Measurement and instrumentation : theory and application
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Measurement and instrumentation : theory and application
Academic Press, c2016
2nd ed
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Measurement and Instrumentation: Theory and Application, Second Edition, introduces undergraduate engineering students to measurement principles and the range of sensors and instruments used for measuring physical variables.
This updated edition provides new coverage of the latest developments in measurement technologies, including smart sensors, intelligent instruments, microsensors, digital recorders, displays, and interfaces, also featuring chapters on data acquisition and signal processing with LabVIEW from Dr. Reza Langari.
Written clearly and comprehensively, this text provides students and recently graduated engineers with the knowledge and tools to design and build measurement systems for virtually any engineering application.
Table of Contents
Fundamentals of Measurement Systems
Instrument Types and Performance Characteristics
Measurement Uncertainty
Statistical Analysis of Measurements Subject to Random Errors
Calibration of Measuring Sensors and Instruments
Data Acquisition and Signal Processing
Variable Conversion
Measurement Signal Transmission
Display, Recording, and Presentation of Measurement Data
Intelligent Devices
Measurement Reliability and Safety Systems
Data Acquisition with LabVIEW
Sensor Technologies
Temperature Measurement
Pressure Measurement
Flow Measurement
Level Measurement
Mass, Force, and Torque Measurement
Translational Motion, Vibration, and Shock Measurement
Rotational Motion Transducers
Summary of Other Measurements
Appendix 1: Imperial-Metric-SI Conversion TablesAppendix 2: Thevenin's TheoremAppendix 3: Thermocouple TablesAppendix 4: Using mathematical tables
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