Fundamentals of Instrumentation and Measurement

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This title presents the general principles of instrumentation processes. It explains the theoretical analysis of physical phenomena used by standard sensors and transducers to transform a physical value into an electrical signal. The pre-processing of these signals through electronic circuits - amplification, signal filtering and analog-to-digital conversion - is then detailed, in order to provide useful basic information. Attention is then given to general complex systems. Topics covered include instrumentation and measurement chains, sensor modeling, digital signal processing and diagnostic methods and the concept of smart sensors, as well as microsystem design and applications. Numerous industrial examples punctuate the discussion, setting the subjects covered in the book in their practical context.This examination of the general principles of instrumentation processes for scientists and industrial engineers explains the theoretical analysis of physical phenomena used by standard sensors and transducers to transform a physical value into an electrical signal. The preprocessing of these signals through electronic circuits--including amplification, signal filtering, and analog-to-digital conversion--are then detailed, as are instrumentation and measurement chains, sensor modelling, digital-signal processing and diagnostic methods, smart sensors, and microsystem design. In addition, numerous industrial examples are provided.