Concise Encyclopedia of Measurement and Instrumentation
Published on 23. December 1993
Book
Hardback
434 pages
978-0-08-036212-0 (ISBN)
Description
Based on the foundation provided by the "Systems & Control Encyclopedia", this book presents material concerning the current state of measurement and instrumentation. It does not simply provide a catalogue of transducer devices and related systems but deals with the subject of measurement and instrumentation on a fundamental basis, leading from the basic concepts and principles of measurement science through to transducer devices and their applications, thereby bringing together the subject as a whole - the systems approach. The content of the book is arranged alphabetically. It deals with all important subjects, these being: general theoretical principles of measurement and instrumentation; instruments and instrument systems in relation to their life cycle; instrument systems: elements and general technology; measurement and information systems classified by measurand; and applications. A significant feature of the text is the progression from theoretical principles, through transducers to applications. The thematic arrangement around which the book has been planned is also shown in the introduction.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
6 photographs, 314 line drawings, 1000 references, index
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 197 mm
Weight
1111 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-08-036212-0 (9780080362120)
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Content
Amplifiers; analog signal conditioning and processing; analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion; analytical physical measurements - principles and practice; angular rate sensing; artificial intelligence in measurement and instrumentation; automotive applications of measurement and instrumentation; biological and biomedical measurement systems; bridges; chemical analysis, instrumental; construction and manufacture of instrument systems; correlation in measurement and instrumentation; current measurement; density and consistency measurement; design principles for instrument systems; digital instruments; displacement and dimension measurement; electrochemical measurements; environmental measurement and instrumentation; errors and uncertainty; errors - avoidance and compensation; flow measurement - applications and instrumentation selection, economic factors, markets and developments, principles and techniques; force and dimensions - tactile sensors; frequency and time measurement; identification in measurement and instrumentation; image processing and its industrial applications; information theory in measurement and instrumentation; installation and commissioning; instrument elements - models and characteristics; instrument systems - functional architectures, general requirements; instrumentation in systems design and control; instruments - models and characteristics, performance characteristics; ionizing radiation measurements; level measurement; life cycle; mass, force and weight measurement; measurement and instrumentation - history; measurement - fundamental principles; measurement science; measurement - system of scales and units; mechanical and robotics applications - multicomponent force sensors. (Part Contents).