Gerard Meijer (ed.)

Smart Sensor Systems

Ed. by Gerard C. M. Meijer

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Information processing systems need sensors to acquire the physical, mechanical and chemical information to be able to function. For extended use of sensors in industrial production tools and consumer components, such as smart cars and smart homes, the reliability of the sensors should be improved and the cost dramatically reduced. The improvement of reliability, together with a reduction of cost, can only be achieved with smart sensor systems.

These systems combine the functions of sensors and interfaces, including sensors, signal conditioning A-D (analog to digital) conversion, and bus interfacing. Also, applications at a higher hierarchical level are included, such as self-testing, auto-calibration, data evaluation and identification. Developments into the integration of sensors with electronic circuitry to produce smart sensors and smart sensor systems are increasing as research in this field continues to expand.

Written by an internationally-recognized team of experts, this book reviews recent developments in the field of smart sensor systems, providing complete coverage of all important system aspects. It takes a multidisciplinary approach to the understanding, design and use of smart sensor systems, their building blocks and methods of signal processing. This book also contains:
_ a review of powerful measurement techniques, and basic principles and typical problems of sensor elements, smart analog interfaces and A-D converters;
_ a discussion about how to use microcontrollers and DSPs (digital signal processors) for sensor applications;
_ detailed up-to-date reviews of the features of optical, integrated hall magnetic, capacitive, thermal sensors, and temperature sensors and physical chemosensors;
_ numerous case studies and problems set at the end of each chapter to test and develop your knowledge on the theory. Solutions for all can be found on the accompanying website.

Smart Sensor Systems will greatly benefit final year undergraduate and postgraduate students and professors in the areas of electrical, mechanical and chemical engineering, and physics. Professional engineers and researchers in the microelectronics industry, including microsystem developers, will also find this a thorough and useful volume.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 14586691000
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 253mm x 177mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 832g
• ISBN-13: 9780470866917
• ISBN-10: 0470866918
• Artikelnr.: 20837030

Autorenporträt

Professor Gerard C. M Meijer, Electronic Instrumentation Laboratory, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.

Inhaltsangabe

p>Preface About the authors 1.Smart sensor systems Why? Where? How? Han
Huijsing 1.1 Third industrial revolution 1.2 Definitions for several kinds
of sensors 1.3 Automated production machines 1.4 Automated consumer
products 1.5 Conclusion References 2 Interface electronics and measurement
techniques for smart sensor systems Gerard Meijer 2.1 Introduction 2.2
Object-oriented design of sensor systems 2.3 Sensing elements and their
parasitic effects 2.4 Analog-to-digital conversion 2.5 High accuracy over a
wide dynamic range 2.6 A universal transducer interface 2.7 Summary and
future trends Problems References 3 Silicon sensors: an introduction Paddy
French 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Measurement and Control systems 3.3 Transducers
3.4 Transducer technologies 3.5 Examples of silicon sensors 3.6 Summary and
future trends References 4 Optical sensors based on photon detection
Reinoud Wolffenbuttel 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Photon absorption in silicon 4.3
The interface: photon transmission into silicon 4.4 Photon detection in
silicon photoconductors 4.5 Photon detection in silicon pn junctions 4.6
Detection limit 4.7 Photon detectors with gain 4.8 Application examples 4.9
Summary and future trends Problems References 5 Physical chemosensors
Michiel Vellekoop 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Physical chemosensing 5.3 Energy
domains 5.4 Examples and applications 5.5 Examples of in-situ applications
5.6 Microfluidic devices 5.7 Conclusions Problems References 6 Thermal
sensors Sander van Herwaarden 6.1 The functional principle of thermal
sensors 6.2 Heat-transfer mechanisms 6.3 Thermal structures 6.4
Temperature-difference-sensing elements 6.5 Sensors based on thermal
measurements 6.6 Summary and future trends Problems References 7 Smart
temperature sensors Gerard Meijer 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Application-related
requirements and problems of temperature sensors 7.3 Resistive
temperature-sensing elements 7.4 Temperature-sensor features of transistors
7.5 Smart temperature sensors and systems 7.6 Case studies of smart-sensor
applications 7.7 Summary and future trends Problems References 8 Capacitive
sensors Xiujun Li and Gerard Meijer 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Basics of
capacitive sensors 8.3 Examples of capacitive sensors 8.4 The design of
electrode configurations 8.5 Reduction of field-bending effects:
segmentation 8.6 Selectivity for electrical signals and electrical
parameters 8.7 Summary and future trends Problems References 9 Integrated
Hall Magnetic Sensors Pavel Kajik and Radivoje Popovic 9.1 Introduction 9.2
Hall effect and Hall elements 9.3 Integrated Hall sensor systems 9.4
Examples of integrated Hall magnetic sensors Problems References 10
Universal asynchronous sensor interfaces Gerard Meijer 10.1 Introduction
10.2 Universal sensor systems 10.3 Asynchronous converters 10.4 Dealing
with problems of low-cost design of universal interface ICs 10.5 Front-end
circuits 10.6 Case study 10.7 Summary and future trends Problems References
11 Data Acquisition for Frequency-Time-Domain Sensors Sergey Yurish 11.1
Introduction 11.2 DAQ boards: State-of-the-Art 11.3 DAQ board design for
quasi-digital sensors 11.4 Universal Frequency-to-digital converters (UFDC)
11.5 Applications and examples 11.6 Summary and future trends Problems
References 12 Microcontrollers and digital Signal Processors for Smart
Sensor Systems Ratcho Ivanov 12.1 Introduction 12.2 MCU and DSP
architecture, organization, structure and peripherals 12.3 Choosing a
low-power MCU or DSP 12.4 Timer modules 12.5 Analog comparators, ADCs, and
DACs as modules of microcontrollers 12.6 Embedded networks and LCD
interfacing 12.7 Development tools and support 12.8 Conclusions Reference
sites Appendix A Material Data Appendix B Conversion for Non-SI units Index

Rezensionen

"Writing by really stellar internationally-recognized team of experts ... .[This book] provides the reader with a deep understanding of the basic principles and concepts of advanced sensor systems." ( Sensors and Transducers , March 2009)