7.2.3.9 IfcSensor

7.2.3.9.1 Semantic definition

A sensor is a device that measures a physical quantity and converts it into a signal which can be read by an observer or by an instrument.

7.2.3.9.2 Entity inheritance

7.2.3.9.3 Attributes

#	Attribute	Type	Description
IfcRoot (4)
1	GlobalId	IfcGloballyUniqueId	Assignment of a globally unique identifier within the entire software world.
2	OwnerHistory	OPTIONAL IfcOwnerHistory	Assignment of the information about the current ownership of that object, including owning actor, application, local identification and information captured about the recent changes of the object, NOTE Only the last modification is stored - either as addition, deletion or modification. IFC4-CHANGE The attribute has been changed to be OPTIONAL.
3	Name	OPTIONAL IfcLabel	Optional name for use by the participating software systems or users. For some subtypes of IfcRoot the insertion of the Name attribute may be required. This would be enforced by a where rule.
4	Description	OPTIONAL IfcText	Optional description, provided for exchanging informative comments.
IfcObjectDefinition (7)
	HasAssignments	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelAssigns FOR RelatedObjects	Reference to the relationship objects, that assign (by an association relationship) other subtypes of IfcObject to this object instance. Examples are the association to products, processes, controls, resources or groups.
	Nests	SET [0:1] OF IfcRelNests FOR RelatedObjects	References to the decomposition relationship being a nesting. It determines that this object definition is a part within an ordered whole/part decomposition relationship. An object occurrence or type can only be part of a single decomposition (to allow hierarchical structures only). IFC4-CHANGE The inverse attribute datatype has been added and separated from Decomposes defined at IfcObjectDefinition.
	IsNestedBy	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelNests FOR RelatingObject	References to the decomposition relationship being a nesting. It determines that this object definition is the whole within an ordered whole/part decomposition relationship. An object or object type can be nested by several other objects (occurrences or types). IFC4-CHANGE The inverse attribute datatype has been added and separated from IsDecomposedBy defined at IfcObjectDefinition.
	HasContext	SET [0:1] OF IfcRelDeclares FOR RelatedDefinitions	References to the context providing context information such as project unit or representation context. It should only be asserted for the uppermost non-spatial object. IFC4-CHANGE The inverse attribute datatype has been added.
	IsDecomposedBy	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelAggregates FOR RelatingObject	References to the decomposition relationship being an aggregation. It determines that this object definition is whole within an unordered whole/part decomposition relationship. An object definition can be aggregated by several other objects (occurrences or parts). IFC4-CHANGE The inverse attribute datatype has been changed from the supertype IfcRelDecomposes to subtype IfcRelAggregates.
	Decomposes	SET [0:1] OF IfcRelAggregates FOR RelatedObjects	References to the decomposition relationship being an aggregation. It determines that this object definition is a part within an unordered whole/part decomposition relationship. An object definition can only be part of a single decomposition (to allow hierarchical structures only). IFC4-CHANGE The inverse attribute datatype has been changed from the supertype IfcRelDecomposes to subtype IfcRelAggregates.
	HasAssociations	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelAssociates FOR RelatedObjects	Reference to the relationship objects, that associates external references or other resource definitions to the object. Examples are the association to library, documentation or classification.
IfcObject (5)
5	ObjectType	OPTIONAL IfcLabel	The type denotes a particular type that indicates the object further. The use has to be established at the level of instantiable subtypes. In particular it holds the user defined type, if the enumeration of the attribute PredefinedType is set to USERDEFINED or when the concrete entity instantiated does not have a PredefinedType attribute. The latter is the case in some exceptional leaf classes and when instantiating IfcBuiltElement directly.
