Introduction to Sensors

Introduction The Human Body as a Sensor System Sensors in an Automobile Classification of Sensors Example of a Gas Sensor: The Taguchi Sensor The Sensor as a Passive or Active Element The Sensor as Part of a Measurement System Sensor Properties Historical Development of Sensors Sensor System Electrochemical Sensors Conductimetric Sensors Semiconducting Metal Oxide Sensors Chemiresistors Other Solid-State Electrochemical Gas Sensors Concluding Remarks Piezoelectric Sensors Classification of Piezoelectric Sensors Piezoelectric Materials as Intelligent or Smart Materials The Piezoelectric Effect The Properties of Nonpiezoelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Piezoelectric Stress/Pressure Sensor Piezoelectric Accelerometer Active Piezoelectric Sensors Bulk Acoustic Wave Sensor Bulk Acoustic Wave Sensor Response Measurement Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors Fiber Optic Sensors Theory Light Leaking and Absorption in the Fiber Optic Link Fiber Link and Materials Communication Applications Fiber Optic Sensors Thermal Sensors Resistance Thermometers Theory of Metal-Based Thermometers Properties of Metal-Based Thermometers Theory of Semiconductor-Based Thermometers Thermistor Properties Concluding Remarks Magnetic Sensors Natural and Man-Made Magnetic Fields Materials Used in Magnetic Sensors Principles of Magnetic Sensors Solid-State Magnetic Sensors Index