Main description:

Presents sensor specification, theory of operation, sensor design, and application criteria Provides background plus specific information for practicing engineers who want to understand sensors Includes a complete chapter on industrial sensor communication protocols Explains temperature sensitivity, how to determine, and how to avoid Discusses how to understand and utilize sensor specifications

Contents:

Chapter 1. SENSOR DEFINITIONS AND CONVENTIONS. Chapter 2. SPECIFICATIONS. Chapter 3. Output Types and Communication Protocols. Chapter 4. Resistive/Potentiometric Sensing. Chapter 5. Cable Extension Transducers. Chapter

6.Capacitive Sensing. Chapter7. Inductive Sensing. Chapter 8.The LVDT AND RVDT. Chapter 9.Distributed Impedance. Chapter 10. The Hall Effect. Chapter 11. Magnetoresistive Sensing. Chapter 12. Magnetostrictive Sensing. Chapter 13. Encoders. Chapter 14.Optical Triangulation.

Chapter 15. Ultrasonic Sensing.