	IsDeclaredBy	SET [0:1] OF IfcRelDefinesByObject FOR RelatedObjects	Link to the relationship object pointing to the declaring object that provides the object definitions for this object occurrence. The declaring object has to be part of an object type decomposition. The associated IfcObject, or its subtypes, contains the specific information (as part of a type, or style, definition), that is common to all reflected instances of the declaring IfcObject, or its subtypes. IFC4-CHANGE New inverse relationship, change made with upward compatibility for file based exchange.
	Declares	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelDefinesByObject FOR RelatingObject	Link to the relationship object pointing to the reflected object(s) that receives the object definitions. The reflected object has to be part of an object occurrence decomposition. The associated IfcObject, or its subtypes, provides the specific information (as part of a type, or style, definition), that is common to all reflected instances of the declaring IfcObject, or its subtypes. IFC4-CHANGE New inverse relationship, change made with upward compatibility for file based exchange.
	IsTypedBy	SET [0:1] OF IfcRelDefinesByType FOR RelatedObjects	Set of relationships to the object type that provides the type definitions for this object occurrence. The then associated IfcTypeObject, or its subtypes, contains the specific information (or type, or style), that is common to all instances of IfcObject, or its subtypes, referring to the same type. IFC4-CHANGE New inverse relationship, the link to IfcRelDefinesByType was previously included in the inverse relationship IfcRelDefines. Change made with upward compatibility for file based exchange.
	IsDefinedBy	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelDefinesByProperties FOR RelatedObjects	Set of relationships to property set definitions attached to this object. Those statically or dynamically defined properties contain alphanumeric information content that further defines the object. IFC4-CHANGE The data type has been changed from IfcRelDefines to IfcRelDefinesByProperties with upward compatibility for file based exchange.
IfcProduct (5)
6	ObjectPlacement	OPTIONAL IfcObjectPlacement	This establishes the object coordinate system and placement of the product in space. The placement can either be absolute (relative to the world coordinate system), relative (relative to the object placement of another product), or constrained (e.g. relative to grid axes, or to a linear positioning element). The type of placement is determined by the various subtypes of IfcObjectPlacement. An object placement must be provided if a representation is present.
7	Representation	OPTIONAL IfcProductRepresentation	Reference to the representations of the product, being either a representation (IfcProductRepresentation) or as a special case of a shape representation (IfcProductDefinitionShape). The product definition shape provides for multiple geometric representations of the shape property of the object within the same object coordinate system, defined by the object placement.
	ReferencedBy	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelAssignsToProduct FOR RelatingProduct	Reference to the IfcRelAssignsToProduct relationship, by which other products, processes, controls, resources or actors (as subtypes of IfcObjectDefinition) can be related to this product.
	PositionedRelativeTo	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelPositions FOR RelatedProducts	Reference to the IfcRelPositions relationship, which defines its relationship with a positioning element.
	ReferencedInStructures	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelReferencedInSpatialStructure FOR RelatedElements	Reference to the objectified relationship IfcRelReferencedInSpatialStructure may be used to relate a product to one or more spatial structure elements in addition to the one in which it is primarily contained.
IfcElement (13)
8	Tag	OPTIONAL IfcIdentifier	The tag (or label) identifier at the particular instance of a product, e.g. the serial number, or the position number. It is the identifier at the occurrence level.
	FillsVoids	SET [0:1] OF IfcRelFillsElement FOR RelatedBuildingElement	Reference to the IfcRelFillsElement relationship that puts the element as a filling into the opening created within another element.
