Gustav Gautschi

Piezoelectric Sensorics

Force Strain Pressure Acceleration and Acoustic Emission Sensors Materials and Amplifiers

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

For the first time, this book covers the entire field of piezoelectric sensors for mechanical measurands. It gives extensive practical advice along with an overview of the most important piezoelectric materials and their properties, plus consistent terminology for describing sensors.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer Berlin Heidelberg / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-540-42259-4
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm
• Gewicht: 534g
• ISBN-13: 9783540422594
• ISBN-10: 3540422595
• Artikelnr.: 10092990

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction.- 2 Background of Piezoelectric Sensors.- 3 Piezoelectric Materials for Sensors.- 4 Piezoelectric Sensor Terminology.- 5 Piezoelectric Sensors.- 6 Force and Torque Sensors.- 7 Strain Sensors.- 8 Pressure Sensors.- 9 Acceleration Sensors.- 10 Acoustic Emission Sensors.- 11 Amplifiers for Piezoelectric Sensors.- References.- List of Manufacturers.

Rezensionen

From the reviews:

"Piezoelectric Sensorics is the first book written in English to cover the entire field of piezoelectric sensors for mechanical measurands. It provides a comprehensive overview of the subject and describes the characteristics and practical applications for each type of sensor presented. ... This book is well written, technically informative and a pleasure to read. It provides extensive practical advice and clear coverage of the theory, making it suitable for students, scientists, technicians and engineers." (Sensor Review, Vol. 22 (4), 2002)

"This book covers the entire field of piezoelectric sensors for mechanical measurands. Scientists, engineers and technicians, as well as students in engineering will find in this book for the first time a complete overview of this special type of sensors. Extensive practical advice is given throughout the text allowing the reader to profit from author's many years of experience. ... numerous examples illustrate the vast range of practical applications." (ETDE Energy Database, October, 2002)