Photoelectric sensors and controls selection and application by Juds, Scott M.

Sensors, actuators, and their interfacesm a multidisciplinary introduction by Ida, Nathan

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…”