ultrasonic sensors Articles
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Flying over water with a ToughSonic®14
The solar-powered boat designed and built for competition by a team of students at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands depends on Senix ToughSonic 14 ultrasonic sensors to keep the craft at just the right height above the water. The boat uses hydrofoils that lift the hull out of the water to reduce the drag so it’s propelled more efficiently. Using the hydrofoil ...
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Introduction to ultrasonic wind speed and direction sensors
Introduction of Works: Ultrasonic wind speed and direction sensors are devices used to measure wind speed and direction in a variety of applications, from weather forecasting to wind power generation. Unlike conventional wind sensors, which rely on moving mechanical parts, ultrasonic sensors use sound waves to detect wind speed and direction. This makes them more accurate, reliable and durable ...
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Senix ultrasonic sensors guide Oracle boat
Oracle Team USA won the 2013 America’s Cup race with one of the most efficient sailing vessel ever built. Oracle Team USA’s AC72-class yacht, USA-17, was a 100’ long, 90’ wide and 223’ tall carbon fiber technological marvel capable of speeds in excess of 50 knots (57 mph). The yacht actually “flies” off the water on hydrofoils that lift the entire hull ...
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Ultrasonic sensors reduce chemical usage
The innovative Sonic Spray attachment from farm equipment manufacturer Gillison’s Variety Fabrication, Inc. (GVF) uses Senix ultrasonic object detection sensors to detect orchard trees and precisely control the application of sprayed materials. Sonic Spray growers use 25% to 40% less spray material. The GVF Sonic Spray saves farmers money by reducing the amount of spray material used, ...
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Ultrasonic Water Level Sensor for Flood Protection
Sea level monitoring is important for flood warning and coastal protection during storm and weather events. ABM’s ultrasonic level sensors measure seawater levels reliably under all weather conditions. The automatic self-cleaning feature eliminates condensation or build-up on the transducer face ensuring accurate and stable measurement. For this application, ABM’s robust ultrasonic ...
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Does Your Ultrasonic Sensor Need Maintenance?
Maintenance is important, but it’s often hard to quantify. How much time does maintenance take? How often does your system need it? Does maintaining one part necessitate a complete system shut down? What does that represent in lost income because your system is not making product? Maintenance is important, but minimizing maintenance is even more important. Maintenance is also important for ...
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Sensors Measure Height at Healthworks!
Sometimes ultrasonic sensors are just for fun! Ultrasonic distance sensors are used to measure stack height, wave height, crop height and more, but at HealthWorks! Children’s education center in Tupelo MS, Senix ultrasonic sensors are measuring the height of energetic children. HealthWorks! is an innovative organization educating children and their families on the importance of good ...
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Area-Velocity Flowmeter Installations in Denmark - Case Study
Area-Velocity Flow Meters are designed to monitor flow rates in partially filled pipes and open channels without flumes or weirs. A sealed ultrasonic sensor is mounted on the bottom of the pipe or channel and connected to electronics through a watertight cable. The sensor measures both level and velocity and when calibrated with the pipe diameter or channel dimensions, the Greyline AVFM ...
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ToughSonic sensors and tsunami warnings
Senix ToughSonic ultrasonic sensors play a critical role detecting sea level changes as part of a sophisticated Tsunami Early Warning System (TeWS) in the Philippines. Senix engineers collaborated with the Philippines Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI) to customize ToughSonic 50 ultrasonic sensors for this first-of-its-kind water level monitoring system. Each ToughSonic 50 sensor is ...
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Toughsonic Sensors Guide Solar Boat
Senix Renews Sponsorship of The TU Delft Solar Boat Team. Senix Corporation is once again a proud sponsor of the Solar Boat team at Technical University Delft in the Netherlands. Senix ultrasonic sensors play a key role in controlling the hydrofoiling process which, in turn, provides much of the boat’s energy efficiency. The engineering students at TU Delft unveiled their new boat design at ...
