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2. Electric eye - Wikipedia

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   Electric eye for a garage door opener. An electric eye is a photodetector used for detecting obstruction of a light beam. An example is the door safety system used on garage door openers that use a light transmitter and receiver at the bottom of the door to prevent closing if there is any obstruction in the way that breaks the light beam. The ...

3. Garage door opener - Wikipedia

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   The electric overhead garage door opener was invented by C.G. Johnson in 1926 in Hartford City, Indiana. [1] Electric Garage Door openers did not become popular until Era Meter Company of Chicago offered one after World War II where the overhead garage door could be opened via a key pad located on a post at the end of the driveway or a switch inside the garage.

4. Remote keyless system - Wikipedia

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   A remote keyless system can include both remote keyless entry (RKE), which unlocks the doors, and remote keyless ignition (RKI), which starts the engine. Numerous manufacturers have offered entry systems that use door- or pillar-mounted keypad entry systems ; touchless passive entry / smart key systems that allow a key to remain pocketed; and ...

5. Motion detector - Wikipedia

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   A motion detector attached to an outdoor, automatic light. A motion detector is an electrical device that utilizes a sensor to detect nearby motion (motion detection).Such a device is often integrated as a component of a system that automatically performs a task or alerts a user of motion in an area.

6. Automatic door - Wikipedia

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   The automatic door used a mat actuator. In 1960, they co-founded Horton Automatics Inc and placed the first commercial automatic sliding door on the market. [5] With the invention of the Gunn diode, microwave motion detectors became common in automatic doors in the 1970s. [6] [7] In 1980, the first automatic door using an infrared sensor was ...

7. Passive infrared sensor - Wikipedia

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   A PIR sensor can detect changes in the amount of infrared radiation impinging upon it, which varies depending on the temperature and surface characteristics of the objects in front of the sensor. [2] When an object, such as a person, passes in front of the background, such as a wall, the temperature at that point in the sensor's field of view ...