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Wireless Sensors and Sensors Network

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Part of the book series: Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation ((SSMI,volume 5))

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A sensor is a device that measures a physical quantity and usually converts it into an electrical signal which can be read by an observer or by an instrument. A sensor generates an electrical signal related to a physical, biological or chemical parameter.

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Mukhopadhyay, S.C. (2013). Wireless Sensors and Sensors Network. In: Intelligent Sensing, Instrumentation and Measurements. Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37027-4_3

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