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Mechanical engineering, an engineering discipline borne of the needs of the industrial revolution, is once again asked to do its substantial share in the call for industrial renewal. The general call is urgent as we face profound issues of productivity and competitiveness that require engineering solutions, among oth­ ers. The Mechanical Engineering Series features graduate texts and research monographs intended to address the need for information in contemporary areas of mechanical engineering. The series is conceived as a comprehensive one that covers a broad range of concentrations important to mechanical engineering graduate education and research. We are fortunate to have a distinguished roster of consulting editors on the advisory board, each an expert in one of the areas of concentration. The names of the consulting editors are listed on the facing page of this volume. The areas of concentration are: applied mechanics; biomechanics; computational mechanics; dynamic systems and control; energetics; mechanics of materials; processing; thermal science; and tribology. I am pleased to present this volume in the Series: Electromechanical Sensors and Actuators, by Ilene Busch-Vishniac. The selection of this volume under­ scores again the interest of the Mechanical Engineering series to provide our readers with topical monographs as well as graduate texts in a wide variety of fields.

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Author:   Ilene J. Busch-Vishniac
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   1999 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.510kg
ISBN:  

9780387984957

ISBN 10:   038798495
Pages:   343
Publication Date:   30 December 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I Basic Tools for Transducer Modeling.- 1 Introduction.- 2 System Models.- II Transduction Mechanisms.- 3 Transduction Based on Changes in the Energy Stored in an Electric Field.- 4 Transduction Based on Changes in the Energy Stored in a Magnetic Field.- 5 Piezoelectricity and Pyroelectricity.- 6 Linear Inductive Transduction Mechanisms.- 7 Transduction Based on Changes in the Energy Dissipated.- 8 Optomechanical Sensors.- III Analysis of Transducers.- 9 2-port Theory.- 10 Response Characteristics.- 11 Practical Considerations.

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