Introduction to Sensors for Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
eBook - ePub

Introduction to Sensors for Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

  1. 314 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Introduction to Sensors for Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

About this book

Sensors are all around us. They are in phones, cars, planes, trains, robots, mils, lathes, packaging lines, chemical plants, power plants, etc. Modern technology could not exist without sensors. The sensors measure what we need to know and the control system then performs the desired actions. When an engineer builds any machine he or she needs to have basic understanding about sensors. Correct sensors need to be selected for the design right from the start. The designer needs to think about the ranges, required accuracy, sensor cost, wiring, correct installation and placement etc. Without the basic knowledge of sensors fundamental no machine can be built successfully today.

The objective of this book is to provide the basic knowledge to electrical and mechanical engineers, engineering students and hobbyist from the field of sensors to help them with the selection of "proper" sensors for their designs. No background knowledge in electrical engineering is required, all the necessary basics are provided. The book explains how a sensor works, in what ranges it can be used, with what accuracy etc. It also provides examples of industrial application for selected sensors.

The book covers all the major variables in mechanical engineering such as temperature, force, torque, pressure, humidity, position, speed, acceleration etc.

The approach is always as follows:

- Explain how the sensor works, what is the principle

- Explain in what ranges and with what accuracy it can work

- Describe its properties with charts, eventually equations

- Give examples of such sensors including application examples

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. 1. Measurement basics
  9. 2. Circuits for sensors
  10. 3. Temperature—contact
  11. 4. Temperature—non-contact
  12. 5. Force
  13. 6. Torque
  14. 7. Position
  15. 8. Speed and RPM
  16. 9. Acceleration
  17. 10. Pressure
  18. 11. Humidity
  19. 12. Flow
  20. 13. Liquid level
  21. 14. Example labs
  22. References
  23. Other recommended literature
  24. Appendix
  25. Index