Instrumentation and Measurement presents the general principles of instrumentation processes. The book explains the theoretical analysis of physical phenomena used by standard sensors and transducers to transform a physical value into an electrical signal. The pre-processing of these signals through electronic circuits - amplification, signal filtering and analogue to digital conversion - are then detailed, in order to provide useful basic information. The second part of the book moves from elementary data to general complex systems. Topics covered include instrumentation and measurement...

Sensors are one of the key elements in modern systems, as they determine the quality of the information that is acquired from real life and used for control and decision making. The global market for sensors is fast growing and the innovation rate is extremely high. Despite the conservative attitudes held by some towards sensor innovations, it is vitally important for system developers, system integrators and decision makers to be familiar the principles and properties of the new sensor types in order to make a qualified decision which sensor type to use in particular system and what...