Lecture

Sensors: Definitions and Applications

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This lecture covers the fundamental concepts of sensors, including their definition as transducers converting physical variables into electrical signals. It discusses position sensors like encoders, transfer functions, sensitivity, span, nonlinearity, and resolution. The lecture also explores typical accuracies in robotics, emphasizing the significance of nanometer-scale measurements and the various types of encoders used in robotics applications.

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