Modern Sensors Handbook

by Ripka, Pavel; Tipek, Alois

• ISBN13: 9781905209668
• ISBN10: 1905209665
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-05-25
• Publisher: Wiley-ISTE

Summary

Modern sensors working on new principles and/or using new materials and technologies are more precise, faster, smaller, use less power and are cheaper. Given these advantages, it is vitally important for system developers, system integrators and decision makers to be familiar with the principles and properties of the new sensor types in order to make a qualified decision about which sensor type to use in which system and what behavior may be expected. This type of information is very difficult to acquire from existing sources, a situation this book aims to address by providing detailed coverage on this topic.In keeping with its practical theme, the discussion concentrates on sensor types used or having potential to be used in industrial applications.

Author Biography

Pavel Ripka is a professor in the department of measurement, faculty of electrical engineering, Czech Technical University. His main research interests are magnetic measurements and magnetic sensors, especially fluxgate. Alois Tipek is a postdoctoral fellow and project manager at Tyndall (formerly NMRC), Cork, Ireland.

Table of Contents

Pressure Sensors

Optical Sensors

Flow Sensors

Intelligent Sensors and Sensor Networks

Accelerometers and Inclinometers

Chemical Sensors and Biosensors

Level, Position and Distance

Temperature Sensors

Solid State Gyroscopes and Navigation

Magnetic Sensors

New Technologies and Materials

List of Authors.

Index.

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