Spatial, mechanical, thermal, and radiation measurement

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Spatial, Mechanical, Thermal, and Radiation Measurement Preface Acknowledgements Editors Contributors Part I: Instrumentation and Measurement Concepts Measurements, Instrumentation, and Sensors Halit Eren Characteristics of Instrumentation John R. Hansman, Jr. Operational Modes of Instrumentation Richard S. Figliola Static and Dynamic Characteristics of Instrumentation Peter H. Sydenham Measurement Accuracy Ronald H. Dieck Development of Standards Halit Eren Measurement Standards DeWayne B. Sharp Calibrations in Instrumentation and Measurements Halit Eren Intelligent Sensors and Instruments Halit Eren Virtual Instruments David Potter and Halit Eren Fail-Safe Instruments and Devices Davide Quatrini, Giuseppe Fazio, Mauro Giaconi, and Adelio Salsano Dynamic Error Measurements of Force Sensors Akihiro Takita, Jin Tao, and Yusaku Fujii Part II: Spatial Variables Thickness Measurement John C. Brasunas, G. Mark Cushman, and Brook Lakew Distance Measurement W. John Ballantyne Altitude Measurement Dimitris E. Manolakis Attitude Measurement Mark A. Stedham, Partha P. Banerjee, Seiji Nishifuji, and Shogo Tanaka Inertial Navigation Halit Eren Level Measurement Detlef Brumbi Area Measurement Charles B. Coulbourn and Wolfgang P. Buerner Volume Measurement Rene G. Aarnink and Hessel Wijkstra Tilt Measurement Adam Chrzanowski and James M. Secord Proximity Sensing for Robotics Ricardo E. Saad, Ben Benhabib, A. Bonen, and K.C. Smith Part III: Displacement Resistive Displacement Sensors Keith Antonelli, James Ko, and Shyan Ku Inductive Displacement Sensors Halit Eren Capacitive Sensors: Displacement, Humidity, Force Halit Eren Piezoelectric Sensors and Transducers Ahmad Safari, Victor F. Janas, Amit Bandyopadhyay, and Andrei Kholkine Laser Interferometer Displacement Sensor Bernhard Gunther Zagar Bore-Gaging Displacement Sensors Viktor P. Astakhov Ultrasonic Displacement Sensors Nils Karlsson and Ole Pedersen Optical Encoder Displacement Sensors J.R. Rene Mayer Magnetic Displacement Sensors David S. Nyce Synchro/Resolver Displacement Sensors Robert M. Hyatt, Jr. and David Dayton Optical Fiber Displacement Sensors Richard O. Claus, Vikram Bhatia, and Anbo Wang Optical Beam Deflection Sensors Grover C. Wetsel Velocity Measurement Charles P. Pinney and William E. Baker Part IV: Mechanical Variables Acceleration, Vibration, and Shock Measurement Halit Eren Strain Measurement Christopher S. Lynch Tactile Sensing Ricardo E. Saad, A. Bonen, K.C. Smith, and Ben Benhabib Pressure Measurement Kevin H.L. Chau Vacuum Measurement Ron Goehner, Emil Drubetsky, Howard M. Brady, and William H. Bayles, Jr. Force Measurement M.A. Elbestawi Angle Measurement Robert J. Sandberg Mass, Weights, and Instrumentation Emil Hazarian Torque and Power Measurement Ivan J. Garshelis Density Measurement Halit Eren Fluid Viscosity Measurement R.A. Secco, M. Kostic, and J.R. deBruyn Surface Tension Measurement David B. Thiessen and Kin F. Man Part V: Acoustics Acoustic Measurement Per Rasmussen Ultrasound Measurement Peder C. Pedersen Part VI: Flow and Spot Velocity Capillary-Type Mass Flow Meter Reza Pakdaman Zangabad and Manouchehr Bahrami Differential Pressure Flowmeters Richard Thorn Variable Area Flowmeters Adrian Melling, Herbert Kochner, and Reinhard Haak Positive Displacement Flowmeters Zaki D. Husain and Donald J. Wass Turbine and Vane Flowmeters David Wadlow Impeller Flowmeters Harold M. Miller Electromagnetic Flowmeters Halit Eren Ultrasonic Flowmeters Hans-Peter Vaterlaus, Thomas Hossle, Paolo Giordano, and Christophe Bruttin Vortex-Shedding Flowmeters Wade M. Mattar and James H. Vignos Thermal Anemometry Jugal K. Agarwal and John G. Olin Coriolis Effect Mass Flowmeters Jesse Yoder Drag Force Flowmeters Rekha Philip-Chandy, Roger Morgan, and Patricia J. Scully Pitot Probe Anemometer John A. Kleppe Thermal Dispersion Mass Flow Meters John G. Olin Laser Anemometry Rajan K. Menon Part VII: Thermal and Temperature Measurement Temperature Measurements, Scales, and Calibra