Description:The Handbook's coverage of sensors is extensive, ranging from simple photodiodes to complex devices containing components in combination. It offers hard-to-find reference data on the properties of numerous materials and sensing elements and emphasizes devices that are less well-known, whose technology is still being refined, and whose use permits the measurement of variables that were previously inaccessible.This book is about devices commonly called sensors. The scope of this book is rather broad covering many different designs.Contents Preface 1 Data Acquisition 2 Sensor Characteristics 3 Physical Principles of Sensing 4 Optical Components of Sensors 5 Interface Electronic Circuits 6 Occupancy and Motion Detectors 7 Position, Displacement, and Level 8 Velocity and Acceleration 9 Force, Strain, and Tactile Sensors 10 Pressure Sensors 11 Flow Sensors 12 Acoustic Sensors 13 Humidity and Moisture Sensors 14 Light Detectors 15 Radiation Detectors 16 Temperature Sensors 17 Chemical Sensors 18 Sensor Materials and Technologies Appendix Index