Proximity Sensor - Applications

Applications

  • Parktronic, car bumpers that sense distance to nearby cars for parking
  • Ground proximity warning system for aviation safety
  • Vibration measurements of rotating shafts in machinery
  • Top dead centre (TDC)/camshaft sensor in reciprocating engines.
  • Sheet break sensing in paper machine.
  • Anti-aircraft warfare
  • Roller coasters
  • Conveyor systems
  • Mobile devices
    • Touch screens that come in close proximity to the face
    • Attenuating radio power in close proximity to the body, in order to reduce radiation exposure

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