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 1). STRAIN GAUGES 51). The Benefits of DIGITAL SENSORS





 
 
 2). ACCELEROMETERS - Compression Mode 52). ROGOWSKI COILS measure CURRENT
 3). LVDT POSITION SENSORS 53). LASER TRIANGULATION SENSORS
 4). PRESSURE SENSORS 54). BAD BUGS SENSORS
 5). LOAD CELLS & THEIR DESIGN 55). OSCILLOSCOPES
 6). RESONANT CYLINDER PRESSURE SENSOR 56). THE HISTORY OF PRESSURE
 7). RALEIGH WAVE ROTARY TORQUE SENSOR 57). MASS AIR SENSORS - AUTOMOTIVE
 8). DC-LVDT DISPLACEMENT SENSOR 58). ELECTRICAL GROUND LOOPS
 9). ACCELEROMETERS - Shear Mode 59). HUMIDITY. DEWPOINT & VARIABLES
10). ACCELEROMETERS - Capacitive 60). IP RATING OF ENCLOSURES
11). VARIABLE RELUCTANCE SENSORS 61). WHAT IS ROTARY TELEMETRY ?
12). HALL-EFFECT SENSING - Technical Advances 62). THE ENGINEER'S GUIDE TO CANbus
13). Constant Voltage & Current Sensor Excitation 63). HOW TO CHOOSE A CAMERA
14). THE AUTO-NULL SENSOR AMPLIFIER 64). THE ACCURACY OF A SENSOR
15). THERMOCOUPLES & PLATINUM RESISTANCE 65). LEVEL CONTROL SYSTEMSx
16). CAPACITIVE SENSORS-Pressure & Acceleration 66). RF SENSORS - HOW THEY WORK
17). SERVO or FORCE-BALANCED SENSORS 67). CAPACITIVE DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT
18). TORQSTAR TORQUE SENSOR 68). WHAT IS A FLUXGATE MAGNETOMETER?
19). ABSOLUTE ENCODERS & SSI 69). THE FIBRE OPTICAL SENSORS
20). INFRARED TEMPERATURE SENSOR 70). WATER SOLUBILITY IN OILS
 21). MEMS - Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems 71). MEASURING PRESSURE AT HIGH TEMPERATURE
 22). Magnetostrictive Linear Position Sensors 72). THE BASICS OF TORQUE MEASUREMENT
 23). GPS Satellite Monitoring Systems 73). PIEZOCERAMICS IN SENSORS
 24). UNDERSTANDING LINEARITY 74). ANALOGUE TO DIGITAL CONVERSION
 25). Vehicle Wheel Measurement Equipment 75). GROUNDING & SHIELDING CONSIDERATIONS
 26). THE 4-20mA CURRENT LOOP 76). DEAD WEIGHT CALIBRATION TESTERS
 27). MOISTURE SENSOR TECHNOLOGY 77). GEIGER COUNTERS
 28). DIGITAL HUMIDITY MEASUREMENT 78). INFRARED DETECTORS
 29). PROCESS LEVEL MEASUREMENT 79). CHANNEL ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS
 30). DYNAMIC FORCE SENSORS 80). HIGH TEMPERATURE ACCELEROMETERS - Aerospace
 31). PRESSURE MAPPING SYSTEMS 81). THEORY OF RESONANT INSPECTION
 32). Temperature Scales & Thermometers 82). GAS FLOW SENSORS
 33). PC-based Data Acquisition System selection 83). BUS COMMUNICATION WITH SENSORS
 34). The Liquid (Water) Hammer Phenomenon 84). WHAT IS VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTATION ?
 35). pH MEASUREMENT 85). SERVO INCLINOMETERS
 36). Plant Condition Monitoring Techniques 86). NON-CONTACT SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES
 37). Load Cell design in Process Engineering 87). DIGITAL IMAGE SENSOR
 38). Vehicle Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems 88).  GAP SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
 39). Surge Protection for Sensors & Systems 89). USB SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
 40). Bio-sensors - Medical Applications 90). WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENT IN PROCESS GASES
 41). Ultrasonic Flow Measurement 91). DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION
 42). HART Digital Protocol 92). LVDT PRESSURE SENSORS
 43). THE HALL EFFECT 93). USB SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
 44). CMOS Humidity Sensors 94). SELECTING AN INFRARED TEMPERATURE SENSOR
 45). VIBRATING BEAM SENSORS 95). NON_CONTACT DISPLACEMENT SENSORS 
 46). MEMORY RECORDERS 96). LATEST MOISTURE SENSOR TECHNOLOGY 
 47). VIDEO EXTENSOMETER 97). THE LATEST IN SILICON PRESSURE SENSORS
 48). BLUETOOTH (WIRELESS) TECHNOLOGY

  
 49). Understanding 'TRANSVERSE SENSITIVITY'  
 50). What is ATEX (ATmosphere EXplosive) ?  GLOSSARY OF TERMS


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