POSITION SENSORS: Enable Next-Gen Hydraulics and Robotics Working in Extreme Environments

摘要

Hydraulic and robotic systems are performing more often in areas with temperature, pressure, and radiation extremes. Withstanding these environments is the goal for the next generation of instrumentation and sensors these systems rely on. Many hydraulic and robotic systems require linear position sensors that operate reliably under continuous high pressures and temperatures while fitting into restrictive spaces. Hydraulics with linear sensors used in oil drilling and material testing now operate in temperatures sometimes exceeding 400°F (204°C), and pressures approaching 30,000 psi (2068 bar). Robotics and automated equipment in nuclear power plants and clean-up zones operate in radiation environments now exceeding 30 MRad. For the next generation of hydraulic and robotic systems, LVDT linear position sensors offer many benefits - chief of which is excellent measurement quality - while operating reliably in high temperature, pressure, and radiation exposure.