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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Edmund T. Pratt School of Engineering
Duke University - Box 90287,
Durham,
NC 27708-0287
The Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook, ed. John G. Webster, CRC Press, 1999.
Table of Contents
I Measurement Characteristics
1. Characteristics of Instrumentation
2. Operational Modes of Instrumentation
3. Static and Dynamic Characteristics of Instrumentation
4. Measurement Accuracy
5. Measurement Standards
II Spatial Variables Measurement
6. Dispalcement Measurement, Linear and Angular
7. Thickness Measurement
8. Proximity Sensing for Robotics
9. Distance
10. Position, Location, Altitude Measurement
11. Level Measurement
12. Area Measurement
13. Volume Measurement
14. Angle Measurement
15. Tilt Measurement
16. Velocity Measurement
17. Acceleration, Vibration, and Shock Measurement
III Time and Frequency Measurement
18. Time Measurement
19. Frequency Measurement
IV Mechanical Variables Measurement - Solid
20. Mass and Weight Measurement
21. Density Measurement
22. Strain Measurement
23. Force Measurement
24. Torque and Power Measurement
25. Tactile Sensing
V Mechanical Variables Measurement - Fluid
26. Pressure and Sound Measurement
27. Acoustic Measurement
28. Flow Measurement
29. Point Velocity Measurement
30. Viscosity Measurement
31. Surface Tension Measurement
VI Mechanical Variables Measurement - Thermal
32. Temperature Measurement
33. Thermal Conductivity Measurement
34. Heat Flux
35. Thermal Imaging
36. Calorimetry Measurement
VII Electromagnetic Variables Measurement
37. Voltage Measurement
38. Current Measurement
39. Power Measurement
40. Power Factor Measurement
41. Phase Measurement
42. Energy Measurement
43. Electrical Conductivity and Resistivity
44. Charge Measurement
45. Capacitance and Capacitance Measurement
46. Permittivity Measurement
47. Electric Field Strength
48. Magnetic Field Measurement
49. Permeability and Hysteresis Measurement
50. Inductance Measurement
51. Immittance Measurement
52. Q Factor Measurement
53. Distortion Measurement
54. Noise Measurement
55. Microwave Measurement
VIII Optical Variables Measurement
56. Photometry and Radiometry
57. Densitometry Measurement
58. Calorimetry
59. Optical Loss
60. Polarization Measurement
61. Refractive Index Measurement
62. Turbidity Measurement
63. Laser Output Measurement
64. Vision and Image Sensors
IX Radiation Measurement
65. Radioactivity Measurement
66. Radioactivity Measurement
67. Charged Particle Measurement
68. Neutron Measurement
69. Dosimetry Measurement
X Chemical Variables Measurement
70. Composition Measurement
71. pH Measurement
72. Humidity and Moisture Measurement
73. Environmental and Moisture Measurement
XI Biomedical Variables Measurement
74. Biopotentials and Electrophysiology Measurement
75. Blood Pressure Measurement
76. Blood Flow Measurement
77. Ventilation Measurement
78. Blood Chemistry Measurement
79. Medical Imaging
XII Signal Processing
80. Amplifiers and Signal Conditioners
81. Modulation
82. Filters
83. Spectrum Analysis and Correlation
84. Applied Intelligence Processing
85. Analog-to-Digital Converters
86. Computers
87. Telemetry
88. Sensor Networks and Communication
89. Electromagnetic Compatability
XIII Displays
90. Human Factors in Displays
91. Cathode Ray Tube Displays
92. Liquid Crystal Displays
93. Plasma-Driven Flat Panel Displays
94. Electroluminiscent Displays
95. Light-Emitting Diode Displays
96. Reading/Recording Devices
XIV Control
97. PID Control
98. Optimal Control
99. Electropneumatic and Electrohydraulic Instruments: Modeling of Electorhydraulic and Electrohydrostatic Actuators
100. Explosion-Proof Instruments
101. Measurement and Identification of Brush, Brushless, and dc Stepping Motors