Sensor Fundamentals
Chapter Overview
Role in a Measurement System
Domains
Characteristics
Scaling Considerations
Uncertainty
Calibration
Problems
Bibliography
Sensors in Engineering and Science
Chapter Overview
Physical Principles of Sensors
Electric
Resistive
Capacitive
Inductive
Piezoelectric
Fluid Mechanic
Optic
Photoelastic
Thermoelectric
Electrochemical
Problems
Bibliography
Human and Biomimetic Sensors
Chapter Overview
Human Sensors
Vision
Taste and Smell
Hearing and Equilibrium
Somatic
Biomimetic Sensors
Problems
Biography
Patrick F. Dunn, Ph.D., P.E., is a professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, where he has been a faculty member since 1985. Prior to 1985, he was a mechanical engineer at Argonne National Laboratory from 1976 to 1985 and a postdoctoral fellow at Duke University from 1974 to 1976. He earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in engineering from Purdue University (1970, 1971, and 1974). He is the author of more than 160 scientific journal and refereed symposia publications and a licensed professional engineer in Indiana and Illinois. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is the recipient of departmental, college, and university teaching awards.
