Position sensor

A position sensor is a <a href="/facts/Sensor/RN8SXbjs">sensor</a> that detects an object's position. A position sensor may indicate the absolute position of the object (its location) or its relative position (displacement) in terms of linear travel, rotational angle or three-dimensional space. Common types of position sensors include the following:

<ul><li><a href="/facts/Capacitive_displacement_sensor/llHy3L2P">Capacitive displacement sensor</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Eddy-current_sensor/fhc7p7MC">Eddy-current sensor</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Hall_effect_sensor/bITzh0dk">Hall effect sensor</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Inductive_sensor/IrqGAK55">Inductive sensor</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Laser_Doppler_vibrometer/bB0UaLrn">Laser Doppler vibrometer</a> (optical)</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Linear_variable_differential_transformer/3EdKtuAB">Linear variable differential transformer</a> (LVDT)</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Photodiode_array/152Rpk06">Photodiode array</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Piezo-electric_transducer/65k6BDqx">Piezo-electric transducer</a> (<a href="/facts/Piezo-electric/65k6BDqx">piezo-electric</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Encoder_(position)/4uoqlyCT">Position encoders</a>:
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Absolute_encoder/HonPQvzJ">Absolute encoder</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Incremental_encoder/5sWEjwjr">Incremental encoder</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Linear_encoder/yslJ6jeE">Linear encoder</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Rotary_encoder/HonPQvzJ">Rotary encoder</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Potentiometer/UtTC1Nvj">Potentiometer</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Proximity_sensor/vmjXXDJh">Proximity sensor</a> (optical)</li>
<li><a href="/facts/String_potentiometer/cFQgDftn">String potentiometer</a> (also known as a string potentiometer, string encoder or cable position transducer)</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Ultrasonic_sensor/6Ala5r9z">Ultrasonic sensor</a></li></ul>

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Position sensor