Learn in the textbookEngineering Technologies That Support Design and Development
DefinitionSensing technology (センシング技術) uses sensors to measure physical quantities such as temperature, pressure and light, and converts them into data that computers can process.
ExplanationA sensor (センサ) is a component that detects changes such as heat, force or light intensity and converts them into electrical signals. The resulting data is used for automatic machine control, monitoring equipment condition, setting the conditions given to a model and more. Sensing technology is what brings the real world in as numbers, the entry point for putting data to use.
AnalogyIt is like your eyes, ears and skin. They pick up how bright or warm it is outside and send it on as signals your brain can interpret.
Memory hook"Sense" means to perceive. The part that perceives is a sensor, and the act of perceiving is sensing.