Webster J.G. (ed.) Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook

CRC Press, 1999. — 2487 p.The Measurement Instrumentation and Sensors Handbook describes the use of instruments and techniques for practical measurements required in engineering, physics, chemistry, and the life sciences.The book examines:
Sensors.
Hardware.
Software.
Techniques.
Information processing systems.
Automatic data acquisition.
Reduction and analysis as well as their incorporation for control purposes.Organized according to the measurement problem, each section addresses the different ways of making a measurement for a given variable.Chapters present information on three levels:
Basic information without equations and a description of the subject that can be understood by the newcomer.
Detailed text and mathematical treatment essential for discovering applications and solving problems outside one's field of specialty.
Advanced applications of the subject, evaluative opinions, and areas for future study.The Measurement, Instrumentation and Sensors Handbook provides a graded level of difficulty from start to finish, serving the reference needs of the broadest group of readers. Edited by one of the more noted instrumentation experts in the world, the book contains nearly 150 contributions, covering all aspects on the design and implementation of various instrumentation.Measurement Characteristics.
Characteristics of Instrumentation.
Operational Modes of Instrumentation.
Static and Dynamic Characteristics of Instrumentation.
Measurement Accuracy.
Measurement Standards.
Spatial Variables Measurement.
Displacement Measurement, Linear and Angular.
Thickness Measurement.
Proximity Sensing for Robotics.
Distance.
Position, Location, Altitude Measurement.
Level Measurement.
Area Measurement.
Volume Measurement.
Angle Measurement.
Tilt Measurement.
Velocity Measurement.
Acceleration, Vibration, and Shock Measurement.
Time and Frequency Measurement.
Time Measurement.
Frequency Measurement.
Mechanical Variables Measurement — Solid.
Mass and Weight Measurement.
Density measurement.
Strain Measurement.
Force Measurement.
Torque and Power Measurement.
Tactile Sensing R.
Mechanical Variables Measurement — Fluid.
Pressure and Sound Measurement.
Acoustic Measurement.
Flow Measurement.
Point Velocity Measurement.
Viscosity Measurement.
Surface Tension Measurement.
Mechanical Variables Measurement — Thermal.
Temperature Measurement.
Thermal Conductivity Measurement.
Heat Flux.
Thermal Imaging.
Calorimetry Measurement.
Electromagnetic Variables Measurement.
Voltage Measurement.
Current Measurement.
Power Measurement.
Power Factor Measurement.
Phase Measurement.
Energy Measurement.
Electrical Conductivity and Resistivity.
Capacitance and Capacitance Measurements.
Permittivity Measurement.
Electric Field Strength.
Magnetic Field Measurement.
Permeability and Hysteresis Measurement.
Inductance Measurement.
Immittance Measurement.
Q Factor Measurement.
Distortion Measurement.
Noise Measurement.
Microwave Measurement.
Optical Variables Measurement.
Photometry and Radiometry.
Densitometry Measurement.
Colorimetry.
Optical Loss.
Polarization Measurement.
Refractive Index Measurement.
Turbidity Measurement.
Laser Output Measurement.
Vision and Image Sensors.
Radiation Measurement.
Radioactivity Measurement.
Radioactivity Measurement.
Charged Particle Measurement.
Neutron Measurement.
Dosimetry Measurement.
Chemical Variables Measurement.
Composition Measurement.
pH Measurement.
Humidity and Moisture Measurement.
Environmental Measurement.
Biomedical Variables Measurement.
Biopotentials and Electrophysiology Measurement.
Blood Pressure Measurement.
Blood Flow Measurements.
Ventilation Measurement.
Blood Chemistry Measurement.
Medical Imaging.
Signal Processing.
Amplifiers and Signal Conditioners.
Modulation.
Filters.
Spectrum Analysis and Correlation.
Applied Intelligence Processing.
Analog-to-Digital Converters.
Computers.
Telemetry.
Sensor Networks and Communication.
Electromagnetic Compatibility.
Displays.
Human Factors in Displays.
Cathode Ray Tube Displays.
Liquid Crystal Displays.
Plasma-Driven Flat Panel Displays.
Electroluminescent Displays.
Light-Emitting Diode Displays.
Reading/Recording Devices.
Control.
PID Control.
Optimal Control.
Electropneumatic and Electrohydraulic Instruments: Modeling of Electrohydraulic and Electrohydrostatic Actuators.
Explosion-Proof Instruments.
Measurement and Identification of Brush, Brushless, and dc Stepping Motors.
Appendix Units and Conversions.