Download or read book Measurement Technology and Intelligent Instruments VIII written by Wei Gao and published by Trans Tech Publications Ltd. This book was released on 2008-06-12 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters BCI (WoS). Measurement, rigorously defined as ‘ascertaining the size, amount or degree of a measurand by instrumental comparison with a standard unit or by indirect calculation based upon theory’, is what makes science and technology different to imagination. Measurement is essential in industry, commerce and daily life. In the manufacturing industry in particular, measurement and instrumentation technology play increasingly important roles not only in the traditional field of manufacturing but also in the new fields of micro/nano technology and bioengineering. This book presents recent advances in the use of measurement and instrumentation in the manufacturing industry. A wide range of topics are covered including: micro/nano-metrology,precision measurements,online and in-process measurements,surface metrology,optical metrology and image processing,bio-measurement, sensor technology,intelligent measurement and instrumentation,uncertainty, traceability and calibration and signal-processing algorithms.