Measurement science for engineers

This volume, from an international authority on the subject, deals with the physical and instrumentation aspects of measurement science, the availability of major measurement tools, and how to use them. This book not only lays out basic concepts of electronic measurement systems, but also provides numerous examples and exercises for the student. Ideal for courses on instrumentation, control engineering and physics Numerous worked examples and student exercises

"This volume, from an international authority on the subject, deals with the physical and instrumentation aspects of measurement science, the availability of major measurement tools, and how to use them. This book not only lays out basic concepts of electronic measurement systems, but also provides numerous examples and exercises for the student. ?Ideal for courses on instrumentation, control engineering and physics ?Numerous worked examples and student exercises"

Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-344) and index

Front Cover; Measurement Science for Engineers; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1. Views on measurement science; 1.2. Trends in measurement science and technology; 1.3. General architecture of a measurement system; 1.4. Further reading; 1.5. Exercises; Chapter 2. Basics of Measurement; 2.1. System of units; 2.2. Standards; 2.3. Quantities and properties; 2.4. Transducers; 2.5. Further reading; 2.6. Exercises; Chapter 3. Measurement Errors and Uncertainty; 3.1. True values, errors and uncertainty; 3.2. Measurement error and probability theory.

3.3. Statistical inference3.4. Uncertainty analysis; 3.5. Characterization of errors; 3.6. Error reduction techniques; 3.7. Further reading; 3.8. Exercises; Chapter 4. Analogue Signal Conditioning; 4.1. Analogue amplifiers; 4.2. Analogue filters; 4.3. Modulation and detection; 4.4. Further reading; 4.5. Exercises; Chapter 5. Digital Signal Conditioning; 5.1. Digital (binary) signals and codes; 5.2. Sampling; 5.3. Sampling devices and multiplexers; 5.4. Digital functions; 5.5. Hardware for digital signal conditioning; 5.6. Further reading; 5.7. Exercises.

Chapter 6. Analogue to Digital and Digital to A…