Description
Book SynopsisThe Second Edition of the bestselling Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook brings together all aspects of the design and implementation of measurement, instrumentation, and sensors. Reflecting the current state of the art, it describes the use of instruments and techniques for performing practical measurements in engineering, physics, chemistry, and the life sciences and discusses processing systems, automatic data acquisition, reduction and analysis, operation characteristics, accuracy, errors, calibrations, and the incorporation of standards for control purposes.
Organized according to measurement problem, the Electromagnetic, Optical, Radiation, Chemical, and Biomedical Measurement volume of the Second Edition:
- Contains contributions from field experts, new chapters, and updates to all 98 existing chapters
- Covers sensors and sensor technology, time and frequency, signal processing, displays and recorders, and
Table of Contents
Sensors and Sensor Technology. Electrical Variables. Electromagnetic Variables. Time and Frequency. Optical. Chemical Variables. Medical, Biomedical, and Health. Environmental. Signal Processing. Displays and Recorders. Appendix: Units and Conversions.
