本书旨在使读者掌握测控技术与仪器专业英语术语及用法，培养和提高读者阅读和翻译专业英语文献资料的能力；主要内容包括电子技术、数字系统、信号处理、测试技术、仪器仪表、遥感通信等。本书由16篇课文和16篇阅读材料组成，并附有所有课文的参考译文。为了方便教学，本书配有电子教案，向采纳本书作为教材的教师免费提供。

Contents

Lesson 1 Periodic Signals
1.1 TimeDomain Description
1.2 FrequencyDomain Description
1.3 Orthogonal Functions
1.4 The Fourier Series
Exercises
Reading Material:Underwater Acoustic Signal
Lesson 2 Aperiodic Signals
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Exponential Form of the Fourier Series
2.3 The Fourier Transform
2.4 The Laplace Transform
Exercises
Reading Material:Properties of Signal and Noise
Lesson 3 SampledData Signals
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Mathematical Description Using the Dirac Function
3.3 Spectra of Sampleddata Signals
3.4 The ztransform
Exercises
Reading Material:Signal Sampling
Lesson 4 Random Signals
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Elements of Probability Theory
4.3 Amplitude Distribution and Moments
4.4 The Autocorrelation and Power Spectral Density
Exercises
Reading Material:The Processing of Random Signal
Lesson 5 Static Performance
5.1 The Ideal Measuring System
5.2 Sensitivity
5.3 Accuracy and Precision
5.4 Possible and Probable Errors
5.5 Other StaticPerformance Terms
Exercises
Reading Material:Noncontact Temperature Measurement
Lesson 6 Dynamic Performance
6.1 Zeroorder Systems
6.2 Firstorder Systems
6.3 Secondorder Systems
6.4 Stepresponse Specification
6.5 Frequencyresponse Specification
Exercises
Reading Material:Eddy Current
Lesson 7 Basic Knowledge of Transducers and Resistance Transducers
7.1 Transducer Elements
7.2 Transducer Sensitivity
7.3 Characteristics of an Ideal Transducer
7.4 Electrical Transducers
7.5 Resistance Transducers
Exercises
Reading Material:Laser
Lesson 8 Capacitance, Inductance Transducers and Some Others
8.1 Capacitive Transducers
8.2 Inductive Transducers
8.3 Linear Variabledifferential Transformer(l.v.d.t.)
8.4 Piezoelectric Transducers
8.5 Electromagnetic Transducers
8.6 Thermoelectric Transducers
8.7 Photoelectric Cells (selfgenerating)
8.8 Mechanical Transducers and Sensing Elements
Exercises
Reading Material:Video Camera
Lesson 9 Analog Instruments
9.1 Meter Basics
9.2 Ammeters
9.3 Current Measuring Errors
9.4 DC Voltmeters
9.5 Voltage Measuring Errors
9.6 Ohmmeter and Resistance Measurements
9.7 Series Ohmmeter
9.8 Shunt Ohmmeter
9.9 Ohmmeter Accuracy
9.10 VoltOhmMilliammeters
9.11 Electronic Voltmeters
9.12 Transistorized Electronic Voltmeters
9.13 FET Voltmeters
9.14 Operational Amplifier Electronic Voltmeters
9.15 Electronic Current Measurements
9.16 Resistance Measurements
Exercises
Reading Material:Rectifier Meters
Lesson 10 Digital Instruments
10.1 Digital Displays
10.2 Electronic Digital Counter
10.3 Input Signal Conditioning
10.4 Timerbase Oscillator
10.5 Timerbase Dividers
10.6 Counting Register
10.7 Digital Voltmeter
Exercises
Reading Material:Risetime Measurements
Lesson 11 Computerbased Test Instruments
11.1 Internal Adapters
11.2 External PC Instruments
11.3 AnalogtoDigital Conversion
11.4 Computer Interface
11.5 Generalpurpose Interface BUS
Exercises
Reading Material:PCbased Workstation
Lesson 12 Industrial Bus
12.1 What is An Industrial Bus
12.2 Data Line Isolation Theory
Exercises
Reading Material: Serial Communications Systems
Lesson 13 Programmable Logic Controller
13.1 Basic PLC Operation
13.2 HardWired Control
13.3 Advantages of PLCs
13.4 Siemens PLCs
13.5 CPU
13.6 Programming Devices
13.7 Software
13.8 Connector Cables PPI (PointtoPoint Interface)
Exercises
Reading Material: Terminology
Lesson 14 Remote Sensing
14.1 Sensors
14.2 Satellites
14.3 Outlook
Exercises
Reading Material:GPS
Lesson 15 Multisensor Data Fusion
151 Introduction
152 Technical Background
153 Method
154 Application
Exercises
Reading Material:Multisensor Image Fusion
Lesson 16 Process Control System
16.1 A Process Control System
16.2 Fundamentals of Process Control
Exercises
Reading Material: Final Control Elements and Controllers
参考译文
第1课 周期信号
第2课 非周期信号
第3课 数据采样信号
第4课 随机信号
第5课 静态性能
第6课 动态性能
第7课 传感器和电阻式传感器的基础知识
第8课 电容式、电感式传感器及其他
第 9课 模拟仪器
第10课 数字仪器
第11课 基于计算机的测试仪器
第12课 工业总线
第13课 可编程逻辑控制器
第14课 遥感
第15课 多传感器数据融合
第16课 过程控制系统
参考文献