Measurement and Instrumentation

Аннотация

The foundations of this book lie in several earlier texts by Alan Morris: Principles of Measurement and Instrumentation (Prentice-Hall, 1988, 1993), Essence of Measurement (Prentice Hall, 1996) and, Measurement and Instrumentation Principles (Butterworth- Heinemann, 2001). Since the most recent of these was published in 2001, there have been significant developments in the field of measurement, particularly in smart sensors, intelligent instruments, microsensors, digital signal processing, digital recorders, digital fieldbuses, and new methods of signal transmission. It is therefore timely to create an up-to-date book that incorporates all of the latest developments in measurement. Whilst doing this, the opportunity has been taken to strengthen the book by bringing in a second author, Professor Reza Langari of Texas A & M University, who has made significant contributions especially in the areas of data acquisition and signal processing and the implementation of these using industry standard LabView software.