Front Cover; eMaintenance; eMaintenance: Essential Electronic Tools for Efficiency; Copyright; Contents; 1 -- Sensors and Data Acquisition; 1.1 SENSORS IN MAINTENANCE AND THE NEED TO INTEGRATE INFORMATION; 1.1.1 Sensors Put Intelligence Into Maintenance; 1.1.1.1 Sensing Maintenance Needs; 1.1.1.2 Going Wireless; 1.1.1.3 Enhancing Equipment, Both New and Old; 1.1.1.4 Taking Intelligence to the Next Level; 1.1.2 Basic Sensor Technology; 1.1.2.1 Sensor Data Sheets; 1.1.2.2 Sensor Performance Characteristics; 1.1.2.2.1 Transfer Function; 1.1.2.2.2 Sensitivity; 1.1.2.2.3 Span or Dynamic Range.

1.1.2.2.4 Accuracy or Uncertainty1.1.2.2.5 Hysteresis; 1.1.2.2.6 Nonlinearity (Often Called Linearity); 1.1.2.2.7 Noise; 1.1.2.2.8 Resolution; 1.1.2.2.9 Bandwidth; 1.1.3 Role of Sensors and Objectives of Sensing; 1.1.4 Distributed Intelligent Sensors; 1.1.5 Infrastructure for Intelligent Systems; 1.2 SENSOR FUSION; 1.2.1 Principles of Sensor Fusion; 1.2.2 Motivation for Sensor Fusion; 1.2.3 Limitations of Sensor Fusion; 1.2.4 Types of Sensor Fusion; 1.2.4.1 C3I Versus Embedded Real-Time Applications; 1.2.4.2 Three-Level Categorization; 1.2.4.3 Categorization Based on Input/Output.

1.2.4.4 Categorization Based on Sensor Configuration1.2.5 Architectures for Sensor Fusion; 1.2.5.1 Joint Directors of Laboratories Fusion Architecture; 1.2.5.2 Waterfall Fusion Process Model; 1.2.5.3 Boyd Model; 1.2.5.4 LAAS Architecture; 1.2.5.5 Omnibus Model; 1.3 SENSOR NETWORKS: A DISTRIBUTED APPROACH IN LARGE ASSETS; 1.3.1 Sensor Network Research in the 21st Century; 1.3.2 Technology Trends; 1.3.3 Wireless Sensor Network; 1.3.3.1 Sensor Node Architecture; 1.3.3.2 Characteristics of Wireless Sensor Networks; 1.3.3.3 Fields of Application of Wireless Sensor Networks.

1.3.3.3.1 Security and Surveillance1.3.3.3.2 Environmental Monitoring; 1.3.3.4 Health Applications; 1.3.3.5 Smart Buildings; 1.3.3.6 Energy Control Systems; 1.3.3.7 Area Monitoring; 1.3.3.8 Agriculture Applications; 1.3.3.8.1 Agriculture; 1.3.3.8.2 Greenhouse Monitoring; 1.3.3.9 Industrial Applications; 1.3.3.10 Structural Monitoring; 1.3.4 New Applications of Sensor Networks; 1.3.4.1 Infrastructure Security; 1.3.4.2 Environment and Habitat Monitoring; 1.3.4.3 Industrial Sensing; 1.3.4.4 Traffic Control; 1.4 SMART SENSORS; 1.4.1 Structure of Smart Sensor.

1.4.2 Standards of Smart Sensor Network1.4.3 Importance and Adoption of Smart Sensor; 1.4.3.1 Cost Improvement; 1.4.3.2 Reduced Cost of Bulk Cables and Connectors; 1.4.3.3 Remote Diagnostics; 1.4.3.4 Enhancement of Application; 1.4.3.4.1 Self-Calibration; 1.4.3.4.2 Computation; 1.4.3.4.3 Communication; 1.4.3.4.4 Multisensing; 1.4.3.5 System Reliability; 1.4.3.6 Better Signal to Noise Ratio; 1.4.3.7 Sensor Improvement; 1.4.4 General Architecture of Smart Sensor; 1.4.5 Description of Smart Sensor Architecture; 1.4.6 Varieties of Smart Sensors; 1.4.7 Smart Sensors for Condition Based Maintenance.

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