Abstract
Strictly speaking a sensor is a device which detects or measures a physical quantity and a transducer a device which converts energy from some physical quantity into an electrical signal. However the two terms are commonly used interchangeably and will not be distinguished in this article. From the point of view of mechanical testing the parameters that are of most importance are force (stress), strain and temperature
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Swallowe, G.M. (1999). Sensors and Transducers. In: Swallowe, G.M. (eds) Mechanical Properties and Testing of Polymers. Polymer Science and Technology Series, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9231-4_43
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