Transducers in Mechanical and Electronic Design


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This single-source reference provides vital information on the operation, features, circuits, and applications of various transducers, including those used in temperature, pressure, position, flow, vibration, shock, acceleration, conductivity, pH, and other measurements. Transducers in Mechanical and Electronic Design presents typical circuitry of potentiometers, sensors, semiconductors, and electrochemical devices ... shows how to select the right sensor and obtain the best possible performance ... summarizes specifications, applications, and comparisons in charts and tables for easy reference ... describes the transducers and techniques available for accurate measurements and easier, more precise readouts ... includes considerations for interfacing to computers ... provides necessary background theory and reviews the basics of measurement circuitry ... and contains numerous photographs, line drawings, and bibliographic citations to further research sources. Transducers in Mechanical and Electronic Design provides the one-stop source for mechanical, design, electrical, electronics, and control engineers; instrument and system designers; and technicians involved in selecting transducers as components in systems or instruments. Book jacket.




Transducers in Mechanical and Electronic Design


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This book presents to the design engineer the transducers and measurement techniques available, and evaluates their features and drawbacks. It is written for the instrument and systems designer, not the theoretician.




Transducers and Their Elements


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Drawing together material that is usually scattered among various sources, this comprehensive and interdisciplinary volume covers the theory, design, fabrication and application of transducer elements and transducer structures -- and features a wealth of practical formulas, calculations, schemes, various parameters organized in tables, "know how" recipes, and other material helpful in transducer design. Begins with the basics common to all transducers and their elements; then covers the theory, fabrication, and application of the most popular, traditional, and contemporary devices; and concludes with a comprehensive overview of transducer schemes and principles organized in tables. MARKETS: For those who deal with transducer design or applications, including practitioners and students of electrical and mechanical engineering, industrial technology, physics, and chemistry.




Micro Mechanical Transducers


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Some years ago, silicon-based mechanical sensors, like pressure sensors, accelerometers and gyroscopes, started their successful advance. Every year, hundreds of millions of these devices are sold, mainly for medical and automotive applications. The airbag sensor on which research already started several decades ago at Stanford University can be found in every new car and has saved already numerous lives. Pressure sensors are also used in modern electronic blood pressure equipment. Many other mechanical sensors, mostly invisible to the public, perform useful functions in countless industrial and consumer products. The underlying physics and technology of silicon-based mechanical sensors is rather complex and is treated in numerous publications scattered throughout the literature. Therefore, a clear need existed for a handbook that thoroughly and systematically reviews the present basic knowledge on these devices. After a short introduction, Professor Bao discusses the main issues relevant to silicon-based mechanical sensors. First a thorough treatment of stress and strain in diaphragms and beams is presented. Next, vibration of mechanical structures is illuminated, followed by a chapter on air damping. These basic chapters are then succeeded by chapters in which capacitive and piezoresistive sensing techniques are amply discussed. The book concludes with chapters on commercially available pressure sensors, accelerometers and resonant sensors in which the above principles are applied. Everybody, involved in designing silicon-based mechanical sensors, will find a wealth of useful information in the book, assisting the designer in obtaining highly optimized devices.




Principles of Transducers & Biomedical Instrumentation


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In recent years, Principles of Transducers & Biomedical Instrumentation are being used extensively in sensor, Electronics measurements and Instrumentation and signal processing research and many other things. This rapid progress in Electronic Measurement & Instrumentation has created an increasing demand for trained Electronics Engineering personnel. This book is intended for the undergraduate and postgraduate students specializing in Electronics Engineering. It will also serve as reference material for engineers employed in industry. The fundamental concepts and principles behind electronics engineering are explained in a simple, easy- to- understand manner. Each chapter contains a large number of solved example or problem which will help the students in problem solving and designing of Electronic Measurement & Instrumentation. This text book is organized into six chapters. Chapter 0: Biomedical Engineers Who Shaped the Medical Equipment Chapter 1: Transducers and Its ApplicationsChapter -2: Sensors and Its ApplicationsChapter-3: Basics of Operational Amplifier & Instrumentation AmplifierChapter-4: Telemetry & Data Acquisition System Chapter-5: Intelligent Instruments Using Microcontroller and Its ApplicationsChapter-6: Biomedical InstrumentationThe book Principles of Transducers & Biomedical Instrumentation is written to cater to the needs of the undergraduate courses in the discipline of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Instrumentation and Control Engineering and postgraduate students specializing in Electronics, Control Engineering. It will also serve as reference material for engineers employed in industry. The fundamental concepts and principles behind Electronic Measurement & Instrumentation are explained in a simple, easy- to- understand manner. Salient Features*Detailed coverage of Instrumentation, Measurement, Transducers and It's Applications and Sensors & It's Applications*Detailed coverage of Basics of Operational Amplifier & Instrumentation Amplifier, Telemetry & Data Acquisition System, Intelligent Instruments Using Microcontroller & Its Applications and Biomedical Instrumentation*Each chapter contains a large number of solved example or objective type's problem which will help the students in problem solving and designing of Electronic Measurement & Instrumentation system. *Clear perception of the various problems with a large number of neat, well drawn and illustrative diagrams. *Simple Language, easy- to- understand manner. I do hope that the text book in the present form will meet the requirement of the students doing graduation in Electronics & Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering and Electrical & Electronics Engineering. I shall appreciate any suggestions from students and faculty members alike so that we can strive to make the text book more useful in the edition to come.




Electromechanical Sensors and Actuators


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Unlike other treatments of sensors or actuators, this book approaches the devices from the point of view of the fundamental coupling mechanism between the electrical and mechanical behaviour. The principles of operation of the solenoid are the same in both cases, and this book thus treats them together. It begins with a discussion of systems analysis as a tool for modelling transducers, before turning to a detailed discussion of transduction mechanisms. The whole is rounded off by an input/output analysis of transducers.







Mechanical Wear Fundamentals and Testing, Revised and Expanded


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Written by a tribological expert with more than thirty years of experience in the field, Mechanical Wear Fundamentals and Testing, Second Edition compiles an extensive range of graphs, tables, micrographs, and drawings to illustrate wear, friction, and lubrication behavior in modern engineering applications. The author promotes a clear understandin




Electronic Portable Instruments


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With the availability of advanced technologies, digital systems, and communications, portable instruments are rapidly evolving from simple, stand alone, low-accuracy measuring instruments to complex multifunctional, network integrated, high-performance digital devices with advanced interface capabilities. The relatively brief treatments these instr




NASA Tech Briefs


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