Measurement and Instrumentation
Theory and Application

Ideal measurement and instrumentation course text for undergraduate engineering students, covering all the latest developments in measurement theory and instrumentation

Alan S. Morris (Author), Reza Langari (Author)

9780128171417, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 4 December 2020

736 pages
23.5 x 19 x 4.5 cm, 1.04 kg

Measurement and Instrumentation: Theory and Application, Third Edition, introduces undergraduate engineering students to measurement principles and the range of sensors and instruments used for measuring physical variables. Providing the most balanced coverage of measurement theory/technologies and instrumentation, this clearly and comprehensively written text arms students and recently graduated engineers with the knowledge and tools to design and build measurement systems for virtually any engineering application.

1. Fundamentals of Measurement Systems 2. Instrument Types and Performance Characteristics 3. Measurement Uncertainty 4. Statistical Analysis of Measurements Subject to Random Errors 5. Calibration of Measuring Sensors and Instruments 6. Data Acquisition and Signal Processing 7. Variable Conversion 8. Measurement Signal Transmission 9. Display, Recording, and Presentation of Measurement Data 10. Intelligent Devices 11. Measurement Reliability and Safety Systems 12. Data Acquisition with LabVIEW 13. Sensor Technologies 14. Temperature Measurement 15. Pressure Measurement 16. Flow Measurement 17. Level Measurement 18. Mass, Force, and Torque Measurement 19. Translational Motion, Vibration, and Shock Measurement 20. Rotational Motion Transducers 21. Summary of Other Measurements

Subject Areas: Mechanical engineering [TGB], Other manufacturing technologies [TDP], Engineering: general [TBC]