Instrumentation : Devices and Systems,2/e

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This book is its second edition incorporates the most recent breakthroughs in the field of instrumentation. It is now throughly revised in view of the onset of many solid state devices with high accuracy, as well as the availability of latest electronic chips for faster data collectin, with full compatibility for microprocessor interfacing. Key Features: Elucidates the fundamental principles behind various measuring devices providing details of relevant data gathering, processing, recording, and computation.Includes a chapter on microcontrollers and PC-based data acquisition systems.Provides an insight into solid state thin film type pressure sensors, switched capacitor filters, serial communication, and ink-jet printers.Equips a design engineer to build his own measurement system for the parameters discussed.Updated set of review exercises at the end of each chapter. Table of Content: Chapter 1 Basic Concepts of Measurement Chapter 2 Transducer Classification Chapter 3 Performance Characteristics of an Instrumentation System Chapter 4 Displacement Chapter 5 Strain Chapter 6 Vibration Chapter 7 Pressure Chapter 8 Flow Chapter 9 Temperature Chapter 10 Force and Torque Chapter 11 Instrumentation Amplifiers Chapter 12 Signal generation and Processing Chapter 13 Filtering and signal Analysis Chapter 14 Data acquisition and Conversion Chapter 15 Digital Signal Transmission and Processing Chapter 16 Microprocessors Chapter 17 Microcontrollers and Pc-Based Data Acquisition Systems Chapter 18 Input-output Devices and Displays Chapter 19 General purpose electronic Test Equipment References Bibliography Appendix A International Standard Units SI Appendix B Glossary of Transducer Terms Index