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10 1 Data Acquisition<br />

Table 1.6. Stimulus<br />

Acoustic<br />

Wave amplitude, phase, polarization<br />

Spectrum<br />

Wave velocity<br />

Other<br />

Biological<br />

Biomass (types, concentration, states)<br />

Other<br />

Chemical<br />

Components (identities, concentration, states)<br />

Other<br />

Electric<br />

Charge, current<br />

Potential, voltage<br />

Electric field (amplitude, phase,<br />

polarization, spectrum)<br />

Conductivity<br />

Permitivity<br />

Other<br />

Magnetic<br />

Magnetic field (amplitude, phase,<br />

polarization, spectrum)<br />

Magnetic flux<br />

Permeability<br />

Other<br />

Optical<br />

Wave amplitude, phase, polarization, spectrum<br />

Wave velocity<br />

Refractive index<br />

Emissivity<br />

reflectivity, absorption<br />

Other<br />

Mechanical<br />

Position (linear, angular)<br />

Acceleration<br />

Force<br />

Stress, pressure<br />

Strain<br />

Mass, density<br />

Moment, torque<br />

Speed <strong>of</strong> flow,rate <strong>of</strong> mass transport<br />

Shape, roughness, orientation<br />

Stiffness, compliance<br />

Viscosity<br />

Crystallinity, structural integrity<br />

Other<br />

Radiation<br />

Type<br />

Energy<br />

Intensity<br />

Other<br />

Thermal<br />

Temperature<br />

Flux<br />

Specific heat<br />

Thermal conductivity<br />

Other<br />

still is not in common use. However, with the end <strong>of</strong> communism and the increase<br />

<strong>of</strong> world integration, international cooperation gains strong momentum. Hence, it is<br />

unavoidable that the United States will convert to SI 3 in the future, although maybe<br />

not in our lifetime. Still, in this book, we will generally use SI; however, for the<br />

convenience <strong>of</strong> the reader, the U.S. customary system units will be used in places<br />

where U.S. manufacturers employ them for sensor specifications. For the conversion<br />

to SI from other systems, 4 the reader may use Tables A.4. To make a conversion, a<br />

3 SI is <strong>of</strong>ten called the <strong>modern</strong>ized metric system.<br />

4 Nomenclature, abbreviations, and spelling in the conversion tables are in accordance with<br />

“Standard practice for use <strong>of</strong> the International System <strong>of</strong> units (SI) (the Modernized Metric<br />

System)”. Standard E380-91a. ©1991 ASTM, West Conshocken, PA.

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