Hering Ekbert, Schönfelder Gert (eds.) Sensors in Science and Technology: Functionality and Application Areas

Springer, 2022. — 1284 p. — ISBN 978-3-658-34920-2.Sensors are used to measure physical, chemical and biological quantities. The book offers a comprehensive overview of physical principles, functions and applications of sensors. It is structured according to the fields of activity of sensors and shows their application by means of typical examples. Measured variables that can be recorded by sensors are e.g. mechanical, dynamic, thermal, electrical and magnetic. Furthermore, optical and acoustical sensors are discussed in detail in the book. The sensor signals are recorded, processed and converted into control signals for actuators. Such sensor systems are also presented. This book is a translation of the original German 2nd edition Sensoren in Wissenschaft und Technik by Ekbert Hering, published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2017.Sensor Systems.
Physical Effects of Sensor Use.
Geometric Quantities.
Mechanical Measured Variables.
Time-Based Measurements.
Temperature Measurement.
Electrical and Magnetic Measured Variables.
Radio and Photometric Quantities.
Acoustic Measured Variables.
Climatic and Meteorological Measured Variables.
Selected Chemical Parameters.
Biological and Medical Sensors.
Measured Quantities for Ionizing Radiation.
Photoelectric Sensors.
Signal Processing and Calibration.
Interface.
Safety Aspects for Sensors.
Measurement Errors, Measurement Accuracy and Measurement Parameters.