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To control mechanical processes one needs to obtain information about the state of the system, to process the information, and then to act on the results. Originally, the simplest controls were purely mechanical feedback systems; more complex systems required human intervention. At present, most con...

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Main Author: Busch-Vishniac, Ilene J.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 1999.
Series:Mechanical engineering series.
Subjects:
Physics.
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Electronic books.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Basic Tools for Transducer Modeling: Introduction
  • System Models
  • Part II: Transduction Mechanisms: Transduction Based on Changes in the Energy Stored in an Electric Field
  • Transduction Based on Changes in the Energy Stored in a Magnetic Field
  • Piezoelectricity and Pyroelectricity
  • Linear Inductive Transduction Mechanisms
  • Transduction Based on Changes in the Energy Dissipated
  • Optomechanical Sensors
  • Part III: Analysis of Transducers: 2-port Theory
  • Response Characteristics
  • Practical Considerations.