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 1). STRAIN GAUGES 47). VIDEO EXTENSOMETER


 
 
 2). ACCELEROMETERS - Compression Mode 48). BLUETOOTH (WIRELESS) TECHNOLOGY
 3). LVDT POSITION SENSORS 49). Understanding 'TRANSVERSE SENSITIVITY'
 4). PRESSURE SENSORS 50). What is ATEX (ATmosphere EXplosive) ?
 5). LOAD CELLS & THEIR DESIGN 51). The Benefits of DIGITAL SENSORS
 6). RESONANT CYLINDER PRESSURE SENSOR 52). ROGOWSKI COILS measure CURRENT
 7). RALEIGH WAVE ROTARY TORQUE SENSOR 53). LASER TRIANGULATION SENSORS
 8). DC-LVDT DISPLACEMENT SENSOR 54). BAD BUGS SENSORS
 9). ACCELEROMETERS - Shear Mode 55). OSCILLOSCOPES
10). ACCELEROMETERS - Capacitive 56). THE HISTORY OF PRESSURE
11). VARIABLE RELUCTANCE SENSORS 57). MASS AIR SENSORS - AUTOMOTIVE
12). HALL-EFFECT SENSING - Technical Advances 58). ELECTRICAL GROUND LOOPS
13). Constant Voltage & Current Sensor Excitation 59). HUMIDITY. DEWPOINT & VARIABLES
14). THE AUTO-NULL SENSOR AMPLIFIER 60). IP RATING OF ENCLOSURES
15). THERMOCOUPLES & PLATINUM RESISTANCE 61). WHAT IS ROTARY TELEMETRY ?
16). CAPACITIVE SENSORS-Pressure & Acceleration 62). THE ENGINEER'S GUIDE TO CANbus
17). SERVO or FORCE-BALANCED SENSORS 63). HOW TO CHOOSE A CAMERA
18). TORQSTAR TORQUE SENSOR 64). THE ACCURACY OF A SENSOR
19). ABSOLUTE ENCODERS & SSI 65). LEVEL CONTROL SYSTEMSx
20). INFRARED TEMPERATURE SENSOR 66). RF SENSORS - HOW THEY WORK
 21). MEMS - Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems 67). CAPACITIVE DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT
 22). Magnetostrictive Linear Position Sensors 68). WHAT IS A FLUXGATE MAGNETOMETER?
 23). GPS Satellite Monitoring Systems 69). THE FIBRE OPTICAL SENSORS
 24). UNDERSTANDING LINEARITY 70). WATER SOLUBILITY IN OILS
 25). Vehicle Wheel Measurement Equipment 71). MEASURING PRESSURE AT HIGH TEMPERATURE
 26). THE 4-20mA CURRENT LOOP 72). THE BASICS OF TORQUE MEASUREMENT
 27). MOISTURE SENSOR TECHNOLOGY 73). PIEZOCERAMICS IN SENSORS
 28). DIGITAL HUMIDITY MEASUREMENT 74). ANALOGUE TO DIGITAL CONVERSION
 29). PROCESS LEVEL MEASUREMENT 75). GROUNDING & SHIELDING CONSIDERATIONS
 30). DYNAMIC FORCE SENSORS 76). DEAD WEIGHT CALIBRATION TESTERS
 31). PRESSURE MAPPING SYSTEMS 77). GEIGER COUNTERS
 32). Temperature Scales & Thermometers 78). INFRARED DETECTORS
 33). PC-based Data Acquisition System selection 79). CHANNEL ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS
 34). The Liquid (Water) Hammer Phenomenon 80). HIGH TEMPERATURE ACCELEROMETERS - Aerospace
 35). pH MEASUREMENT 81). THEORY OF RESONANT INSPECTION
 36). Plant Condition Monitoring Techniques 82). GAS FLOW SENSORS
 37). Load Cell design in Process Engineering 83). BUS COMMUNICATION WITH SENSORS
 38). Vehicle Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems 84). WHAT IS VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTATION ?
 39). Surge Protection for Sensors & Systems 85).
 40). Bio-sensors - Medical Applications 86).
 41). Ultrasonic Flow Measurement 87).
 42). HART Digital Protocol 88).  
 43). THE HALL EFFECT 89).
 44). CMOS Humidity Sensors 90).
 45). VIBRATING BEAM SENSORS 91).
 46). MEMORY RECORDERS

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