *Sensor fusion *Sensor grid *Sensor node *Soft sensor *Sonar *Staring array *Tapered element oscillating microbalance (TEOM) *Transducer *Ultrasonic sensor *Video sensor *Visual sensor network *Wheatstone bridge *Wireless sensor network *Through-beam edge sensor
== Speed sensor== Speed sensors are machines used to detect the speed of an object, usually a transport vehicle. They include:
*Wheel speed sensors *Speedometers *Pitometer logs *Pitot tubes *Airspeed indicators *Piezo sensors (e.g. in a road surface) *LIDAR *Ground speed radar *Doppler radar *ANPR (where vehicles are timed over a fixed distance) *Laser surface velocimeters for moving surfaces
==Others== *Actigraphy *Air pollution sensor *Analog image processing *Atomic force microscopy *Atomic Gravitational Wave Interferometric Sensor *Attitude control (spacecraft): Horizon sensor, Earth sensor, Moon sensor, Satellite Sensor, Sun sensor *Catadioptric sensor *Chemoreceptor *Compressive sensing *Cryogenic particle detectors *Dew warning *Diffusion tensor imaging *Digital holography *Electronic tongue *Fine Guidance Sensor *Flat panel detector *Functional magnetic resonance imaging *Glass break detector *Heartbeat sensor *Hyperspectral sensors *IRIS (Biosensor), Interferometric Reflectance Imaging Sensor *Laser beam profiler *Littoral Airborne Sensor/Hyperspectral *LORROS *Millimeter wave scanner *Magnetic resonance imaging *Moire deflectometry *Molecular sensor *Nanosensor *Nano-tetherball Sensor *Omnidirectional camera *Organoleptic sensors *Optical coherence tomography *Phase unwrapping techniques *Polygraph Truth Detection *Positron emission tomography *Push broom scanner *Quantization (signal processing) *Range imaging *Scanning SQUID microscope *Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) *Smartdust *SQUID, Superconducting quantum interference device *SSIES, Special Sensors-Ions, Electrons, and Scintillation thermal plasma analysis package *SSMIS, Special Sensor Microwave Imager / Sounder *Structured-light 3D scanner *Sun sensor, Attitude control (spacecraft) *Superconducting nanowire single-photon detector *Thin-film thickness monitor *Time-of-flight camera *TriDAR, Triangulation and LIDAR Automated Rendezvous and Docking *Unattended Ground Sensors
==References== {{reflist}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20170707204959/http://robotic-material.com/Sensor-Manufacturers-Association.html Global List of Sensor Manufacturers] List of commercial sensor manufacturers from around the world
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