Sensors, actuators, and their interfacesm a multidisciplinary introduction

This book "connects the dots" of theory and circuits basics into meaningful systems and real-world applications. Designed to introduce students and practitioners to the principles and applications of sensors and actuators, this book discusses processing hardware and the embedded systems so...

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Main Author:	Ida, Nathan (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Edison, NJ SciTech Publishing © 2014
Subjects:	Detectors Actuators Automobiles > Electric equipment
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Table of Contents:

1 Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 A Short Historical Note--1.3 Definitions
1.4 Classification of Sensors and Actuators
1.5 General Requirements for Interfacing
1.6 Units--1.7 Problems
2 Performance Characteristics of Sensors and Actuators
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Input and Output Characteristics
2.3 Problems
3 Temperature Sensors and Thermal Actuators
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Thermoresistive Sensors: Thermistors, Resistance Temperature Sensors, and Silicon Resistive Sensors 3.3 Thermoelectric Sensors
3.4 p-n Junction Temperature Sensors 3.5 Other Temperature Sensors
3.6 Problems
4 Optical Sensors and Actuators
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Optical Units
4.3 Materials 4.4 Effects of Optical Radiation
4.5 Quantum-Based Optical Sensors 4.6 Photoelectric Sensors
4.7 Coupled Charge (CCD) Sensors and Detectors
4.8 Thermal-Based Optical Sensors
4.9 Active Far Infrared (AFIR) Sensors
4.10 Optical Actuators
4.11 Problems
5 Electric and Magnetic Sensors and Actuators
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Units
5.3 The Electric Field: Capacitive Sensors and Actuators
5.4 Magnetic Fields: Sensors and Actuators
5.5 Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Sensors and Actuators
5.6 Magnetoresistance and Magnetoresistive Sensors 5.7 Magnetostrictive Sensors and Actuators
5.8 Magnetometers 5.9 Magnetic Actuators
5.10 Voltage and Current Sensors
5.11 Problems 6 Mechanical Sensors and Actuators
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Some Definitions and Units
6.3 Force Sensors
6.4 Accelerometers
6.5 Pressure Sensors
6.6 Velocity Sensing
6.7 Inertial Sensors: Gyroscopes 6.8 Problems
7 Acoustic Sensors and Actuators
7.1 Introduction 7.2 Units and Definitions
7.3 Elastic Waves and Their Properties 7.4 Microphones
7.5 The Piezoelectric Effect
7.6 Acoustic Actuators 7.7 Ultrasonic Sensors and Actuators: Transducers
7.8 Piezoelectric Actuators
7.9 Piezoelectric Resonators and SAW Devices
7.10 Problems 8 Chemical Sensor and Actuators
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Chemical Units 8.3 Electrochemical Sensors
8.4 Potentiometric Sensors
8.5 Thermochemical Sensors
8.6 Optical Chemical Sensors
8.7 Mass Sensors 8.8 Humidity and Moisture Sensors
8.9 Chemical Actuation
8.10 Problems
9 Radiation Sensors and Actuators
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Units of Radiation
9.3 Radiation Sensors
9.4 Microwave Radiation
9.5 Antennas as Sensors and Actuators
9.6 Problems
10 MEMS and Smart Sensors
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Production of MEMS
10.3 MEMS Sensors and Actuators
10.4 Smart Sensors and Actuators
10.5 Sensor Networks
10.6 Problems
11 Interfacing Methods and Circuits
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Amplifiers
11.3 Power Amplifiers
11.4 Digital Circuits 11.5 A/D and D/A Converters
11.6 Bridge Circuits
11.7 Data Transmission
11.8 Excitation Methods and Circuits
11.9 Noise and Interference
11.10 Problems
12 Interfacing to Microprocessors
12.1 Introduction
12.2 The Microprocessor as a General Purpose Controller 12.3 General Requirements for Interfacing Sensors and Actuators
12.4 Errors
12.5 Problems

Sensors, actuators, and their interfacesm a multidisciplinary introduction

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