常將(jiang)傳(chuan)感器(qi)(qi)的功能與人類5大感覺(jue)器(qi)(qi)官(guan)相(xiang)比擬：

光敏傳(chuan)感器——視覺

聲敏傳感器(qi)——聽覺

氣敏(min)傳感器——嗅覺

化學傳感器——味覺

壓敏、溫(wen)敏、流(liu)體傳感器——觸覺

敏感元件(jian)的分類：

物理(li)類，基于力、熱、光、電(dian)、磁和(he)聲等物理(li)效應。

化學(xue)(xue)類(lei)，基于化學(xue)(xue)反(fan)應的原理。

生物類，基(ji)于酶(mei)、抗體、和激素等(deng)分子(zi)識別功能。

通常據其基本感知功能可分(fen)為熱敏(min)(min)元(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)件(jian)(jian)(jian)、光敏(min)(min)元(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)件(jian)(jian)(jian)、氣敏(min)(min)元(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)件(jian)(jian)(jian)、力敏(min)(min)元(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)件(jian)(jian)(jian)、磁敏(min)(min)元(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)件(jian)(jian)(jian)、濕敏(min)(min)元(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)件(jian)(jian)(jian)、聲(sheng)敏(min)(min)元(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)件(jian)(jian)(jian)、放射線敏(min)(min)感元(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)件(jian)(jian)(jian)、色敏(min)(min)元(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)件(jian)(jian)(jian)和味敏(min)(min)元(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)件(jian)(jian)(jian)等十大類（還有人(ren)曾將(jiang)敏(min)(min)感元(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)件(jian)(jian)(jian)分(fen)46類）。