A dispensing pump includes a linear actuator mounted on a base. The linear actuator includes a drive rod having a coupler. The coupler joins the drive rod to a first end of a connecting member. A second end of the connecting member is secured to a lower base portion of the base. An attachment plate attaches a motor to a first end of an upper base portion of the base. A flag is secured to the drive rod coupler, wherein the flag moves directly with the drive rod. The flag includes a body and a calibration element. The calibration element is positionally adjustable relative to the flag body. The calibration element is adapted to activate a proximity sensor when the linear drive is in a home position. The home position is adjustable upon adjustment of the calibration member.

Methods and systems for generating a signal that is indicative of linear motion in harsh operating environments are described. In one example, signal generating electronics of a sensor are housed in an air-tight compartment to reduce a possibility of signal generation capacity degradation while mechanical components of the sensor are partially shielded from environmental conditions.

A position detection device for detecting a position of a shaft moving forward and backward in an axial direction is provided with a detection object mounted on the shaft, a substrate disposed to face the detection object, an excitation coil that is mounted on the substrate and generates an AC magnetic field, a detection coil that is mounted on the substrate and arranged along the axial direction of the shaft and configured so that a magnitude of a voltage induced varies with a position of the detection object, and a sensor for detecting a physical quantity used to correct the position of the shaft by using a sensor coil configured by the excitation coil, the detection coil, or an other coil provided on the substrate.

Provided are a data processing device, etc. that makes it possible to measure an object between adjacent positions where measurement instruments are installed. A data processing device comprises: at least one memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to acquire, from each measurement instrument installed at different measurement positions, measurement data indicating results of measuring an object, to acquire sensing data from an optical fiber cable laid so as to pass through each of the different measurement positions, and to use the sensing data to interpolate measurement data.