Measurement Science for Engineers

Delivers complete course on the basis of measurement science and systems for senior undergraduate and graduate students

Paul Regtien (Author), F. van der Heijden (Author), M. J. Korsten (Author), W Otthius (Author)

9781903996584, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 1 June 2004

384 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 2.4 cm, 0.56 kg

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.

Introduction
Basics of measurement
Measurement errors and uncertainty
true values, errors and uncertainty
Analogue signal conditioning
Digital signal conditioning
Analogue to digital and digital to analogue conversion
Measurement
thermal and optical quantities, magnetic quantities time and time-related quantities
Measurement of mechanical quantities
Imaging instruments
Worked examples

Subject Areas: Scientific equipment, experiments & techniques [PDN], Mensuration & systems of measurement [PDDM], Scientific standards [PDD]