There are generally two types of accelerometers currently available—capacitor-based and thermal versions—and both are microelectromechanical devices (MEMS). So what’s the difference between the two?

Sensor manufacturer Colibrys expects its wide-bandwidth capacitive vibration sensors to displace piezoresistive sensors in health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS), aeronautics, railway technologies ...

Silicon Designs, Inc. has introduced its new model 2445 series, a family of single-ended low-noise analog MEMS capacitive accelerometer modules, designed to support a variety of low-to-medium ...

Formerly known as Advanced Design & Manufacturing (ADM) Minneapolis hosting five co-located shows — MD&M Minneapolis, ATX Minneapolis, D&M Minneapolis, Plastec Minneapolis, and MinnPack — we are now ...

Advanced Sensors and Calibration (ASC), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of capacitive, piezoresistive and piezoelectric accelerometers, angular rate sensors and inertial measurement units has ...

Silicon Designs Inc. (SDI), a veteran-owned and U.S.-based global design, development and manufacturer of rugged industrial-grade MEMS variable capacitive accel Silicon Designs Inc. (SDI), a ...

Awide variety of accelerometers has been developed for measuring vibration, shock, and inertial motion. To reduce risk and ensure that meaningful and accurate data is collected, you must understand ...

The following guide provides a review of the types of proximity sensors for prolonged detection, followed by a look at capacitive sensing design specifically for occupancy-type solutions. A variety of ...