Sensors Update
A Comprehensive Survey
Published on 24. December 1997
Book
Hardback
X, 360 pages
978-3-527-29433-6 (ISBN)
Description
This text presents an overview of highlights in the field, covering current developments in materials, design, production, and applications of sensors, signal detection and processing, as well as new sensing principles. The sensor market as well as peripheral aspects such as standards are also covered. Each volume is divided into three sections. "Sensor Technology" reviews highlights in applied and basic research, "Sensor Applications" covers new or improved applications of sensors, and "Sensor Markets" provides a survey of suppliers and market trends for a particular area.
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Content
Part 1 Sensor technology: chemical microanalysis - integrated capillary electrophoresis; thermoelectric and bolometric infrared microsensors; fuzzy logic and neuro-systems assisted intelligent sensors. Part 2 Sensor applications: ultrasonic sensors; electronic sensing of foodstuffs; sensors in ophthalmology. Part 3 Sensor markets: sensors for atomic force microscopy.