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NOCTI MECHATRONICS 1 EXAM NEWEST 2026/2027
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS)
|BRAND NEW VERSION!!
You need to measure the temperature inside a heat treatment oven,
which reaches about 1100 ∘C. Which of the following temperature
sensors is most suitable for that application?
Thermocouple
Which of the following is a low-cost sensor, which is commonly used as
a thermal switch for motor protection against overload?
PTC Thermistor
The following equation Rt = Ke^(beta/t) best represents the behavior of
which of the following temperature sensors?
NTC Thermistor
Which of the following sensors has commonly been used as a
temperature-controlled switch inside the thermostat of domestic
heating systems?
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Bi-metallic strip
You need a low-cost device to measure the ambient temperature at
your home. Which of the following would be your best choice?
NTC Thermistor
Which of the following sensors is most well-suited for applications
requiring the ability to continuously track the relative distance moved,
such as in a conveyor belt conveyor system with discrete items moving
along it?
Incremental Position Encoder
A reed switch can be used to track rotation by cycling the switch each
time a shaft has completed one rotation. Which of the following most
correctly describes the principle of operation for a reed switch?
Magnetic Attraction
Low impact resistance is the primary disadvantage of which of the
following angular motion sensors?
Encoder
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Which of the following is an inductive angular motion sensor commonly
used in applications with continuous motion, such as the sensor for
Anti-lock Braking system (ABS)?
Tacho generator
Which of the following continuous angular position sensors is most
well-suited for tracking angular position if the sensor needs to track
position, even through power outages?
Absolute Position Encoder
Which of the following linear motion sensors uses a wiper positioned
linearly along a variable resistor to determine distance or linear
motion?
Linear Potentiometer
Which of the following sensor types uses a magnetic or optical linear
rack with holes or teeth and corresponding to position in order to
determine linear distance?
Linear Encoder
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Which of the following linear sensor types is most likely to wear out
during use?
Linear Potentiometer
Which of the following sensors uses three coils symmetrically spaced
along an insulated tube to determine the linear displacement of a
magnetic core?
Linear Variable Differential Transformer
Which of the following sensors uses an electromagnetic signaling pulse
that is transmitted along a waveguide and distorted by a position
magnet before being bounced back, and is commonly used to
determine the position in specialized hydraulic cylinders?
Magneto strictive Sensor
Which of the following sensors is most suitable for measuring long
distances, but typically has the highest cost?
Laser Range Sensor
NOCTI MECHATRONICS 1 EXAM NEWEST 2026/2027
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS)
|BRAND NEW VERSION!!
You need to measure the temperature inside a heat treatment oven,
which reaches about 1100 ∘C. Which of the following temperature
sensors is most suitable for that application?
Thermocouple
Which of the following is a low-cost sensor, which is commonly used as
a thermal switch for motor protection against overload?
PTC Thermistor
The following equation Rt = Ke^(beta/t) best represents the behavior of
which of the following temperature sensors?
NTC Thermistor
Which of the following sensors has commonly been used as a
temperature-controlled switch inside the thermostat of domestic
heating systems?
,2|Page
Bi-metallic strip
You need a low-cost device to measure the ambient temperature at
your home. Which of the following would be your best choice?
NTC Thermistor
Which of the following sensors is most well-suited for applications
requiring the ability to continuously track the relative distance moved,
such as in a conveyor belt conveyor system with discrete items moving
along it?
Incremental Position Encoder
A reed switch can be used to track rotation by cycling the switch each
time a shaft has completed one rotation. Which of the following most
correctly describes the principle of operation for a reed switch?
Magnetic Attraction
Low impact resistance is the primary disadvantage of which of the
following angular motion sensors?
Encoder
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Which of the following is an inductive angular motion sensor commonly
used in applications with continuous motion, such as the sensor for
Anti-lock Braking system (ABS)?
Tacho generator
Which of the following continuous angular position sensors is most
well-suited for tracking angular position if the sensor needs to track
position, even through power outages?
Absolute Position Encoder
Which of the following linear motion sensors uses a wiper positioned
linearly along a variable resistor to determine distance or linear
motion?
Linear Potentiometer
Which of the following sensor types uses a magnetic or optical linear
rack with holes or teeth and corresponding to position in order to
determine linear distance?
Linear Encoder
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Which of the following linear sensor types is most likely to wear out
during use?
Linear Potentiometer
Which of the following sensors uses three coils symmetrically spaced
along an insulated tube to determine the linear displacement of a
magnetic core?
Linear Variable Differential Transformer
Which of the following sensors uses an electromagnetic signaling pulse
that is transmitted along a waveguide and distorted by a position
magnet before being bounced back, and is commonly used to
determine the position in specialized hydraulic cylinders?
Magneto strictive Sensor
Which of the following sensors is most suitable for measuring long
distances, but typically has the highest cost?
Laser Range Sensor
