Types Of Sensors

Sensors are the part of a vehicles or ship that allows it to detect changes in the environment around it.

Overview
Nearl all ships and vehicles have some kind of sensors to give an indication on the environment around it. Small Ships will only have necessary sensors, science ships will have many more sensors and they will be more accurate. There are a few different types of sensors listed in detail below.

Detectable Things
There are many thing a ship or vehicle can sense. Here is a list of just a few of them:
 * Pressure
 * Temperatures
 * Gases
 * Materials
 * Energy fields
 * Other ships or vehicles
 * Lifesigns
 * Composition
 * Energy signatures
 * Planets, stars and all other space dwelling bodies
 * Particles
 * Signals
 * Speed
 * Location
 * Much more

Varieties
A set of sensors is called a sensor array. These come in different types.

Range
Generally there are 2 ranges of sensors. Short range, thing close by within a few meters. And long range, thing that can be hundreds of kilometers away.

Type
Sensor arrays are also classes by how sophisticated they are. They can be basic, moderate or advanced. The better they are the more sensors there is and each one is more accurate.