	ConnectedTo	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelConnectsElements FOR RelatingElement	Reference to the element connection relationship. The relationship then refers to the other element to which this element is connected to.
	IsInterferedByElements	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelInterferesElements FOR RelatedElement	Reference to the interference relationship to indicate the element that is interfered. The relationship, if provided, indicates that this element has an interference with one or many other elements. NOTE There is no indication of precedence between IsInterferedByElements and InterferesElements. IFC4-CHANGE New inverse relationship.
	InterferesElements	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelInterferesElements FOR RelatingElement	Reference to the interference relationship to indicate the element that interferes. The relationship, if provided, indicates that this element has an interference with one or many other elements. NOTE There is no indication of precedence between IsInterferedByElements and InterferesElements. IFC4-CHANGE New inverse relationship.
	HasProjections	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelProjectsElement FOR RelatingElement	Projection relationship that adds a feature (using a Boolean union) to the IfcBuiltElement.
	HasOpenings	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelVoidsElement FOR RelatingBuildingElement	Reference to the IfcRelVoidsElement relationship that creates an opening in an element. An element can incorporate zero-to-many openings. For each opening, that voids the element, a new relationship IfcRelVoidsElement is generated.
	IsConnectionRealization	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelConnectsWithRealizingElements FOR RealizingElements	Reference to the connection relationship with realizing element. The relationship, if provided, assigns this element as the realizing element to the connection, which provides the physical manifestation of the connection relationship.
	ProvidesBoundaries	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelSpaceBoundary FOR RelatedBuildingElement	Reference to space boundaries by virtue of the objectified relationship IfcRelSpaceBoundary. It defines the concept of an element bounding spaces.
	ConnectedFrom	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelConnectsElements FOR RelatedElement	Reference to the element connection relationship. The relationship then refers to the other element that is connected to this element.
	ContainedInStructure	SET [0:1] OF IfcRelContainedInSpatialStructure FOR RelatedElements	Containment relationship to the spatial structure element, to which the element is primarily associated. This containment relationship has to be hierarchical, i.e. an element may only be assigned directly to zero or one spatial structure.
	HasCoverings	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelCoversBldgElements FOR RelatingBuildingElement	Reference to IfcCovering by virtue of the objectified relationship IfcRelCoversBldgElements. It defines the concept of an element having coverings associated.
	HasSurfaceFeatures	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelAdheresToElement FOR RelatingElement	Reference to the IfcRelAdheresToElement relationship that adheres a IfcSurfaceFeature to an element. An element can incorporate zero-to-many surface features in one relationship.
IfcDistributionElement (1)
	HasPorts	SET [0:?] OF IfcRelConnectsPortToElement FOR RelatedElement	Reference to the element to port connection relationship. The relationship then refers to the port which is contained in this element. IFC4-CHANGE The inverse attribute is deprecated. Relationship to ports, contained within the IfcDistributionElement is now realized by the inverse relationship NestedBy referencing IfcRelNests.
IfcDistributionControlElement (1)
	AssignedToFlowElement	SET [0:1] OF IfcRelFlowControlElements FOR RelatedControlElements	Reference through the relationship object to related distribution flow elements.
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IfcSensor (1)
9	PredefinedType	OPTIONAL IfcSensorTypeEnum	A list of types to further identify the object. Some property sets may be specifically applicable to one of these types. NOTE If the object has an associated IfcTypeObject with a PredefinedType, then this attribute shall not be used.

