Principles of measurement and instrumentation

This text presents the subject of instrumentation and its use within measurement systems as an integrated and coherent subject. This edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded with new material and five new chapters. Features of this edition are: an integrated treatment of systematic and rando...

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Main Author: Morris, Alan S. 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Prentice Hall 1993
Edition:2nd ed.
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300 |a xvi, 471 p.  |b ill.  |c 24 cm 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a Introduction to measurement -- Instrument classification and characteristics -- Measurement system errors -- Instrument calibration -- Signal processing, manipulation and transmission -- Bridge circuits -- Measurement of electrical signals -- Data recording and presentation -- Fiber optic sensors and transmission systems -- Intelligent instruments -- Instrumentation/computer networks -- Temperature measurement -- Pressure measurement -- Flow measurement -- Level measurement -- Dimension measurement -- Translational displacement transducers -- Measurement of translational velocity, acceleration, vibration and shock -- Rotational displacement transducers -- Rotational velocity transducers -- Mass, force and torque measurement -- Measurement of miscellaneous quantities -- Appendix 1: Imperial - metric - SI conversion tables -- Appendix 2: Colour codes for resistors and capacitors -- Appendix 3: Thevenin's theorem -- Appendix 4: Thermocouple tables -- Appendix 5: Error function tables -- Appendix 6: Solutions to exercises 
520 |a This text presents the subject of instrumentation and its use within measurement systems as an integrated and coherent subject. This edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded with new material and five new chapters. Features of this edition are: an integrated treatment of systematic and random errors, statistical data analysis and calibration procedures; inclusion of important recent developments, such as the use of fibre optics and instrumentation networks; an overview of measuring instruments and transducers; and a number of worked examples. 
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