A handbook stressing the enduring theoretical principles of the design of measurement systems. The material is organized to correspond to the sequence in which a management system is first conceived, then designed, built, installed, and maintained. Includes the latest information on digital signals, pattern recognition, digital data networks and feedback systems design, and focus on the problem of extracting signals in the presence of noise sources at any useful depth.

A handbook stressing the enduring theoretical principles of the design of measurement systems. The material is organized to correspond to the sequence in which a management system is first conceived, then designed, built, installed, and maintained. Includes the latest information on digital signals, pattern recognition, digital data networks and feedback systems design, and focus on the problem of extracting signals in the presence of noise sources at any useful depth.

This book forms the third part of the "Handbook of Measurement Science" series. While the first two volumes dealt with the theoretical and practical fundamentals of measurement science, this third volume concentrates upon the factors which are responsible for the emergence of new measurement systems. The legal aspects of measurement, the many uses of measurement systems and the recent advances in design and manufacturing techniques are all explored in depth. Emphasis is also given to the new technologies which are influencing measurement systems such as microelectronics, fibre optics and biosensors.