Sensors - An Introductory Course

Sensors: An Introductory Course provides an essential reference on the fundamentals of sensors. The book is designed to help readers in developing skills and the understanding required in order to implement a wide range of sensors that are commonly used in our daily lives. This book covers the basic concepts in the sensors field, including definitions and terminologies. The physical sensing effects are described, and devices which utilize these effects are presented. The most frequently used organic and inorganic sensors are introduced and the techniques for implementing them are discussed.

List of contents

Introduction.- Sensors Characteristics.- Physical Transduction Effects.- Transduction Platforms.- Organic Sensors.

Summary

Sensors: An Introductory Course provides an essential reference on the fundamentals of sensors. The book is designed to help readers in developing skills and the understanding required in order to implement a wide range of sensors that are commonly used in our daily lives. This book covers the basic concepts in the sensors field, including definitions and terminologies. The physical sensing effects are described, and devices which utilize these effects are presented. The most frequently used organic and inorganic sensors are introduced and the techniques for implementing them are discussed.

Product details

• Authors: Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2012
• EAN: 9781489999849
• ISBN: 978-1-4899-9984-9
• No. of pages: 196
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 13 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 326 g
• Illustrations: XII, 196 p.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering; B, engineering, Circuits and Systems, Optical and Electronic Materials, Electronic materials, Electronic devices & materials, Optical Materials, Electronics, Microelectronics, Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Biomedical engineering, Electronic circuits, Electronic Circuits and Systems, Electronics: circuits & components