Measurement and instrumentation / Alan S. Morris, Reza Langari.

Theory and application.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fundamentals of Measurement Systems -- Instrument Types and Performance Characteristics -- Measurement Uncertainty -- Statistical Analysis of Measurements Subject to Random Errors -- Calibration of Measuring Sensors and Instruments -- Data Acquisition and Signal Processing -- Variable Conversion -- Measurement Signal Transmission -- Display, Recording, and Presentation of Measurement Data -- Intelligent Devices -- Measurement Reliability and Safety Systems -- Data Acquisition with LabVIEW -- Sensor Technologies -- Temperature Measurement -- Pressure Measurement -- Flow Measurement -- Level Measurement -- Mass, Force, and Torque Measurement -- Translational Motion, Vibration, and Shock Measurement -- Rotational Motion Transducers -- Summary of Other Measurements -- Appendix 1. Imperial-Metric-SI Conversion Tables -- Appendix 2. Thévenin's Theorem -- Appendix 3. Thermocouple Tables -- Appendix 4. Using Mathematical Tables.

Measurement and Instrumentation: Theory and Application, Second Edition, introduces undergraduate engineering students to measurement principles and the range of sensors and instruments used for measuring physical variables. This updated edition provides new coverage of the latest developments in measurement technologies, including smart sensors, intelligent instruments, microsensors, digital recorders, displays, and interfaces, also featuring chapters on data acquisition and signal processing with LabVIEW from Dr. Reza Langari. Written clearly and comprehensively, this text provides students and recently graduated engineers with the knowledge and tools to design and build measurement systems for virtually any engineering application.