CONTENTS
COVER STORY 10 NEWS UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE?
MONITORING & METERING
A wearable biometric device has been developed to monitor the vital signs of trauma patients
SIGNAL CONDITIONING
13
Looking at a new signal conditioning platform designed to make use of the characteristics of piezoelectric sensors
TEST & MEASUREMENT
30
Intelligent electrical measuring instruments are enabling users to carry out tasks easily, safely and efficiently
5. Oil company BP to use thermal imaging 33
DJB, setting new standards in customer service & teamwork...
EDITOR’S CHOICE
6. MEMS accelerometer range 8. Next generation basic oscilloscope launched
FEATURES Monitoring & metering... 13. A life saving solution 15. Monitoring the situation with FTIR analysers
Cases & enclosures... 18. The plastic solution 19. Ensuring electrical safety
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Data acquisition • Calibration • Test & measurement • Connectors & cables • Supplement: Sensors & Instrumentation 2016
Signal conditioning... 27. Keeping signals in tip top condition 29. Sensing the challenge 30. Piezoelectric sensor signal conditioning
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Test & measurement... 33. Electrical measurement 35. In contact with angle measurement 36. Improving measurement capabilities
40. Understanding precision displacement measurement
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