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Sensors for Defence, Aerospace and Automotive Applications

Devices from Analog Devices, Infineon and Vishay

This review of sensors featured recently in Arrow Innovation highlights two pressure sensors from Infineon, Vishay’s single and dual channel SMT optical sensors and accelerometer and yaw rate sensor technologies from Analog Devices.

Analog Devices’ iSensor™ products are highly integrated, calibrated, motion sensing products that are easy to use and cost-effectively improve product precision, response time, reliability, safety and security. The ADIS16350/ADIS16355 iSensor is a complete digital inertial sensing system that combines a triple-axis gyroscope and accelerometer. The sensor combines Analog Devices’ iMEMS® and mixed signal processing technology in a highly integrated, calibrated solution.

Features

UComplete digital inertial sensing system

UTri-axis gyroscope with digital range scaling

-Settings: ±75°/s, ±150°/s, ±300°/s

-14-bit resolution

UTri-axis accelerometer

-±10G measurement range

-14-bit resolution

-350Hz bandwidth

UFactory calibrated sensitivity, bias and alignment

USPI compatible serial interface

U2000G shock survivability

Analog Devices’ ADIS16100 is a yaw detector particularly suitable for defence and aerospace applications. Surface-micromachining technology makes a functionally complete yaw rate sensor that communicates via an integrated SPI. The device produces a digital output proportional to the angular rate about a defined axis. Using a single external resistor can increase the measurement range and a capacitor can reduce the bandwidth.

Features

UComplete angular rate gyroscope

UZ-axis (yaw rate) response

USPI digital output interface

UHigh vibration rejection over wide frequency range

U2000G powered shock survivability

UExternally controlled self test

UInternal temperature sensor output

UDual auxiliary 12-bit ADC inputs

UAbsolute rate output for precision applications

U5V single supply operation

U8.2mm × 8.2mm × 5.2mm package

Infineon’s pressure sensors serve tyre pressure and engine management needs, combining high precision and low cost with reliability. The SP 30 is a third generation, single package, tyre pressure sensor containing a microcontroller, LF receiver and accelerometer. Its flexibility and high level of integration reduce system cost while permitting a high degree of customisation.

Features

UIntegrated tyre pressure monitoring system

UPressure sensor: 100kPa to 450/700/800/900/1400kPa

UTemperature sensor: -40°C to +125°C

USupply voltage sensor: 1.8V to 3.6V

UAcceleration sensor: -12g to 115g

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