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Fundamentals of
Test Measurement
Instrumentation
by Keith R. Cheatle
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Table of
Contents
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Why and Where Test Measurement Instrumentation Is Used 2
1.3 Components of a Test Measurement System 3
1.4 Characteristics of an Ideal Test Measurement System 10
1.5 Differences between Test Measurement Instrumentation and
Process Instrumentation 14
1.6 Smart Transducers 16
2.1 Hysteresis 26
2.2 Deadband 29
2.3 Linearity 32
2.4 Conformity 39
2.5 Repeatability 39
2.6 Accuracy 41
2.7 Resolution 42
2.8 Environmental Effects on Transducer Characteristics 43
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Appendix 1
Internet Links to Measurement Instrumentation Information. . . . .311
Appendix 2
Internet Links to General Engineering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . .323
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325