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KENT, Ohio—Just after 7 a.m. on a recent morning, Ted Hummel leapt up onto the front bumper of a 2019 Ford F-150 and reached under the hood to disconnect a pair of oxygen sensor connectors. It is the ...

Oxygen sensors detect the amount of oxygen in the exhaust. Oxygen sensors usually don’t have a replacement schedule. A bad oxygen sensor can be diagnosed with a code reader or scan tool. A car’s ...

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Optical sensors are a broad class of device for detecting light intensity. This can be just a simple component for notifying when ambient light levels rise above or fall below a prescribed level, or a ...

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Abstract: Bulk yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) oxygen detectors are widely used in areas such as the automotive industry. However, these detectors have high power consumption, which limits their ...

The new Snap-on 3/8-inch Drive 27mm 6-point Fuel Pressure Sensor Socket (A227) is a time-saving tool for removing fuel pressure sensors on GM vehicles. The removal of the fuel pressure sensors on GM ...

Abstract: This paper presents a novel six-axis force/torque (F/T) sensor for robotic applications that is self-contained, rugged, and inexpensive. Six capacitive sensor cells are adopted to detect ...