Handbook of Modern Sensors: Physics, Designs, and Applications (Handbook of Modern Sensors)

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The Handbook's coverage of sensors is extensive, ranging from simple photodiodes to complex devices containing components in combination. It offers hard-to-find reference data on the properties of numerous materials and sensing elements and emphasizes devices that are less well-known, whose technology is still being refined, and whose use permits the measurement of variables that were previously inaccessible.

Sensors Applications, Sensors for Automotive Technology (Sensors Applications)

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Sensors Applications, Sensors for Automotive Technology (Sensors Applications)

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ASIN: 3527295534

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An international team of experts from the leading companies in this field gives a detailed picture of existing as well as future applications. They discuss in detail current technologies, design and construction concepts, market considerations and commercial developments. Topics covered include vehicle safety, fuel consumption, air conditioning, emergency control, traffic control systems, and electronic guidance using radar and video.

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All encompassing.......2007-01-10

You can tell when someone has lived that which they write.

There is much more to this book than 'just sensors'. It treats complex situations with simplicity and depth. The author describes how you might decide upon a certain technique and then how to use the appropriate sensor or from the other angle, which sensor would work best and the unexpected accompanying pieces to ensure it, for example, his novel use of a guitar string.

Some may call this book a 'bible' of sorts. As a reader of technical books, to me, this book is a very satisfying read. An elegant coverage, well thought out, complete and orderly while not bloated and padantic. I cannot say that about too many books, technical or non.

This book could gets the three bears award!

One-of-a-kind text in mobile robotics.......2003-04-16

The author is one of the most renown in the field and reading this book you can see why in this one-of-a-kind book. This work documents many systems and techniques used in mobile robotics. It gives enough detail to provide a technical picture (without delving unnecessarily deep) for the sake of covering the broad range of topics. Although a bit dated as of this review I still would highly recommend this for educational and reference purposes in addition to leisure reading. Much of the technologies and techniques covered are still used in today's world and definitely will likely be applied, in many ways, to future technologies (robotic or otherwise). For persons with some science and engineering background, this is an excellent book that can help you take a step into the world of robotics.

Amazing!.......2002-10-18

This book includes descriptions of an amazing variety of sensors. I had never even imagined some of these sensing devices. I used two of the sensing techniques for a class project and they got quite a bit of attention from others in the class because the sensors I chose were so unorthodox. You may think you have seen it all but you haven't unless you own this book!

so so..........2001-11-21

Book covers alot of topics related to robotics, but fails to do so at more detailed levels.
Good book for general information, but would not recommend it to anyone looking to get any "real" information for implementation.

A MUST FOR ROBOTICS.......2000-01-12

This is simply a great book. I use it all the time for reference. If you are into robotics, this is a must.

Optical Fiber Sensor Technology: Advanced Applications - Bragg Gratings and Distributed Sensors

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Optical Fiber Sensor Technology: Advanced Applications - Bragg Gratings and Distributed Sensors

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ASIN: 0792379462

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Optical Fiber Sensor Technology, Advanced Applications - Bragg Gratings and Distributed Sensors, builds upon the foundations of the subject in the preceding four volumes of this series, concentrating as they do upon both applications and the technology of advanced optical fiber sensors. Previous volumes have covered the fundamentals of the field, devices and systems and chemical and environmental monitoring. This volume deals with a range of highly topical sensor devices and commercial systems, with considerable emphasis upon one of the most important areas, Bragg gratings in fibers, their fabrication and applications in advanced sensor systems and the principles and use of distributed fiber optic sensors. The volume is well illustrated and referenced, pointing to hundreds of key publications accessible in the open literature. It draws upon a group of authors with an international reputation for their work in the area, carefully edited into a coherent and logical text by the editors, based on their considerable experience in the field. This book series will provide an invaluable source for researchers, engineers and advanced students in the field of optical fibers, optoelectronics and measurement and sensing.

Wireless Sensor Networks: An Information Processing Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking)

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Not a good book.

Wireless Sensor Networks: An Information Processing Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking)
Feng Zhao , and Leonidas Guibas
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Networking Wireless Sensors

ASIN: 1558609148

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Designing, implementing, and operating a wireless sensor network involves a wide range of disciplines and many application-specific constraints. To make sense of and take advantage of these systems, a holistic approach is neededand this is precisely what Wireless Sensor Networks delivers.

Inside, two eminent researchers review the diverse technologies and techniques that interact in todays wireless sensor networks. At every step, they are guided by the high-level information-processing tasks that determine how these networks are architected and administered. Zhao and Guibas begin with the canonical problem of localizing and tracking moving objects, then systematically examine the many fundamental sensor network issues that spring from it, including network discovery, service establishment, data routing and aggregation, query processing, programming models, and system organization. The understanding gained as a resulthow different layers support the needs of different applications, and how a wireless sensor network should be built to optimize performance and economyis sure to endure as individual component technologies come and go.

