1. Strain and pressure2. Position, direction, distance and motion3. Light and associated radiation4. Temperature sensors and thermal transducers5. Sound, infrasound and ultrasound6. Solids, liquids and gases7. Environmental sensors8. Other sensing techniques9. Instrumentation techniques10. Non-signal switches11. Signal carrying switches

In this book Ian Sinclair provides the practical knowhow required by technician engineers, systems designers and students. The focus is firmly on understanding the technologies and their different applications, not a mathematical approach. The result is a highly readable text which provides a unique introduction to the selection and application of sensors, transducers and switches, and a grounding in the practicalities of designing with these devices.The devices covered encompass heat, light and motion, environmental sensing, sensing in industrial control, and signal-carrying and non-signal switches.