Measurement and Data Analysis for Engineering and Science, 4th Edition

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Measurement Systems: Sensors and Transducers

CONTENTS

6.1    The Measurement System

6.2    Sensor Domains

6.3    Sensor Characteristics

6.4    Physical Principles of Sensors

6.5    Electric

6.5.1    Resistive

6.5.2    Capacitive

6.5.3    Inductive

6.6    Piezoelectric

6.7    Fluid Mechanic

6.8    Optic

6.9    Photoelastic

6.10  Thermoelectric

6.11  Electrochemical

6.12  Sensor Scaling*

6.13  Problems

The Patent Committee has considered your communication of February 20, 1939, relating to Resistance Strain Gages, Wire Type. … while this development is interesting, the Committee does not feel that the commercial use is likely to be of major importance.

Letter from the M.I.T. Patent Committee to Professor Arthur C. Ruge, inventor of the resistance ...