Description:
– Give a digital signal
– Communicate the signal
– Execute logical functions and instructions
Elements of intelligent sensors:
– Primary sensing element
– Excitation control
– Amplification
– Analogue filtering
– Data conversion
Technical capacities:
– Tasks performed by microprocessors
– Gadget combining sensor and microprocessor called intelligent sensor
– Sensor and processor part of same physical unit
– Sensor sending unprocessed signal not considered intelligent
Ubiquitous Sensor Networks (USN):
– Network of intelligent sensors
– Aim to become ubiquitous
– Used to describe intelligent sensor networks
See also:
– Real-time locating system
– Smart transducer
– Internet of things
References:
– Archived copy (PDF)
– Retrieved from Wikipedia
– Authority control databases: National, Latvia
An intelligent sensor is a sensor that takes some predefined action when it senses the appropriate input (light, heat, sound, motion, touch, etc.).
