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A Comprehensive Guide to Sensors and Control Systems in Manufacturing
Thoroughly updated with cutting-edge technologies, this detailed resource offers proven methods for effectively evaluating, selecting, and implementing sensors and controls to ensure error-free manufacturing environments.
Sensors and Control Systems in Manufacturing, Second Edition offers step-by-step guidance on applying sensors to measure product parameters, control manufacturing, develop precision manufacturing systems, and generate and control motion. Real-world examples are included throughout to demonstrate successful industrial applications.
Coverage includes:- The latest sensor technologies, such as MEMS, photo-, bio-, nano-, and LED sensors
- Sensor classification and types, including photoelectric, inductive and capacitive proximity, confocal microscropy, and laser sensors
- Fiber optics in sensors and control systems
- Networking of sensors and control systems in manufacturing
- Sensors and control technology in computer-integrated manufacturing
- Advanced sensor technology in precision manufacturing applications
- Industrial sensors and control
- Sensors in flexible manufacturing systems
- Communications--indexing, transmission, and signal processing
- SpectRx(tm) sensing technology
- Manufacturing operation and control through financial planning
List of contents
Chapter 1. The Role of Sensors in the 21st Century;
Chapter 2. Classification and Types of Sensors;
Chapter 3. Fiber Optics in Sensors and Control Systems;
Chapter 4. Networking of Sensors and Control Systems;
Chapter 5. The Role of Sensors and Control Technology in Computer-Integrated Manufacturing;
Chapter 6. Advanced Sensor Technology in Precision Manufacturing Applications;
Chapter 7. Industrial Sensors and Control;
Chapter 8. Sensors in Flexible Manufacturing Systems;
Chapter 9. Communications;
Chapter 10. SpectRx NIR Technology;
Chapter 11. Economic and Social Interests in the Workplace;
Index
About the author
Sabrie Solomon (Ridgewood, NJ) is founder, owner, and CEO of American SensoRx, Inc., a tenured adjunct professor in the mechanical engineering department at Columbia University, and the author of three other books, including Sensors Handbook (McGraw-Hill).
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From the international authority on advanced manufacturing technology and automation
