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CAPTEUR VIRTUEL [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Computer Mathematics
DEF

A virtual sensor is a software sensor as opposed to a physical or hardware sensor. Virtual sensors provide indirect measurements of abstract conditions (that, by themselves, are not physically measurable) by combining sensed data from a group of heterogeneous physical sensors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Mathématiques informatiques
DEF

[…] un capteur virtuel est un modèle mathématique qui fusionne les données issues de multiples capteurs pour estimer une nouvelle grandeur qui ne peut être mesurée directement par un capteur physique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
  • Instrumentos científicos
  • Matemáticas para computación
DEF

Sensor que permite utilizar la información disponible para estimar magnitudes indirectamente, con la finalidad de reducir el número de sensores físicos en un proceso determinado.

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