·Written for practitioners, researchers, and students and relevant to all application areas, including environmental monitoring, industrial sensing and diagnostics, automotive and transportation, security and surveillance, military and battlefield uses, and large-scale infrastructural maintenance.
·Skillfully integrates the many disciplines at work in wireless sensor network design: signal processing and estimation, communication theory and protocols, distributed algorithms and databases, probabilistic reasoning, energy-aware computing, design methodologies, evaluation metrics, and more.
·Demonstrates how querying, data routing, and network self-organization can support high-level information-processing tasks.

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Not a good book........2007-07-09

This book provides you with lots of details required for beginners but there are better books available.
This book is written by two authors and you can clearly notice that. One author writes in a simple manner and other writes in a complicated way.

Bottom line is, this book might satisfy your needs but there are better books availabe other than this book.

Mems/Nems: (1) Handbook Techniques and Applications Design Methods, (2) Fabrication Techniques, (3) Manufacturing Methods, (4) Sensors and Actuators, (5) Medical Applications and MOEMS

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Mems/Nems: (1) Handbook Techniques and Applications Design Methods, (2) Fabrication Techniques, (3) Manufacturing Methods, (4) Sensors and Actuators, (5) Medical Applications and MOEMS

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ASIN: 0387245200

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As miniaturization, batch fabrication, and integrated electronics rapidly enable the development of a broad range of smart products, MEMs, MOEMS, and NEMS are creating enormous opportunities for commerce and functionality. This significant and uniquely comprehensive five-volume reference is a valuable source for research workers, practitioners, computer scientists, students, and technologists. The MEMS/NEMS HANDBOOK (Microelectromechanical Systems/Nanoelectromechanical Systems) covers all of the major topics within the subject including design methods, fabrication techniques, manufacturing methods, sensors and actuators, and Micro Optical Electro Mechanical Systems. The many applications of MEMS technology include computer devices, electronics, instrumentation, industrial process control, biotechnology, medicine, chemical systems, office equipment, and communications. More than 100 coauthors from nearly 20 countries present clearly written, self-contained, accessible and comprehensive contributions with helpful standard features including an introduction, summary, extensive figures and design examples with comprehensive reference lists. The remarkable breadth and depth of the topics spanning this diverse field require the 5-volume extent of this notable reference resource that is based on the work of an internationally recognized board of coauthors.

Piezoelectric Transducers and Applications

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Piezoelectric Transducers and Applications
Antonio Arnau Vives
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An Introduction to the Theory of Piezoelectricity (Advances in Mechanics and Mathematics)

ASIN: 3540209980
Release Date: 2007-05-25

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Piezoelectric Transducers and Applications provides a guide for graduate students and researchers to the current state of the art of this complex and multidisciplinary area. The book fills an urgent need for a unified source of information on piezoelectric devices and their astounding variety of existing and emerging applications. Some of the chapters focus more on the basic concepts of the different disciplines involved and are presented in a didactic manner. Others go deeper into the complex aspects of specific fields of research, thus reaching the technical level of a scientific paper. Among other topics resonant sensors, especially bulk acoustic wave thickness shear mode resonators, chemical and bio-sensors, as well as broadband ultrasonic systems are treated in-depth.

Wireless Sensor Networks: Technology, Protocols, and Applications

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A STARTING POINT
Redundant and very superficial

Wireless Sensor Networks: Technology, Protocols, and Applications
Kazem Sohraby , Daniel Minoli , and Taieb Znati
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ASIN: 0471743003

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Infrastructure for Homeland Security Environments

Wireless Sensor Networks helps readers discover the emerging field of low-cost standards-based sensors that promise a high order of spatial and temporal resolution and accuracy in an ever-increasing universe of applications. It shares the latest advances in science and engineering paving the way towards a large plethora of new applications in such areas as infrastructure protection and security, healthcare, energy, food safety, RFID, ZigBee, and processing.

Unlike other books on wireless sensor networks that focus on limited topics in the field, this book is a broad introduction that covers all the major technology, standards, and application topics. It contains everything readers need to know to enter this burgeoning field, including current applications and promising research and development; communication and networking protocols; middleware architecture for wireless sensor networks; and security and management.

The straightforward and engaging writing style of this book makes even complex concepts and processes easy to follow and understand. In addition, it offers several features that help readers grasp the material and then apply their knowledge in designing their own wireless sensor network systems:

Examples illustrate how concepts are applied to the development and application of
wireless sensor networks
Detailed case studies set forth all the steps of design and implementation needed to solve real-world problems
Chapter conclusions that serve as an excellent review by stressing the chapter's key concepts
References in each chapter guide readers to in-depth discussions of individual topics

This book is ideal for networking designers and engineers who want to fully exploit this new technology and for government employees who are concerned about homeland security. With its examples, it is appropriate for use as a coursebook for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students.

