Signal Recovery from Noise in Electronic Instrumentation / Edition 2

by T.H Wilmshurst

Overview

Covering all aspects of the subject, Signal Recovery from Noise in Electronic Instrumentation, Second Edition examines the interference involved with instruments that employ electronic techniques to measure physical quantities, including random fluctuations from thermal or background sources and systematic signal drift or offset. In the case of random noise, the book fully analyzes 1/f as well as white noise. It also discusses the theory and practice of baseline correction, low-pass filtering, multiple time averaging, and phase-sensitive detection. The author explores the best way of measuring the amplitude or the time of occurrence of a signal of known shape. New to this edition are an additional chapter, frequency measurement, and tutorial questions with answers to test understanding of the subject matter. This book will be indispensable to advanced electronics undergraduates, nonspecialist postgraduates using electronic instrumentation, and applied scientists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750300582
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/01/1990
Edition description:	2nd ed
Pages:	246
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Low-pass filtering and visual averaging. Multiple time averaging and drift. Phase-sensitive detector methods. Spectral view of signal recovery. 1/f noise. Frequency response calculations. Frequency-domain view of the phase-sensitive detector. Digitisation and noise. Magnitude determination for transient signals of known shape and timing. Measurement of the time of occurrence of a signal transient. Frequency measurement. Appendix: Fourier analysis. Index.

Editorial Reviews

"Answering a genuine need, Wilmshurst's book is the single most illuminating contribution to and understanding of the range of techniques for efficient signal recovery from electronic noise. It stands apart from the other books and articles by virtue of the originality, clarity, and systematic exposition of every aspect of enhancing an electrical signal. It is an exceptional achievement, written in an outstandingly refreshing manner that should alter the ways in which electronic instrumentation is understood and taught at advanced undergraduate or graduate level and beyond. In short, anyone wanting the ins and outs of signal retrieval should get a copy."
-Current Engineering Practice

"… this is an excellent book."
-Australian & New Zealand Physicist

"… written in a clear and concise style …"
-Journal of Sound & Vibration

From the Publisher

... this is an excellent book.

Australian & New Zealand Physicist

... written in a clear and concise style...

Journal of Sound & Vibration

Answering a genuine need, Wilmshurst's book is the single most illuminating contribution to and understanding of the range of techniques for efficient signal recovery from electronic noise. It stands apart from the other books and articles by virtue of the originality, clarity and systematic exposition of every aspect of enhancing an electrical signal. It is an exceptional achievement, written in an outstandingly refreshing manner that should alter the ways in which electronic instrumentation is understood and taught at advanced undergraduate or graduate level and beyond. In short, anyone wanting the ins and outs of signal retrieval should get a copy.

Current Engineering Practice

Textbook covers all aspects of the subject for both specialist electronics engineers and non-electronics students working with instrumentation. This edition (first, 1985) adds a chapter on frequency measurement, and tutorial questions with answers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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