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      Sensors are classified due to the nature of the quantities they measure:

1. Acoustic & Sound sensors, detect sound via means of using microphones, or other types of filters.

2. Automotive sensors, capture data about an automobile such as pressure, air and coolant temperature, speed, acceleration, linear motion, timing, and convert them to electrical signals, then interpreted by the automobile's ECU.

3. Chemical Sensors, changes chemical information (composition, presence of a particular element or ion, concentration, chemical activity, partial pressure…) into an analytically useful signal.
4. Electric & Magnetic Sensors, examine the changes in electrical or magnetic signals based on an environmental input.

 5. Environmental Sensors, measure the presence and quantity of a specific chemical in an environment.

 6. Optical Sensors, use principles of light to quantify object characteristics.
7. Mechanical Sensors, measure the change in a mechanical property of an object or system.

8. Thermal & Temperature sensors, report the temperature of a part or environment.

9. Proximity & Presences sensors, sensor able to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact.