1st Edition

Measurement and Instrumentation Trends and Applications

Edited By S. Sen, M.K. Ghosh, S. Mukhopadhyay Copyright 2008
    666 Pages
    by CRC Press

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    This volume provides a collection of specialized sensing and signal processing techniques not easily found in related books. Each chapter lucidly presents brief background material, principles, and techniques. Some of the topics covered include various sensors, signal conditioning and processing, image-based and intelligent instrumentation, and applications, such as automation in irrigation and VLSI in medical instrumentation.

    Preface
    Evolution and Trends in Measurement and Instrumentation
    Instrument Performance Evaluation
    Sensors
    Electrical Sensors
    Optical Sensors
    Chemical Sensors
    Biochemical Sensors
    Nucleonic Sensors
    Microwave Sensors
    Silicon Micromachining, Microsensors, and MEMS
    Design of MEMS Capacitive Accelerometers
    Signal Conditioning and Processing
    Signal Conditioning and Processing
    Telemetry and Data Communication
    High Order Filter Design
    Image-Based Instrumentation
    Boundary Extraction and Contour Propagation of Heaage Sequences
    Remote Sensing: An Overview
    Intelligent and Virtual Instrumentation
    Sensor Fusion and Estimation in Instrumentation
    Online Monitoring of Manufacturing Processes: A Case Study of Tool Monitoring in Face Milling
    Real Time Power System Frequency Estimation Techniques
    Applications
    Automation in Irrigation
    VLSI in Medical Instrumentation
    Robotic Instrumentation
    Bioprocess Instrumentation
    Measurement of Two-Phase Flow Parameters (Void Fraction and Flow Rate)
    Index