The Handbook's coverage of sensors is extensive, ranging from simple photodiodes to complex devices containing components in combination. It offers hard-to-find reference data on the properties of numerous materials and sensing elements and emphasizes devices that are less well-known, whose technology is still being refined, and whose use permits the measurement of variables that were previously inaccessible.

This book is about devices commonly called sensors. The scope of this book is rather broad covering many different designs.

Contents
Preface
1 Data Acquisition
2 Sensor Characteristics
3 Physical Principles of Sensing
4 Optical Components of Sensors
5 Interface Electronic Circuits
6 Occupancy and Motion Detectors
7 Position, Displacement, and Level
8 Velocity and Acceleration
9 Force, Strain, and Tactile Sensors
10 Pressure Sensors
11 Flow Sensors
12 Acoustic Sensors
13 Humidity and Moisture Sensors
14 Light Detectors
15 Radiation Detectors
16 Temperature Sensors
17 Chemical Sensors
18 Sensor Materials and Technologies
Appendix
Index