Measurement science for engineers / P.P.L. Regtien ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Regtien, P. P. L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Measurement.

Measuring instruments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Kogan Page Science, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume, from an international authority on the subject, deals with the physical and instrumentation aspects of measurement science, the availability of major measurement tools, and how to use them. This book not only lays out basic concepts of electronic measurement systems, but also provides numerous examples and exercises for the student.·Ideal for courses on instrumentation, control engineering and physics ·Numerous worked examples and student exercises

Contents:

Front Cover; Measurement Science for Engineers; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1. Views on measurement science; 1.2. Trends in measurement science and technology; 1.3. General architecture of a measurement system; 1.4. Further reading; 1.5. Exercises; Chapter 2. Basics of Measurement; 2.1. System of units; 2.2. Standards; 2.3. Quantities and properties; 2.4. Transducers; 2.5. Further reading; 2.6. Exercises; Chapter 3. Measurement Errors and Uncertainty; 3.1. True values, errors and uncertainty; 3.2. Measurement error and probability theory

3.3. Statistical inference3.4. Uncertainty analysis; 3.5. Characterization of errors; 3.6. Error reduction techniques; 3.7. Further reading; 3.8. Exercises; Chapter 4. Analogue Signal Conditioning; 4.1. Analogue amplifiers; 4.2. Analogue filters; 4.3. Modulation and detection; 4.4. Further reading; 4.5. Exercises; Chapter 5. Digital Signal Conditioning; 5.1. Digital (binary) signals and codes; 5.2. Sampling; 5.3. Sampling devices and multiplexers; 5.4. Digital functions; 5.5. Hardware for digital signal conditioning; 5.6. Further reading; 5.7. Exercises

Chapter 6. Analogue to Digital and Digital to Analogue Conversion6.1. Conversion errors; 6.2. Parallel DA-converters; 6.3. Serial DA-converters; 6.4. Parallel AD-converters; 6.5. Direct AD-converter; 6.6. Integrating AD-converters; 6.7. Sigma-delta AD-converters; 6.8. Further reading; 6.9. Exercises; Chapter 7. Measurement of Electrical, Thermal and Optical Quantities; 7.1. Measurement of electrical quantities and parameters; 7.2. Measurement of time and time-related quantities; 7.3. Measurement of magnetic quantities; 7.4. Measurement of thermal quantities

7.5. Measurement of optical quantities7.6. Further reading; 7.7. Exercises; Chapter 8. Measurement of Mechanical Quantities; 8.1. Potentiometric sensors; 8.2. Strain gauges; 8.3. Capacitive displacement sensors; 8.4. Magnetic and inductive displacement sensors; 8.5. Optical displacement sensors; 8.6. Piezoelectric force sensors and accelerometers; 8.7. Acoustic distance measurement; 8.8. Further reading; 8.9. Exercises; Chapter 9. Measurement of Chemical Quantities; 9.1. Some fundamentals and definitions; 9.2. Potentiometry; 9.3. Amperometry; 9.4. Electrolyte conductivity

9.5. Further reading9.6. Exercises; Chapter 10. Imaging Instruments; 10.1. Imaging principles; 10.2. Optical imaging; 10.3. Advanced imaging devices; 10.4. Digital image processing and computer vision; 10.5. Further reading; 10.6. Exercises; Chapter 11. Design of Measurement Systems; 11.1. General aspects of system design; 11.2. Computer based measurement systems; 11.3. Design examples; 11.4. Further Reading; Appendices; A. Scales; B. Units and quantities; C. Expectations, variances and covariance of two random variables; References; Solutions to Exercices; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-04812-7

9786611048129

0-08-053601-8

OCLC:

476105376