Sensors, actuators, and their interfaces : a multidisciplinary introduction / Nathan Ida.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ida, Nathan, author.

Series:

Materials, Circuits and Devices

Materials, Circuits and Devices ; v.02

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Detectors.

Actuators.

Automobiles--Electric equipment.

Automobiles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (782 p.)

Place of Publication:

Edison, New Jersey : SciTech Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book brings sensors, actuators and interfaces out of obscurity and integrates them for multiple disciplines including electrical, mechanical, chemical, and biomedical engineering. Real world cases, worked examples, and problem sets with selected answers provide both fundamental understanding and how industry develops sensor systems.

Contents:

Contents; Preface with Publisher's Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Performance Characteristics of Sensors and Actuators; 3. Temperature Sensors and Thermal Actuators; 4. Optical Sensors and Actuators; 5. Electric and Magnetic Sensors and Actuators; 6. Mechanical Sensors and Actuators; 7. Acoustic Sensors and Actuators; 8. Chemical Sensor and Actuators; 9. Radiation Sensors and Actuators; 10. MEMS and Smart Sensors; 11. Interfacing Methods and Circuits; 12. Interfacing to Microprocessors; Answers to Problems; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Index

Notes:

INcludes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5231-0529-1

1-61353-195-8