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What Is Proximity Sensor / Ultrasonic Sensor?: Maxbotix LV-EZ0
What Is Proximity Sensor / Ultrasonic Sensor?: Maxbotix LV-EZ0
- Proximity sensors are used across a broad range of industrial and manufacturing
applications. They’re used to sense the presence of objects or materials and then either
initiate some action or simply flag their presence or absence. Key to their operation is
that they don’t require physical contact with the target or object being sensed. This is
why they’re often called non-contact sensors.
- There are a number of common sensing techniques employed in proximity sensors.
These techniques serve to categorize sensor types in addition to other ways such as the
material to be detected or the environmental conditions best suited for that sensor
type.