The magnetoresistive effect supports a variety of sensor applications in automobiles. Major applications are to be found in measuring the speed and angle of mechanical systems. That makes magnetic ...

If you want to know more than one thing, you need more than one sensor. In fact, many engines today have not just two oxygen ...

Accurate signal conditioning and high-resolution measurements are no longer limited to industrial or instrumentation applications. Designers of portable consumer- electronic equipment also need to ...

A knock sensor is an engine management component in modern internal combustion engines. It is designed to detect the sound of knocking or pinging in the engine, indicating an engine problem such as ...

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Rectangular or cylindrical? Comparing the enclosure types. Determining wall thickness. How does the enclosure's orientation impact performance? In Part 1, we covered modal analysis, the Timoshenko ...

[Edward], creator of the Cave Pearl project, an underwater data logger, needed a way to measure temperature with a microcontroller. Normally, this problem is most easily solved by throwing a ...

What is modal analysis? Evaluating vibration sensor enclosures and their natural frequencies. Determining the most important modes and frequencies with the mode participation factor. A close look at ...