Table 7.2.3.9.E

7.2.3.9.4 Formal propositions

Name Description

CorrectPredefinedType

Either the PredefinedType attribute is unset (e.g. because an IfcSensorType is associated), or the inherited attribute ObjectType shall be provided, if the PredefinedType is set to USERDEFINED.

 NOT(EXISTS(PredefinedType)) OR
 (PredefinedType <> IfcSensorTypeEnum.USERDEFINED) OR
 ((PredefinedType = IfcSensorTypeEnum.USERDEFINED) AND EXISTS (SELF\IfcObject.ObjectType))

CorrectTypeAssigned

Either there is no sensor type object associated, i.e. the IsTypedBy inverse relationship is not provided, or the associated type object has to be of type IfcSensorType.

 (SIZEOF(IsTypedBy) = 0) OR
  ('IFC4X3_DEV_738df036.IFCSENSORTYPE' IN TYPEOF(SELF\IfcObject.IsTypedBy[1].RelatingType))

Table 7.2.3.9.F

7.2.3.9.5 Property sets

Pset_AxleCountingEquipment WHEELSENSOR
- FailureInformation
- DetectionRange
- OperationalTemperatureRange
- NominalWeight
- AxleCountingEquipmentType
- ImpactParameter
- RatedVoltage
- InsulationResistance
- AxleCounterResponseTime
- MaximumVibration
Pset_Condition
- AssessmentDate
- AssessmentCondition
- AssessmentDescription
- AssessmentType
- AssessmentMethod
- LastAssessmentReport
- NextAssessmentDate
- AssessmentFrequency
Pset_ConstructionAdministration
- ProcurementMethod
- SpecificationSectionNumber
- SubmittalIdentifer
Pset_ConstructionOccurence
- InstallationDate
- ModelNumber
- TagNumber
- AssetIdentifier
Pset_ElectricalDeviceCommon
- RatedCurrent
- RatedVoltage
- NominalFrequencyRange
- PowerFactor
- ConductorFunction
- NumberOfPoles
- HasProtectiveEarth
- InsulationStandardClass
- IP_Code
- IK_Code
- EarthingStyle
- HeatDissipation
- Power
- NominalPowerConsumption
- NumberOfPowerSupplyPorts
Pset_ElectricalDeviceCompliance
- ElectroMagneticStandardsCompliance
- ExplosiveAtmosphereStandardsCompliance
- FireProofingStandardsCompliance
- LightningProtectionStandardsCompliance
Pset_ElementKinematics
- CyclicPath
- CyclicRange
- LinearPath
- LinearRange
- MaximumAngularVelocity
- MaximumConstantSpeed
- MinimumTime
Pset_EnergyRequirements
- EnergyConsumption
- PowerDemand
- EnergySourceLabel
- EnergyConversionEfficiency
Pset_EnvironmentalCondition
- ReferenceAirRelativeHumidity
- ReferenceEnvironmentTemperature
- MaximumAtmosphericPressure
- StorageTemperatureRange
- MaximumWindSpeed
- OperationalTemperatureRange
- MaximumRainIntensity
- SaltMistLevel
- SeismicResistance
- SmokeLevel
- MaximumSolarRadiation
Pset_EnvironmentalEmissions
- CarbonDioxideEmissions
- SulphurDioxideEmissions
- NitrogenOxidesEmissions
- ParticulateMatterEmissions
- NoiseEmissions
Pset_EnvironmentalImpactIndicators
- Reference
- FunctionalUnitReference
- IndicatorsUnit
- LifeCyclePhase
- ExpectedServiceLife
- TotalPrimaryEnergyConsumptionPerUnit
- WaterConsumptionPerUnit
- HazardousWastePerUnit
- NonHazardousWastePerUnit
- ClimateChangePerUnit
- AtmosphericAcidificationPerUnit
- RenewableEnergyConsumptionPerUnit
- NonRenewableEnergyConsumptionPerUnit
- ResourceDepletionPerUnit
- InertWastePerUnit
- RadioactiveWastePerUnit
- StratosphericOzoneLayerDestructionPerUnit
- PhotochemicalOzoneFormationPerUnit
- EutrophicationPerUnit
Pset_EnvironmentalImpactValues
