Instrumentation and Control: Fundamentals and ApplicationsChester L. Nachtigal As part of the ongoing Wiley Series in Mechanical Engineering, this edited volume serves as a complete reference and guide to the many facets of instrumentation and control engineering. Broad in coverage and scope, it provides practicing engineers with the latest data and activities taking place in the field. Will give you an idea of the depth and breadth of coverage as reflected in the variety of topics explored, including systems engineering concepts; instrument static analysis; grounding and cabling techniques; bridge transducers; position, velocity, acceleration; force; torque, pressure and temperature transducers; signal processing and transmission; control system performance and modification; number controllers for machine tools and robots; and state-space analysis for dynamic and control systems. |
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A/D converter accelerometer accuracy amplifier analog analog signal applications bridge transducers cable calibration capacitance characteristics circuit closed-loop common conductor configuration connected constant control systems data acquisition devices differential displacement dynamic electrical electronic elements encoder Engineering EPROM equation error example feedback filter flip-flop flow frequency response gain ground impedance input instrument integration interface Laplace transform linear load LVDT maximum measurand measurement system mechanical memory microcomputer microprocessor NC NC NC noise voltage nonlinear offset op amp operation operational amplifier output signal output voltage pickup piezoelectric potentiometer power supply pressure pulse R₁ R₂ range reference resistance resistor sampling sensitivity sensor shield shown in Fig signal conditioner specifications speed strain gage structure synchro techniques temperature thermistor thermocouple torque transducer transfer function transform truth table typically V₁ variable velocity voltage wire zero