Publisher's Synopsis
Today, many advanced instrumentation systems are available, mainly directed at improving the productivity of industry and product quality. In many applications, instrumentation systems are custom-designed to meet specific process requirements. At the same time, instrumentation systems may have high initial costs, and in some cases they may lead to a loss of flexibility in production. Since the mid-1980s, many large firms have invested heavily in the procurement of hardware and software, creating extensive demand and accelerating research and development related to instrumentation and instrumentation systems. An instrumentation system obtains data about a physical system either for the purpose of collecting information about that physical system or for the feedback control of the physical system. Any instrumentation system must include an input transducer (sensor), such as a strain gauge, whose response to a particular stimulus can be measured electrically. The other component that is generally present in modern instrumentation systems is a digital processor, such as a computer or a micro-controller. These programmable components have the flexibility to be used for a variety of functions. The most important function that they perform is to convert data into information. In the simplest situation the processing required to extract information may only involve converting an input signal by a scale factor so that the final result is in conventional units. Developing and building instrumentation systems involves numerous scientific and technical disciplines, such as electronic, electrical, control, mechanical, chemical, metallurgical, and industrial engineering. In recent years many factors-such as the development of advanced mathematical theories, improvements in information and communication systems, and developments in sensors, measurement technology, computers, digital systems, Internet technology, and human-machine interactions. Modern instruments and instrumentation systems are largely based on digital technology. Digital instruments are developed by using dedicated ICs, microcontrollers and microprocessors that give them flexibility in information handling, networking and data communications. In manufacturing industry, processing plants, control and automation, and in other industrial applications, many instruments are used together to form very large instrumentation systems. These large systems can only be handled by a computer, or a number of computers. Innovative Instrument Design and Applications discusses microprocessor and computer-based instrumentation systems. Therefore, a large proportion is dedicated to the basic principles of digital systems and digital process controllers. It is a compendium of research articles, reviews, examples and cases. Instrumentation play important role in chemical process plants and various other industries where instrumentation used as controlling and monitoring of various operations. Control system is a part of instrumentation and instrumentation design deals with specifications of equipment, layouts, wiring schematics, instrument index etc. Today, many advanced instrumentation systems are available, mainly directed at improving the productivity of industry and product quality. In many applications, instrumentation systems are custom-designed to meet specific process requirements. At the same time, instrumentation systems may have high initial costs, and in some cases they may lead to a loss of flexibility in production. Since the mid-1980s, many large firms have invested heavily in the procurement of hardware and software, creating extensive demand and accelerating research and development related to instrumentation and instrumentation systems. An instrumentation system obtains data about a physical system either for the purpose of collecting information about that physical system or for the feedback control of the physical system. Any instrumentation system must include an input transducer (sensor), such as a strain gauge, whose response to a particular stimulus can be measured electrically. The other component that is generally present in modern instrumentation systems is a digital processor, such as a computer or a micro-controller. These programmable components have the flexibility to be used for a variety of functions. The most important function that they perform is to convert data into information. In the simplest situation the processing required to extract information may only involve converting an input signal by a scale factor so that the final result is in conventional units. Developing and building instrumentation systems involves numerous scientific and technical disciplines, such as electronic, electrical, control, mechanical, chemical, metallurgical, and industrial engineering. In recent years many factors-such as the development of advanced mathematical theories, improvements in information and communication systems, and developments in sensors, measurement technology, computers, digital systems, Internet technology, and human-machine interactions. Modern instruments and instrumentation systems are largely based on digital technology. Digital instruments are developed by using dedicated ICs, microcontrollers and microprocessors that give them flexibility in information handling, networking and data communications. In manufacturing industry, processing plants, control and automation, and in other industrial applications, many instruments are used together to form very large instrumentation systems. These large systems can only be handled by a computer, or a number of computers. Innovative Instrument Design and Applications discusses microprocessor and computer-based instrumentation systems. Therefore, a large proportion is dedicated to the basic principles of digital systems and digital process controllers. It is a compendium of research articles, reviews, examples and cases. Instrumentation play important role in chemical process plants and various other industries where instrumentation used as controlling and monitoring of various operations. Control system is a part of instrumentation and instrumentation design deals with specifications of equipment, layouts, wiring schematics, instrument index etc.
