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CAPTEUR ELEMENTAIRE [1 record]

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Record 1 1985-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Automation
CONT

The cost is low because simple sensors are used, giving a restricted amount of information pieces about the surroundings. (SYMTO p. 269)

OBS

sensor: A device that permits a computer to obtain analog information concerning temperatures, flows, pressure, and so forth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Automatisation et applications
DEF

Capteur à une seule sortie: il traduit une grandeur physique par une seule information. (NOVO Janv. 81 p. 54)

CONT

A l'inverse, la mesure par les capteurs élémentaires sur (...) les efforts transmis permet de reconstituer l'effort et le couple appliqué sur l'un des plateaux. (NOVO Juin 82 p. 41)

Spanish

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