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Plastic Pellet Silo Ultrasonic Level Measurement
ABM’s non-contact ultrasonic level sensors work great on plastic pellets in bulk storage silos. The sensors provide reliable level data to monitor the inventory in silos that supply pellets for injection molding, helping to eliminate pellet shortages and production downtime. For this project, ABM’s 45 KHz ultrasonic sensor with swivel aiming mount was selected to monitor a dusty ...
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ToughSonic sensors teach dynamics at Duke
Mechanical engineers at Duke University are finding that Senix ToughSonic® 14 sensors are the ideal tool for conducting hands-on experiments in dynamics. According to Pat McGuire, senior laboratory engineer in Duke’s Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Department, Senix ToughSonic 14 ultrasonic sensors play a critical role in experiments designed to teach ...
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The Role of Ultrasonic Sensors in Wireless Monitoring Systems
The development of wireless monitoring systems has greatly expanded the scope of measurement in distance, tank level, and other monitoring applications. They enable users to measure various metrics (e.g., water levels) without having to physically touch or be near the targeted object, which is ideal for devices and systems located in remote or otherwise hard-to-reach locations. A key component of ...
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AutoTerrain - Worlds best boom stability
The AutoTerrain works and reacts on both boom movements and twisting forces on the boom. This allows the system to be proactive and react on the cause more than on the symptom. AutoTerrain works with 5 ultrasonic sensors and three gyro sensors. Ultrasonic sensors are located at a given distance on the boom and measure the height of the crops multiple times per second. The gyro sensors measure ...
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Ultrasonic Sensors: Range Vs Frequency
Ultrasonic sensors are pretty cool. Transducers send and receive waves, measurements magically get spit out by the sensor, and nothing had to touch anything, right? You can choose sensors based on range, or type of transducer, or even safety ratings. Most sensors declare their range and frequency together, which seems kind of odd. Why is the range of an ultrasonic sensor tied to its frequency? ...
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LIT25 level indicating transmitter controls swimming pool level - Case Study
The Town of Okotoks, Alberta I never gave it much thought, but what happens to the displaced water when a hundred people jump into a large public swimming pool? It goes into a surge tank - of course. This Greyline LIT25 Level Indicating Transmitter with ultrasonic sensor is installed in the basement of the Okotoks Recreation Centre in Alberta, Canada. The LIT's 4-20mA output is connected to a ...
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How Can Senix Non-Contact Ultrasonic Sensors Measure & Control Roll Diameter?
Senix ToughSonic General Purpose ultrasonic distance and levels sensors are designed for use in some of the harshest industrial environments and are suitable for use with a variety of materials, ranging in type, color, translucence, and reflectivity, from aluminum to steel and paper to plastic. Unlike other techniques such as optical or photoelectric sensors, Ultrasonic sensors measure roll ...
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Cement Storage Remote Tank Level Monitoring
Application Problem: A cement plant required continuous tank level measurement for a dusty application. The material had a very steep angle of repose that made reading the level impossible for most sensors. In addition, no solutions was available to provide remote tank monitoring, full diagnostics and troubleshooting for the level sensor. Application History: The plant tried various brands of ...
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Water Bottling Plant Chooses Greyline for Level Control - Case Study
Culligan were able to double up level monitoring of two tanks with one instrument because pairs of identical-sized tanks were interconnected with a 2” pipe near their base. The Greyline SLT32 was calibrated to display the combined volume of both tanks. This function worked with a two vertical tanks as well as a pair of horizontal round tanks where the SLT32’s HRT round tank volume ...
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Open Channel Flow Monitors retired after 16 years continuous service - Case Study
Long Sault WWTP Influent Flow Monitors Greyline Open Channel Flow Monitors were installed at the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Long Sault, Ontario when the SBR plant was originally commissioned in 1995. But after 16 years of continuous service, components for the old models became obsolete. Plant operators Caneau Water and Sewage Inc. decided to replace the instruments and new Greyline OCF 5.0 ...
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