Sensors and actuators [electronic resource] : engineering system instrumentation / Clarence W. De Silva.

Includes index.

Units and conversions (approximate) -- Acknowledgments -- Author -- Instrumentation of an engineering system -- Component interconnection and signal conditioning -- Performance specification and instrument rating parameters -- Estimation from measurements -- Analog sensors and transducers -- Digital and innovative sensing -- Mechanical transmission components -- Stepper motors -- Continuous-drive actuators -- Appendix A. Probability and statistics -- Appendix B. Reliability considerations for multicomponent devices -- Appendix C. Answers to numerical problems.

An engineering system contains multiple components that interconnect to perform a specific task. Starting from basic fundamentals through to advanced applications, Sensors and Actuators: Engineering System Instrumentation, Second Edition thoroughly explains the inner workings of an engineering system. The text first provides introductory material--practical procedures and applications in the beginning--and then methodically integrates more advanced techniques, theory, and concepts throughout the book. Emphasizing sensors, transducers, and actuators, the author discusses important aspects of component matching and interconnection, interface between the connected components, signal modification, and signal conditioning/modification. He also addresses functions, physical principles, operation and interaction, and the proper selection and interfacing of these components for various engineering/control applications.This second edition provides a thorough revision of the first and includes new worked examples, new applications, and thoroughly updated as well as entirely new material. In addition, it provides increased coverage of sensor systems technologies and updated coverage of computer tools, including MATLAB®, Simulink, and LabView.