Principles of Measurement and Instrumentation
2nd Edition
Published on 1. September 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
488 pages
978-0-13-489709-7 (ISBN)
Description
This text presents the subject of instrumentation and its use within measurement systems as an integrated and coherent subject. This edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded with new material and five new chapters. Features of this edition are: an integrated treatment of systematic and random errors, statistical data analysis and calibration procedures; inclusion of important recent developments, such as the use of fibre optics and instrumentation networks; an overview of measuring instruments and transducers; and a number of worked examples.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pearson Education Limited
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 171 mm
Weight
709 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-489709-7 (9780134897097)
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Alan S. Morris
Measurement and Instrumentation Principles
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Alan S. Morris
Principles of Measurement and Instrumentation
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01/1988
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Content
Instrument classification and characteristics; measurement system errors; instrument calibration; signal processing, manipulation and transmission; bridge circuits; measurement of electrical signals; data recording and presentation; fibre optic sensors and transmission systems; intelligent instruments; instrumentation/computer networks; temperature; pressure; flow; level; dimension measurement; translational displacement transducers; translational velocity; acceleration, vibration and shock measurement; rotational displacement transducers; rotational velocity; mass, force and torque measurement; measurement of miscellaneous quantities.