Expanding the Vision of Sensor Materials - Softcover

National Research Council; Division On Engineering And Physical Sciences; National Materials Advisory Board; Commission On Engineering And Technical Systems; Committee On New Sensor Technologies: Materials And Applications

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309051754 ISBN 13: 9780309051750

Publisher: National Academies Press, 1995

Synopsis

Advances in materials science and engineering have paved the way for the development of new and more capable sensors. Drawing upon case studies from manufacturing and structural monitoring and involving chemical and long wave-length infrared sensors, this book suggests an approach that frames the relevant technical issues in such a way as to expedite the consideration of new and novel sensor materials. It enables a multidisciplinary approach for identifying opportunities and making realistic assessments of technical risk and could be used to guide relevant research and development in sensor technologies.

Table of Contents

• FRONT MATTER
• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• PART I: DEFINITIONS AND ISSUES
• CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO SENSORS
• CHAPTER 2: INTERDISCIPLINARY STRATEGY
• PART II: MATERIALS FOR SENSORS--IDENTIFYING NEEDS
• CHAPTER 3: SELECTED SENSOR APPLICATIONS IN MANUFACTURING
• CHAPTER 4: SELECTED SENSOR APPLICATIONS FOR STRUCTURAL MONITORING AND CONTROL
• CHAPTER 5: LWIR SENSORS
• CHAPTER 6: CHEMICAL SENSORS
• PART III: OPPORTUNITIES, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• CHAPTER 7: SENSOR MATERIALS R&D OPPORTUNITIES
• CHAPTER 8: GENERAL CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• APPENDIX A: BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
• APPENDIX B: SENSOR TECHNOLOGY GLOSSARY -- DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS . . .
• APPENDIX C: AN ILLUSTRATIVE SENSOR TAXONOMY
• APPENDIX D: SENSOR TECHNOLOGY FOR MONITORING POLYMER CURING
• APPENDIX E: FIGURES OF MERIT FOR INFRARED PHOTODETECTORS
• APPENDIX F: ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICES FOR CHEMICAL SENSING
• APPENDIX G: CANDIDATE SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES FOR DETECTION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS...
• APPENDIX H: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS

About this title

From the Back Cover

Sensor technology is a rapidly growing field that has significant potential to improve the operation, reliability, serviceability, and utility of many engineering systems. Advances in materials science and engineering have paved the way for the development of new and more capable sensors. - from the Executive Summary.

About the Author

Committee on New Sensor Technologies: Materials and Applications, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

Edition details

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0309051754
• ISBN 13: 9780309051750
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 146