Measurement and Instrumentation, Second Edition: Theory and Application

__Measurement and Instrumentation: Theory and Application, Second Edition,__ introduces undergraduate engineering students to measurement principles and the range of sensors and instruments used for measuring physical variables. This updated edition provides new coverage of the latest developments in measurement technologies, including smart sensors, intelligent instruments, microsensors, digital recorders, displays, and interfaces, also featuring chapters on data acquisition and signal processing with LabVIEW from Dr. Reza Langari. Written clearly and comprehensively, this text provides students and recently graduated engineers with the knowledge and tools to design and build measurement systems for virtually any engineering application. * Provides early coverage of measurement system design to facilitate a better framework for understanding the importance of studying measurement and instrumentation * Covers the latest developments in measurement technologies, including smart sensors, intelligent instruments, microsensors, digital recorders, displays, and interfaces * Includes significant material on data acquisition and signal processing with LabVIEW * Extensive coverage of measurement uncertainty aids students’ ability to determine the accuracy of instruments and measurement systems Content: Front Matter,Copyright,Preface,AcknowledgementEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Fundamentals of Measurement Systems, Pages 1-11 Chapter 2 - Instrument Types and Performance Characteristics, Pages 13-44 Chapter 3 - Measurement Uncertainty, Pages 45-73 Chapter 4 - Statistical Analysis of Measurements Subject to Random Errors, Pages 75-130 Chapter 5 - Calibration of Measuring Sensors and Instruments, Pages 131-143 Chapter 6 - Data Acquisition and Signal Processing, Pages 145-175 Chapter 7 - Variable Conversion, Pages 177-217 Chapter 8 - Measurement Signal Transmission, Pages 219-238 Chapter 9 - Display, Recording, and Presentation of Measurement Data, Pages 239-287 Chapter 10 - Intelligent Devices, Pages 289-314 Chapter 11 - Measurement Reliability and Safety Systems, Pages 315-345 Chapter 12 - Data Acquisition with LabVIEW, Pages 347-374 Chapter 13 - Sensor Technologies, Pages 375-405 Chapter 14 - Temperature Measurement, Pages 407-461 Chapter 15 - Pressure Measurement, Pages 463-491 Chapter 16 - Flow Measurement, Pages 493-529 Chapter 17 - Level Measurement, Pages 531-545 Chapter 18 - Mass, Force, and Torque Measurement, Pages 547-564 Chapter 19 - Translational Motion, Vibration, and Shock Measurement, Pages 565-598 Chapter 20 - Rotational Motion Transducers, Pages 599-632 Chapter 21 - Summary of Other Measurements, Pages 633-672 Appendix 1 - Imperial–Metric–SI Conversion Tables, Pages 673-679 Appendix 2 - Thévenin's Theorem, Pages 681-686 Appendix 3 - Thermocouple Tables, Pages 687-691 Appendix 4 - Using Mathematical Tables, Pages 693-695 Index, Pages 697-703 Measurement and Instrumentation introduces undergraduate engineering students to the measurement principles and the range of sensors and instruments that are used for measuring physical variables. Based on Morris's Measurement and Instrumentation Principles, this brand new text has been fully updated with coverage of the latest developments in such measurement technologies as smart sensors, intelligent instruments, microsensors, digital recorders and displays and interfaces. Clearly and comprehensively written, this textbook provides students with the knowledge and tools, including examples in LABVIEW, to design and build measurement systems for virtually any engineering application. The text features chapters on data acquisition and signal processing with LabVIEW from Dr. Reza Langari, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A & M University. Early coverage of measurement system design provides students with a better framework for understanding the importance of studying measurement and instrumentation Includes significant material on data acquisition, coverage of sampling theory and linkage to acquisition/processing software, providing students with a more modern approach to the subject matter, in line with actual data acquisition and instrumentation techniques now used in industry. Extensive coverage of uncertainty (inaccuracy) aids students' ability to determine the precision of instruments Integrated use of LabVIEW examples and problems enhances students' ability to understand and retain content

Measurement and Instrumentation: Theory and Application, Second Edition, introduces undergraduate engineering students to measurement principles and the range of sensors and instruments used for measuring physical variables.

This updated edition provides new coverage of the latest developments in measurement technologies, including smart sensors, intelligent instruments, microsensors, digital recorders, displays, and interfaces, also featuring chapters on data acquisition and signal processing with LabVIEW from Dr. Reza Langari.

Written clearly and comprehensively, this text provides students and recently graduated engineers with the knowledge and tools to design and build measurement systems for virtually any engineering application.

• Provides early coverage of measurement system design to facilitate a better framework for understanding the importance of studying measurement and instrumentation
• Covers the latest developments in measurement technologies, including smart sensors, intelligent instruments, microsensors, digital recorders, displays, and interfaces
• Includes significant material on data acquisition and signal processing with LabVIEW
• Extensive coverage of measurement uncertainty aids students’ ability to determine the accuracy of instruments and measurement systems

"Measurement and Instrumentation: Theory and Application, Second Edition, introduces undergraduate engineering students to measurement principles and the range of sensors and instruments used for measuring physical variables. This updated edition provides new coverage of the latest developments in measurement technologies, including smart sensors, intelligent instruments, microsensors, digital recorders, displays, and interfaces, also featuring chapters on data acquisition and signal processing with LabVIEW from Dr. Reza Langari. Written clearly and comprehensively, this text provides students and recently graduated engineers with the knowledge and tools to design and build measurement systems for virtually any engineering application."--Publisher's website Measurement and Instrumentation & nbsp;introduces undergraduate engineering students to the measurement principles and the range of sensors and instruments that are used for measuring physical variables. Based on Morris's Measurement and Instrumentation Principles, this brand new text has been fully updated with coverage of the latest developments in such measurement technologies as smart sensors, intelligent instruments, microsensors, digital recorders and displays and interfaces. Clearly and comprehensively written, this textbook provides students with the knowledge and tools, including examp Annotation 'Measurement and Instrumentation' introduces undergraduate engineering students to the measurement principles and the range of sensors and instruments that are used for measuring physical variables