TY  - BOOK
AU  - Northrop,Robert B
TI  - Introduction to instrumentation and measurements
SN  - 0849337739
AV  - TK7870 .N663 2005
PY  - 2005///]
CY  - Boca Raton
PB  - Taylor and Francis
KW  - Electronic instruments
KW  - Electronic measurements
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 727-736) and index; MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS; Introduction; Measurement System Architecture; Errors in Measurement; Standards Used in Measurements; Chapter Summary; Problems; ANALOG SIGNAL CONDITIONING; Introduction; Differential Amplifiers; Operational Amplifiers; Analog Active Filter Applications Using Op-Amps; Instrumentation Amplifiers; Nonlinear Analog Signal Processing by Op-Amps and by Special Function Modules; Charge Amplifiers; Phase Sensitive Rectifiers; Chapter Summary; Problems; NOISE AND COHERENT INTERFACE IN MEASUREMENTS; Introduction; Random Noise in Circuits; Propagation of Gaussian Noise Through Linear Filters; Broadband Noise Factor and Noise Figure of Amplifiers; Spot Noise Factor and Figure; Transformer Optimization of Amplifier Fspot and Output SNR; Cascaded Noisy Amplifiers; Calculation of the Noise Limited Resolution of Certain Signal Conditioning Systems; Modern, Low Noise Amplifiers for Use in Instrumentation Signal Conditioning Systems; Coherent Interference and Its Minimization; Chapter Summary; Problems; DC NULL MEASUREMENT; Introduction; Wheatstone Bridge Analysis; The Kelvin Bridge; The Anderson Constant Current Loop; Potentiometers; Chapter Summary; Problems; AC NULL MEASUREMENTS; Introduction; Inductor Equivalent Circuits; Capacitor Equivalent Circuits; AC Operation of Wheatstone Bridges; AC Bridges; Chapter Summary; Problems; SURVEY OF SENSOR INPUT MECHANISMS; Introduction; Categories of Sensor Input Mechanisms; Resistive Sensors; Voltage Generating Sensors; Sensors Based on Variable Magnetic Coupling; Variable Capacitance Sensors; Fiber Optic Sensors; Photomultiplier Tubes and Related Electron Multiplication Devices; Ionizing Radiation Sensors; Electro-Chemical Sensors; Electronic "Noses"; Mechano-Optical Sensors; Chapter Summary; Problems; APPLICATIONS OF SENSORS. TO PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS; Introduction; Measurement of Angular Acceleration, Velocity, and Displacement; Measurement of Linear Acceleration, Velocity, Displacement, and Position; Measurement of Force and Torque; Pressure Measurements; Introduction to Substance Detection and Measuring Using Photons; Temperature Measurements; Chapter Summary; Problems; BASIC ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS; Introduction; DC Voltage Measurements; Static Electric Fields and the Potential of Charged Surfaces Measurement; DC Current Measurements; AC Voltage Measurements; AC Current Measurements; Magnetic Field Measurements; Phase Measurements; Frequency and Period (Time) Measurements; Resistance, Capacitance, And Inductance Measurement; Vector Impedance Meters; Chapter Summary; Problems; DIGITAL INTERFACES IN MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS; Introduction; The Sampling Theorem; Quantization Noise; Dithering; Digital-to-Analog Converters; The Hold Operation; Analog-to-Digital Converters; The IEEE-488 Instrumentation Bus (GPIB); Serial Data Communications Links; The CAMAC (IEEE-583) Modular Instrumentation Standard, and the VXI Modular Instrumentation Architecture; Effect of Transmission Lines on the Transfer of Digital Data; Data Transmission on Fiber Optic Cables; Virtual Instruments; Chapter Summary; Problems; INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL SIGNAL CONDITIONING; Introduction; Digital Filters and the z-Transform; Some Simple DSP Algorithms; Discrete and Fast Fourier Transforms and Their Applications; Digital Routines for Interpolating Discrete Data; Chapter Summary; Problems; EXAMPLES OF THE DESIGN OF MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS; Introduction; A Self-Nulling, Microdegree Polarimeter to Measure Glucose in Bioreactors; Design of a System to Detect, Measure, and Locate Partial Discharges in High Voltage Coaxial Power Cables; Design of a Closed Loop, Constant Phase, Pulsed Laser Ranging System and Velocimeter; Design of Capacitive Sensors for the Detection of Hidden Objects; Chapter Summary; REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
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