Sentence examples for sensors from inspiring English sources

One former Alton Towers employee explained that the Smiler could have up to five cars moving around the track at once and a "block system" run by sensors prevented two cars entering specific sections at the same time.

Technically, it should be absolutely impossible for two cars to enter the same block, which is down to sensors run by a computer.

Mesh networks of sensors and phones can use any nearby connection to send messages without the need for centralised communication systems.

First, they focus on ocean surface temperature measurements from floating buoys and from ship-board sensors.

We have sensors in our pockets that track us everywhere we go.

Today, the quality of air and water, the movement of people and objects, the changes in weather, the road traffic, the production and consumption of energy, can be measured by sensors, and tracked and interconnected through networks in real time.

It scales up to include smart cities – think of connected traffic signals that monitor utility use, or smart bins that signal when they need to be emptied – and industry, with connected sensors for everything from tracking parts to monitoring crops.

In a joint project with Cambridge based startup Neul, BT is building 15 base stations across Milton Keynes which will be connected to the internet and be able to pick up signals from sensors in thousands of objects.

Because cars block most radio waves, the sensors know when the space is full.

He said his company's vaults had seismic and modular sensors that, if tampered with, would alert a 24/7 CCTV security company.

With the combined cost of heating and lighting being 71% of gas and electricity use, most of the focus is on these areas so far, including fitting lower-energy use LED bulbs, motion sensors in offices and washrooms to turn lights off when they are empty, and adjusting heating and temperature controls.