Dear colleagues,
what is the difference between detector and sensor.
Is there any? A detector in fact is a sensor.
However, there is a difference between measurement and detection. For example, our skin can Detect(or sense) heat . However, it can''t measure the temperature. Similarly, a galvanometer can detect /Sense current but an ampere alone can measure it exactly..
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Is there any? A detector in fact is a sensor.
However, there is a difference between measurement and detection. For example, our skin can Detect(or sense) heat . However, it can''t measure the temperature. Similarly, a galvanometer can detect /Sense current but an ampere alone can measure it exactly..
Wallahu'alam.
Warm Regards
Hi Salik,
Thank you very much for your good clear to the difference by the examples.
detector only signals the presence. sensor signals the presence and intensity of stimuli.
Hi Dr. Mushtaq
thank you very much for clear , but I think its opposite to Mr. Salik answer.
I think sensor is used when delling whith nonionzing radiation such as ultrsound and detector is used when delling with ionizing radiation such as gamma.
Sensing is about give meaning to something but detecting is not. For example you detect an object but sense an image of object. In short sensing overall process from your eyes to brain but detection is the process of eye.
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