Multisensor Instrumentation 6o Design – Defined Accuracy Computer–Integrated Measurement Systems

PATRICK H. GARRETT is an electrical engineering faculty member at the University of Cincinnati, where he has developed courses in manufacturing, controls, and process instrumentation. He holds several engineering degrees and has written five textbooks on instrumentation and process control that have been adopted internationally. He continues to be involved in long-term research projects, for both government and private sectors focused on performance advancement of information-intensive real-time systems.

Preface. 1. Process, Quantum, and Analytical Sensors. 1-0 Introduction. 1-1 Instrumentation Error Representation. 1-2 Temperature Sensors. 1-3 Mechanical Sensors. 1-4 Quantum Sensors. 1-5 Analytical Sensors. Bibliography. 2. Instrumentation Amplifiers and Parameter Errors. 2-0 Introduction. 2-1 Device Temperature Characteristics. 2-2 Differential Amplifiers. 2-3 Operational Amplifiers. 2-4 Instrumentation Amplifiers. 2-5 Amplifier Parameter Error Evaluation. Bibliography. 3. Active Filter Design with Nominal Error. 3-0 Introduction. 3-1 Lowpass Instrumentation Filters. 3-2 Active Filter Networks. 3-3 Filter Error Analysis. 3-4 Bandpass Instrumentation Filters. Bibliography. 4. Linear Signal Conditioning to Six-Sigma Confidence. 4-0 Introduction. 4-1 Signal Conditioning Input Considerations. 4-2 Signal Quality Evaluation and Improvement. 4-3 DC, Sinusoidal, and Harmonic Signal Conditioning. 4-4 Redundant Signal Conditioning and Diagnostics. Bibliography 5. Data Conversion Devices and Errors. 5-0 Introduction. 5-1 Analog Multiplexers. 5-2 Sample Holds. 5-3 Digital-to-Analog Converters. 5-4 Analog-to-Digital Converters. Bibliography. 6. Sampling and Reconstruction with Intersample Error. 6-0 Introduction. 6-1 Sampled Data Theory. 6-2 Aliasing of Signal and Noise. 6-3 Step-Interpolated Data Intersample Error. 6-4 Output Signal Interpolation, Oversampling, and Digital Conditioning. Bibliography. 7. Measurement and Control Instrumentation Error Analysis. 7-0 Introduction. 7-1 Low-Data-Rate Digital Control Instrumentation. 7-2 High-Data-Rate Video Acquisition. 7-3 Computer-Integrated Instrumentation Analysis Suite Bibliography 8. Multisensor Architectures and Error Propagation. 8-0 Introduction. 8-1 Multisensor Fusion, Integration, and Error. 8-2 Sequential Multisensor Architecture. 8-3 Homogeneous Multisensor Architecture. 8-4 Heterogeneous Multisensor Architecture. Bibliography. 9. Instrumentation System Integration and Interfaces. 9-0 Introduction. 9-1 System Integration and Interface Buses. 9-2 Instrument Serial Bus Interfaces. 9-3 Microwave Microscopy Virtual Instrument. 9-4 Analytical Instrumentation in Advanced Control. Bibliography. Index.