Measurement and instrumentation : theory and application /

Measurement and Instrumentation introduces undergraduate engineering students to the measurement principles and the range of sensors and instruments that are used for measuring physical variables. Based on Morris's Measurement and Instrumentation Principles, this brand new text has been fully u...

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Main Authors: Morris, Alan S., 1948
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Group Author: Langari, Reza
Published: Academic Press,
Publisher Address: Waltham, MA :
Publication Dates: 2012.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123819604
Summary: Measurement and Instrumentation introduces undergraduate engineering students to the measurement principles and the range of sensors and instruments that are used for measuring physical variables. Based on Morris's Measurement and Instrumentation Principles, this brand new text has been fully updated with coverage of the latest developments in such measurement technologies as smart sensors, intelligent instruments, microsensors, digital recorders and displays and interfaces. Clearly and comprehensively written, this textbook provides students with the knowledge and tools, including examples
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xxi, 617 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780123819628
0123819628
Index Number: T50
CLC: TH7
Contents: Introduction to Measurement; Types of Instruments and Performance Characteristics; Errors During the Measurement Process; Calibration of Measuring Sensors and Instruments; Data Acquisition with LabVIEW; Signal Processing with LabVIEW; Electrical Indicating and Test Instruments; Display, Recording and Presentation of Measurement Data; Variable Conversion Elements; Signal Transmission; Digital Computation and Intelligent Instruments; Measurement Reliability and Safety Systems; Sensor Technologies; Temperature Measurement; Pressure Measurement; Flow Measurement; Level Measurement; Mass, Force a