Types of potentiometers technological developments

Until recently, it was believed that potentiometers might be pushed aside in favor of digital devices such as encoders and resolvers. However, technical advances have improved high precision potentiometer characteristics and these improvements, coupled with the potentiometer's inherent advantages, mean that types of potentiometers are now proving their merit in the most advanced space, aerospace, and medical applications.From making your favorite characters, to surviving the extreme conditions in downhole drilling operations on earth, satellites, guided missiles, and even the surface of Mars, potentiometers are used in every imaginable system that requires infinite resolution for both control and position sensing. Current technological developments are pushing potential applications even further.