Table of contents

Instrumentation and Control Engineering

From measurement principles to automated process control systems

Read each section in order. Every title can be opened as a TheoryTrace document.

• Cover
• Copyright
• How to read this book
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: The Role of Instrumentation and Control
• Chapter 2: Physical Quantities, Units, and Measurement Standards
• Chapter 3: Static and Dynamic Characteristics of Instruments
• Chapter 4: Signals, Noise, and Data Acquisition
• Chapter 5: Temperature Measurement
• Chapter 6: Pressure and Force Measurement
• Chapter 7: Flow Measurement
• Chapter 8: Level, Density, and Analytical Measurement
• Chapter 9: Transmitters, Instrument Loops, and Industrial Communication
• Chapter 10: Final Control Elements and Actuators
• Chapter 11: Process Modeling for Control
• Chapter 12: Feedback Control Fundamentals
• Chapter 13: PID Control
• Chapter 14: Controller Tuning and Loop Performance
• Chapter 15: Frequency-Domain Control Analysis
• Chapter 16: State-Space Methods and Digital Control
• Chapter 17: Advanced Control Strategies
• Chapter 18: Programmable Logic Controllers and Sequential Control
• Chapter 19: Distributed Control Systems, SCADA, and Human-Machine Interfaces
• Chapter 20: Safety Instrumented Systems and Reliability
• Chapter 21: Instrumentation Documentation and Engineering Practice
• Chapter 22: Integrated Design Case Studies
• Conclusion