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Intelligent sensor

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An intelligent sensor is a sensor that takes some predefined action when it senses the appropriate input (light, heat, sound, motion, touch, etc.).

Description

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The sensor has to do the following tasks:

  • Give a digital signal.
  • Be able to communicate the signal.
  • Be able to execute logical functions and instructions.

Elements of intelligent sensors

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  • Primary sensing element
  • Excitation control
  • Amplification
  • Analogue filtering
  • Data conversion
  • Compensation
  • Digital information processing
  • Digital communication processing

Technical capacities

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Because the tasks are performed by microprocessors, any gadget which mixes a sensor and a microprocessor is usually called an intelligent sensor.

To qualify as an intelligent sensor, the sensor and processor must be part of the same physical unit. A sensor whose only function is to detect and send an unprocessed signal to an external system which performs some action is not considered intelligent.

Ubiquitous Sensor Networks (USN)

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Ubiquitous Sensor Networks (USN) is used to describe a network of intelligent sensors that could, one day, become ubiquitous.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2009-05-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)