- TotalPrimaryEnergyConsumption
- WaterConsumption
- HazardousWaste
- NonHazardousWaste
- ClimateChange
- AtmosphericAcidification
- RenewableEnergyConsumption
- NonRenewableEnergyConsumption
- ResourceDepletion
- InertWaste
- RadioactiveWaste
- StratosphericOzoneLayerDestruction
- PhotochemicalOzoneFormation
- Eutrophication
- LeadInTime
- Duration
- LeadOutTime
Pset_InstallationOccurrence
- InstallationDate
- AcceptanceDate
- PutIntoOperationDate
Pset_MaintenanceStrategy
- AssetCriticality
- AssetFrailty
- AssetPriority
- MonitoringType
- AccidentResponse
Pset_MaintenanceTriggerCondition
- ConditionTargetPerformance
- ConditionMaintenanceLevel
- ConditionReplacementLevel
- ConditionDisposalLevel
Pset_MaintenanceTriggerDuration
- DurationTargetPerformance
- DurationMaintenanceLevel
- DurationReplacementLevel
- DurationDisposalLevel
Pset_MaintenanceTriggerPerformance
- TargetPerformance
- PerformanceMaintenanceLevel
- ReplacementLevel
- DisposalLevel
Pset_ManufacturerOccurrence
- AcquisitionDate
- BarCode
- SerialNumber
- BatchReference
- AssemblyPlace
- ManufacturingDate
Pset_ManufacturerTypeInformation
- GlobalTradeItemNumber
- ArticleNumber
- ModelReference
- ModelLabel
- Manufacturer
- ProductionYear
- AssemblyPlace
- OperationalDocument
- SafetyDocument
- PerformanceCertificate
Pset_RepairOccurrence
- RepairContent
- RepairDate
- MeanTimeToRepair
Pset_Risk
- RiskName
- RiskType
- NatureOfRisk
- RiskAssessmentMethodology
- UnmitigatedRiskLikelihood
- UnmitigatedRiskConsequence
- UnmitigatedRiskSignificance
- MitigationPlanned
- MitigatedRiskLikelihood
- MitigatedRiskConsequence
- MitigatedRiskSignificance
- MitigationProposed
- AssociatedProduct
- AssociatedActivity
- AssociatedLocation
Pset_SensorPHistory
- Value
- Direction
- Quality
- Status
Pset_SensorTypeCO2Sensor CO2SENSOR
- SetPointCO2Concentration
Pset_SensorTypeCommon
- Reference
- Status
Pset_SensorTypeConductanceSensor CONDUCTANCESENSOR
- SetPointConductance
Pset_SensorTypeContactSensor CONTACTSENSOR
- SetPointContact
Pset_SensorTypeEarthquakeSensor EARTHQUAKESENSOR
- MarginOfError
- LinearVelocityResolution
- SamplingFrequency
- WorkingState
- DataCollectionType
- DegreeOfLinearity
- DynamicRange
- EarthquakeSensorRange
- FullScaleOutput
- SerialInterfaceType
- TransverseSensitivityRatio
- EarthquakeSensorType
Pset_SensorTypeFireSensor FIRESENSOR
- FireSensorSetPoint
- AccuracyOfFireSensor
- TimeConstant
Pset_SensorTypeFlowSensor FLOWSENSOR
- SetPointFlow
Pset_SensorTypeForeignObjectDetectionSensor FOREIGNOBJECTDETECTIONSENSOR
- WorkingState
- SerialInterfaceType
- ForeignObjectDetectionSensorType
Pset_SensorTypeFrostSensor FROSTSENSOR
- SetPointFrost
Pset_SensorTypeGasSensor GASSENSOR
- GasDetected
- SetPointConcentration
- CoverageArea
Pset_SensorTypeHeatSensor HEATSENSOR
- CoverageArea
- SetPointTemperature
- RateOfTemperatureRise
Pset_SensorTypeHumiditySensor HUMIDITYSENSOR
- SetPointHumidity
Pset_SensorTypeIdentifierSensor IDENTIFIERSENSOR
- SetPointIdentifier
Pset_SensorTypeIonConcentrationSensor IONCONCENTRATIONSENSOR
- SubstanceDetected
- SetPointIonConcentration
Pset_SensorTypeLevelSensor LEVELSENSOR
- SetPointLevel
Pset_SensorTypeLightSensor LIGHTSENSOR
