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Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by John G. Webster, Halit Eren
February 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1921 pages
82h 13m
English
CRC Press
Content preview from Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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91.1 Introduction
Signals from sensors do not usually have suitable characteristics for display, recording, transmission, or
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Signal conditioners, including ampliers, adapt sensor signals to the requirements of the receiver
(circuit or equipment) to which they are to be connected. e
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ISBN: 9781439848913