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 1). STRAIN GAUGES 61). WHAT IS ROTARY TELEMETRY ?


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 2). ACCELEROMETERS - Compression Mode 62). THE ENGINEER'S GUIDE TO CANbus
 3). LVDT POSITION SENSORS 63). HOW TO CHOOSE A CAMERA
 4). PRESSURE SENSORS 64). THE ACCURACY OF A SENSOR
 5). LOAD CELLS & THEIR DESIGN 65). LEVEL CONTROL SYSTEMS
 6). RESONANT CYLINDER PRESSURE SENSOR 66). RF SENSORS - HOW THEY WORK
 7). RALEIGH WAVE ROTARY TORQUE SENSOR 67). CAPACITIVE DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT
 8). DC-LVDT DISPLACEMENT SENSOR 68). WHAT IS A FLUXGATE MAGNETOMETER?
 9). ACCELEROMETERS - Shear Mode 69). THE FIBRE OPTICAL SENSORS
10). ACCELEROMETERS - Capacitive 70). WATER SOLUBILITY IN OILS
11). VARIABLE RELUCTANCE SENSORS 71). MEASURING PRESSURE AT HIGH TEMPERATURE
12). HALL-EFFECT SENSING - Technical Advances 72). THE BASICS OF TORQUE MEASUREMENT
13). Constant Voltage & Current Sensor Excitation 73). PIEZOCERAMICS IN SENSORS
14). THE AUTO-NULL SENSOR AMPLIFIER 74). GROUNDING & SHIELDING CONSIDERATIONS
15). THERMOCOUPLES & PLATINUM RESISTANCE 75). DEAD WEIGHT CALIBRATION TESTERS
16). CAPACITIVE SENSORS-Pressure & Acceleration 76). GEIGER COUNTERS
17). SERVO or FORCE-BALANCED SENSORS 77). INFRARED DETECTORS
18). TORQSTAR TORQUE SENSOR 78). CHANNEL ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS
19). ABSOLUTE ENCODERS & SSI 79). HIGH TEMPERATURE ACCELEROMETERS - Aerospace
20). INFRARED TEMPERATURE SENSOR 80). THEORY OF RESONANT INSPECTION
 21). MEMS - Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems 81). GAS FLOW SENSORS
 22). Magnetostrictive Linear Position Sensors 82). BUS COMMUNICATION WITH SENSORS
 23). GPS Satellite Monitoring Systems 83). WHAT IS VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTATION ?
 24). UNDERSTANDING LINEARITY 84). SERVO INCLINOMETERS
 25). Vehicle Wheel Measurement Equipment 85). NON-CONTACT SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES
 26). THE 4-20mA CURRENT LOOP 86). DIGITAL IMAGE SENSOR
 27). MOISTURE SENSOR TECHNOLOGY 87).  GAP SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
 28). DIGITAL HUMIDITY MEASUREMENT 88). USB SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
 29). PROCESS LEVEL MEASUREMENT 89). WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENT IN PROCESS GASES
 30). DYNAMIC FORCE SENSORS 90). DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION
 31). PRESSURE MAPPING SYSTEMS 91). LVDT PRESSURE SENSORS
 32). Temperature Scales & Thermometers 92). USB SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
 33). PC-based Data Acquisition System selection 93). SELECTING AN INFRARED TEMPERATURE SENSOR
 34). The Liquid (Water) Hammer Phenomenon 94). NON_CONTACT DISPLACEMENT SENSORS 
 35). pH MEASUREMENT 95). LATEST MOISTURE SENSOR TECHNOLOGY 
 36). Plant Condition Monitoring Techniques 96). THE LATEST IN SILICON PRESSURE SENSORS
 37). Load Cell design in Process Engineering 97). RESONANT INDUCTIVE POSITION SENSORS
 38). Vehicle Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems 98). MINIATURISATION OF DISPLACEMENT SENSORS
 39). Surge Protection for Sensors & Systems 99). OPTICAL LEVEL SWITCH
 40). Bio-sensors - Medical Applications 100). Z - HEIGHT MEASUREMENT
 41). Ultrasonic Flow Measurement 101). IR CAMERAS
 42). HART Digital Protocol 102). SELECTING AEROSPACE SENSORS
 43). THE HALL EFFECT 103). HARVESTING ENERGY FOR SENSORS
 44). CMOS Humidity Sensors 104). CONTACTLESS LINEAR SENSORS
 45). VIBRATING BEAM SENSORS 105). TEMPERATURE CLASSES
 46). MEMORY RECORDERS 106). FIBRE OPTIC SENSORS / Fibre Bragg Gratings
 47). VIDEO EXTENSOMETER 107). TANDEM ENCODERS
 48). BLUETOOTH (WIRELESS) TECHNOLOGY 108). GREASE SENSOR IN CONDITION MONITORING
 49). Understanding 'TRANSVERSE SENSITIVITY' 109). MODERN VIBRATION MONITORING TECHNOLOGY
 50). What is ATEX (ATmosphere EXplosive) ? 110). INFRARED TEMPERATURE SENSORS
 51). The Benefits of DIGITAL SENSORS 111). RESOLVERS, OPTICAL & INDUCTIVE ENCODERS
 52). ROGOWSKI COILS measure CURRENT 112). SLAB RESOLVERS
 53). LASER TRIANGULATION SENSORS 113). Position Sensors for High Vibration Environments
 54). BAD BUGS SENSORS
 55). OSCILLOSCOPES  
 56). THE HISTORY OF PRESSURE  GLOSSARY OF TERMS
 57). MASS AIR SENSORS - AUTOMOTIVE  
 58). ELECTRICAL GROUND LOOPS  
 59). HUMIDITY. DEWPOINT & VARIABLES  
 60). IP RATING OF ENCLOSURES  


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