- SetPointIlluminance
Pset_SensorTypeMoistureSensor MOISTURESENSOR
- SetPointMoisture
Pset_SensorTypeMovementSensor MOVEMENTSENSOR
- MovementSensingType
- SetPointMovement
Pset_SensorTypePHSensor PHSENSOR
- SetPointPH
Pset_SensorTypePressureSensor PRESSURESENSOR
- SetPointPressure
- IsSwitch
Pset_SensorTypeRadiationSensor RADIATIONSENSOR
- SetPointRadiation
Pset_SensorTypeRadioactivitySensor RADIOACTIVITYSENSOR
- SetPointRadioactivity
Pset_SensorTypeRainSensor RAINSENSOR
- MarginOfError
- SamplingFrequency
- WorkingState
- DataCollectionType
- LengthMeasureResolution
- SerialInterfaceType
- RainMeasureRange
- RainSensorType
Pset_SensorTypeSmokeSensor SMOKESENSOR
- CoverageArea
- SetPointConcentration
- HasBuiltInAlarm
Pset_SensorTypeSnowSensor SNOWDEPTHSENSOR
- MarginOfError
- SamplingFrequency
- DataCollectionType
- ImageResolution
- ImageShootingMode
- SerialInterfaceType
- LengthMeasureResolution
- SnowSensorMeasureRange
- SnowSensorType
Pset_SensorTypeSoundSensor SOUNDSENSOR
- SetPointSound
Pset_SensorTypeTemperatureSensor TEMPERATURESENSOR
- TemperatureSensorType
- SetPointTemperature
Pset_SensorTypeTurnoutClosureSensor TURNOUTCLOSURESENSOR
- DetectionRange
- IndicationRodMovementRange
Pset_SensorTypeWindSensor WINDSENSOR
- WindSensorType
- SetPointSpeed
- DampingRatio
- SerialInterfaceType
- MarginOfError
- LinearVelocityResolution
- SamplingFrequency
- StartingWindSpeed
- WorkingState
- TimeConstant
- DataCollectionType
- WindAngleRange
- WindSpeedRange
Pset_ServiceLife
- ServiceLifeDuration
- MeanTimeBetweenFailure
Pset_Tolerance
- ToleranceDescription
- ToleranceBasis
- OverallTolerance
- HorizontalTolerance
- OrthogonalTolerance
- VerticalTolerance
- PlanarFlatness
- HorizontalFlatness
- ElevationalFlatness
- SideFlatness
- OverallOrthogonality
- HorizontalOrthogonality
- OrthogonalOrthogonality
- VerticalOrthogonality
- OverallStraightness
- HorizontalStraightness
- OrthogonalStraightness
- VerticalStraightness
Pset_Uncertainty
- UncertaintyBasis
- UncertaintyDescription
- HorizontalUncertainty
- LinearUncertainty
- OrthogonalUncertainty
- VerticalUncertainty
Pset_Warranty
- WarrantyIdentifier
- WarrantyStartDate
- IsExtendedWarranty
- WarrantyPeriod
- WarrantyContent
- PointOfContact
- Exclusions
Qto_BodyGeometryValidation
- GrossSurfaceArea
- NetSurfaceArea
- GrossVolume
- NetVolume
- SurfaceGenusBeforeFeatures
- SurfaceGenusAfterFeatures
Qto_SensorBaseQuantities
- GrossWeight

7.2.3.9.6 Concept usage

Brep representation — Figure 7.2.3.9.A — Building element body boundary representation

surface model — Figure 7.2.3.9.A — Building element body boundary representation

7.2.3.9.7 Formal representation

 ENTITY IfcSensor
 SUBTYPE OF (IfcDistributionControlElement);
	PredefinedType : OPTIONAL IfcSensorTypeEnum;
 WHERE
	CorrectPredefinedType : NOT(EXISTS(PredefinedType)) OR
 (PredefinedType <> IfcSensorTypeEnum.USERDEFINED) OR
 ((PredefinedType = IfcSensorTypeEnum.USERDEFINED) AND EXISTS (SELF\IfcObject.ObjectType));
	CorrectTypeAssigned : (SIZEOF(IsTypedBy) = 0) OR
  ('IFC4X3_DEV_738df036.IFCSENSORTYPE' IN TYPEOF(SELF\IfcObject.IsTypedBy[1].RelatingType));
END_ENTITY;

7.2.3.9.8 References

IfcDistributionControlElement