What is a Linear sensor?

A linear sensor is a sensor that measures linear displacement, and includes position sensors, displacement sensors, and length sensors. In terms of the principle of measurement, there are various sensors such as laser displacement sensors, length measurement sensors, eddy current displacement sensors, contact displacement sensors, and linear encoders. Due to differences in principle, performance varies, such as whether it is a contact or non-contact type, whether the length measurement range is short, medium, or long, how accurate the linearity is, and how much the life and cost are.

Application of Linear sensor

Linear sensors are used in various fields as there are various types of linear sensors based on their principle. It is used in a wide variety of fields, including the semiconductor and liquid crystal fields, the electric and home appliance fields, the automobile and processing fields, and the pharmaceutical, food, and packaging fields. Since linear sensors can measure displacement and position, they are widely used in the fields of presence/absence detection, positioning detection, inspection, measurement, monitoring, and control.

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