Measurement and instrumentation in engineering: principles and basic laboratory experiments

Content: Cover
 Half Title
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Dedication
 Preface
 Table of Contents
 1: THE PLACE OF MEASUIEMENT, INSTNIMENTATION, AND LABORATORY
 1-1. Introduction
 1-2. Significance of Measurement and Instrumentation
 1-3. Measuring Systems
 A. The Transducer and Its Environment: An Overview
 B. The Nature of Measurement: a Design Problem
 C. Functional Stages of Measuring Systems
 D. The Sensing Process
 E. Examples of Typical Sensors
 1-4. The Measurement Problem
 A. Valid Measurements
 B. Measuring Systems
 1-5. The Instrumentation Problem
 1-6. The Laboratory Problem A. ExperimentationB. Goals and Implementation
 C. Laboratory Exercises
 1-7. Reports
 1-8. Nomenclature
 1-9. Units and Standards
 A. Units
 B. Standards
 Problems
 References
 2: TRANSDUCERS
 2-1. Physical Laws
 A. First-Order Effects: Signal/Noise Ratio
 B. Second-order and Irreversible Effects
 2-2. Static Characteristics
 A. Obtaining a Static Characteristic Curve
 B. Linear Characteristics
 C. Common Nonlinearities
 D. Effects of Noniinearities
 E. Linearization
 2-3. Transducer Types and Modeling
 A. Information Models
 B. Energy Models
 C. Incremental Models
 2-4. Calibration 2-5. Errors in MeasurementsA. Accuracy, Precision, Uncertainty, Mistakes
 B. Systematic and Random Errors
 C. Engineering Data
 2-6. Uncertainty Analysis
 A. Overall Uncertainty
 B. Estimation for Design
 C. Selection of Alternative Test Methods
 Problems
 References
 Suggested Readings
 3: STRUCTURE OF MEASURING SYSTEMS
 3-1. Methods of Measurement
 A. Null-balance Method
 B. Unbalance Method
 C. Differential Method
 D. Inferential and Comparative Measurements
 3-2. Comparison of Methods of Measurement
 3-3. Interaction Between Components
 A. Concept of Impedance
 B. One-port Devices C. Two-port DevicesD. Three-port Devices: Amplifiers
 3-4. Bridge Circuits
 A. Null Balance Systems
 B. Unbalance and Differential Systems
 3-5. Basic Transducer Circuits
 A. Ideal Power Sources
 B. Nonideal Power Sources
 3-6. Systems with Feedback
 A. System Description
 B. Effects On Characteristics of Components
 C. Effects On System Performance
 3-7. Methods of Noise Reduction
 A. Noise Reduction At the Interface
 B. Noise Reduction By Insensitivity
 3-8. Noise Documentation
 Problems
 References
 4: DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF INSTRUMENTS
 4-1. Introduction
 4-2. Modeling 4-3. Time Response of InstrumentsA. Test Signals
 B. Zero-order Instruments
 C. First-order Instruments
 D. Second-order Instruments
 4-4. Analog Data: Errors and Corrections
 A. Requirements for Adequate Response
 B. Dynamic Errors
 C. Corrections for Analog Data
 4-5. Limitations of Time-domain Analysis
 4-6. Frequency Response of Instruments
 A. Elementary Transfer Functions
 B. Bode Plots of General Transfer Functions
 C. Dynamic Compensation
 4-7. Response To Periodic Signals
 A. Fourier Spectrum
 B. Response To Periodic Signais
 4-8. Response To Transient Signals