Fundamentals of Sensors for Engineering and Science

ISBN-13: 9781439861035 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 112 str.

Patrick F. Dunn

Opis

Written by the author of the popular Measurement and Data Analysis for Engineering and Science, Second Edition, this text takes a unique, practical approach to the basics of sensors and measurement, enabling readers to make informed decisions when choosing sensors for applications. The author emphasizes the underlying physics of each type of sensor and its basic characteristics and illustrates the various uses of sensors via current applications in engineering and science. The text includes examples and chapter problems and provides ancillary materials at www.nd.edu/pdunn/www.text/measurements.html

Spis treści

Sensor Fundamentals. Sensors in Engineering and Science. Human and Biomimetic Sensors.

O autorze

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.