Customer Reviews:

A STARTING POINT.......2007-07-12

A concise and interesting book for the ones that want to start learning about wireless sensor networks (WSN). It presents facts regarding wireless communication, network function and sensor applications implying all seven layers of the OSI model.

It includes a consistent chapter about middleware (session and presentation layer) that i could not find in other similar books.

It may appear boring for those who know much about WSNs. This book is a very good starting point, but is not suitable for those who want to design WSNs.

I give it 4 stars because it has provided me a very good basic knowledge about WSNs.

Redundant and very superficial.......2007-05-24

I bought this book in the hope of learning some really concrete stuff about wireless sensor networks. After reading the first chapter, I was already disappointed with the redundancy. After reading the first four chapters, I was disappointed with the redundancy and superficiality of the book. The following chapters I only sampled and the trend of redundancy and superficiality continued. On top of this, the writing style is very boring. This was probably the most boring pseudo-technical book I have read in ages. This book is definitely not worth its considerable high price. And I pity the students that are probably going to be forced to study from it.

Multi-Sensor Image Fusion and Its Applications (Signal Processing and Communica)

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The State of the Art as it Exhists Today

Multi-Sensor Image Fusion and Its Applications (Signal Processing and Communica)

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ASIN: 0849334179

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Taking another lesson from nature, the latest advances in image processing technology seek to combine image data from several diverse types of sensors in order to obtain a more accurate view of the scene: very much the same as we rely on our five senses. Multi-Sensor Image Fusion and Its Applications is the first text dedicated to the theory and practice of the registration and fusion of image data, covering such approaches as statistical methods, color-related techniques, model-based methods, and visual information display strategies. After a review of state-of-the-art image fusion techniques, the book provides an overview of fusion algorithms and fusion performance evaluation. The following chapters explore recent progress and practical applications of the proposed techniques to solving problems in such areas as medical diagnosis, surveillance and biometric systems, remote sensing, nondestructive evaluation, blurred image restoration, and image quality assessment. Recognized leaders from industry and academia contribute the chapters, reflecting the latest research trends and providing useful algorithms to aid implementation. Supplying a 28-page full-color insert, Multi-Sensor Image Fusion and Its Applications clearly demonstrates the benefits and possibilities of this revolutionary development. It provides a solid knowledge base for applying these cutting-edge techniques to new challenges and creating future advances.

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The State of the Art as it Exhists Today.......2005-10-18

It should come as no surprise that viewing things with different sensors produce images that are different. Looking at two or more images side by side may well not provide enough information to the brain for a combined or fused image to appear. This book is on computer processing of multiple images to present a combined image that provides a human with an enhanced picture containing more useful information than the two separate images.

Blum and Liu are editors of the book. They are contributors to some of the chapters, the other chapters are written by an international group of experts in various fields. Contributors come from Canada, France, England, Czech Republic, Australia, The Netherlands, and all around the US.

The book is a combined technical work on producing fused images along with application notes on the use of fused images in various applications such as medical imagery, surveillance and navigation, various industrial applications and more. There are twenty eight pages of color images most of which contain multiple images.

This book represents the state of the art in image fusion as it exists today.

Embedded Robotics: Mobile Robot Design and Applications with Embedded Systems

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A treasure chest of ideas
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Embedded Robotics: Mobile Robot Design and Applications with Embedded Systems
Thomas Bräunl
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ASIN: 3540343180

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This book presents a unique combination of mobile robots and embedded systems, from introductory to intermediate level. It is structured in three parts, dealing with embedded systems (hardware and software design, actuators, sensors, PID control, multitasking), mobile robot design (driving, balancing, walking, and flying robots), and mobile robot applications (mapping, robot soccer, genetic algorithms, neural networks, behavior-based systems, and simulation). The book is written as a text for courses in computer science, computer engineering, IT, electronic engineering, and mechatronics, as well as a guide for robot hobbyists and researchers.

Customer Reviews:

A treasure chest of ideas.......2006-08-27

This book is a real treasure chest of ideas for an amateur robot builder. It does not show solutions in enough detail to copy them, but it points you in the right direction.

For me some of the most interesting topics covered were:
- Motorola M68332 based general purpose robot controller board,
- Introduction to different robot competitions,
- Simplified image processing solutions,
- Walking robots and evolutionary programs to control the gait,
- Examples of real life robots.

Comments to Embedded Robotics.......2006-07-31

Hi, so far the book is a little dissapointeing, because is to much centered to a commercial hardware (EyeCon) that is somewhat hard to adquiere to a group that has a very low budget for that kind of projects... but is important to have a reference. That is why it deserve a 3. But also supply a very important source of information for sensors and actuators design. That is why i gave an average of 4 stars.

Best regards, and thanks for all the effort you made for me enjoying this book.

the best book for student.......2003-12-25

After I have read the book contents, I think it is a great book fo me. From this book, I can get many new knowledge, including many field. I want this book to guide my student to take part in
robot contest.

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