Introduction
The Human Body as a Sensor System
Sensors in an Automobile
Classification of Sensors
Example of a Gas Sensor: The Taguchi Sensor
The Sensor as a Passive or Active Element
The Sensor as Part of a Measurement System
Sensor Properties
Historical Development of Sensors
Sensor System
Electrochemical Sensors
Conductimetric Sensors
Semiconducting Metal Oxide Sensors
Chemiresistors
Other Solid-State Electrochemical Gas Sensors
Concluding Remarks
Piezoelectric Sensors
Classification of Piezoelectric Sensors
Piezoelectric Materials as Intelligent or Smart Materials
The Piezoelectric Effect
The Properties of Nonpiezoelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
Piezoelectric Stress/Pressure Sensor
Piezoelectric Accelerometer
Active Piezoelectric Sensors
Bulk Acoustic Wave Sensor
Bulk Acoustic Wave Sensor Response Measurement
Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors
Fiber Optic Sensors
Theory
Light Leaking and Absorption in the Fiber Optic Link
Fiber Link and Materials
Communication Applications
Fiber Optic Sensors
Thermal Sensors
Resistance Thermometers
Theory of Metal-Based Thermometers
Properties of Metal-Based Thermometers
Theory of Semiconductor-Based Thermometers
Thermistor Properties
Concluding Remarks
Magnetic Sensors
Natural and Man-Made Magnetic Fields
Materials Used in Magnetic Sensors
Principles of Magnetic Sensors
Solid-State Magnetic Sensors
Index
Biography
Vetelino, John; Reghu, Aravind
