常將(jiang)傳(chuan)感(gan)器的功(gong)能(neng)與(yu)人類5大感(gan)覺(jue)器官相比擬：

光敏傳(chuan)感(gan)器——視覺

聲(sheng)敏傳感器——聽覺

氣敏傳感器(qi)——嗅覺

化學傳感器——味覺

壓敏、溫敏、流體傳(chuan)感器——觸覺

敏(min)感元件的分類：

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

化(hua)學(xue)(xue)類，基(ji)于化(hua)學(xue)(xue)反(fan)應的原理(li)。

生物類，基于酶、抗體(ti)、和激素等分子識別功(gong)能(neng)。

通常據其基本感知功(gong)能可(ke)分為熱敏(min)(min)(min)(min)元(yuan)件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)、光敏(min)(min)(min)(min)元(yuan)件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)、氣敏(min)(min)(min)(min)元(yuan)件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)、力(li)敏(min)(min)(min)(min)元(yuan)件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)、磁敏(min)(min)(min)(min)元(yuan)件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)、濕敏(min)(min)(min)(min)元(yuan)件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)、聲敏(min)(min)(min)(min)元(yuan)件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)、放射線(xian)敏(min)(min)(min)(min)感元(yuan)件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)、色敏(min)(min)(min)(min)元(yuan)件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)和(he)味敏(min)(min)(min)(min)元(yuan)件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)等十大類(lei)（還有人(ren)曾將(jiang)敏(min)(min)(min)(min)感元(yuan)件(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)分46類(lei)）。