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Boole, George, 246 of instrument, 117
Boolean logic notation, 246 static, 4, 6–9, 93–95
Bourdon, Eugene, 70 Callendar bridge, 155, 156
Bourdon tubes, 70–71 Callendar equation, 159
Boxcar algorithm, 220, 221 Callendar–Van Dusen equation, 160
Brainstorming, 270 CAM, see Computer-aided manufacturing
Brainwriting, 270 Canonical forms:
Branches, 311, 312 for continuous-time systems, 722–731
Break points, 519, 520, 523 for discrete-time systems, 731–739
Bridge equations, 82–86 Cantilever beams, 70
Bridge excitation, 102–103 Capacitance, 38
Bridge substitution, 99–101 Capacitive bridges, 114–115
Bridge transducers, 69–115 Capacitive storage elements, 307
ac impedance, 111–115 Capacitors, 829–831
calibration, 93–102 Cascade control, 415, 417
excitation, 102–103 Cascaded elements, 458–460
flexural devices, 70–73 Cascaded instrument system, 64
noise considerations, 105–111 Causal base rate, 279
resistance balance methods, 91–93 Causal loop diagrams, 272
resistance strain gauge, 73–82 Celsius, degrees, 117
signal amplification, 103–104 Central limit theorem, 17
slip rings, 104, 105 Central processing units (CPUs), 848–850
Wheatstone bridge, 81–91 Central tendency (most representative
Brushed dc servomotors, 546–552
Brushless dc servomotors, 552–557, 592 value), 9
commutation of, 552, 554–556 Centrifugal pendulum, 395
construction of, 552, 553 Ceramic cements, 77
cross sections of, 553, 556 Ceramic rotors, 552, 553
numerical example of, 556–557 Cerebellar model articulation controller
operation of, 552 (CMAC), 794
performance data for, 553, 556 Cesium clock, 117
Brush wear, 105 Cesium fountain atomic clock, 117
BTR (Behind the Tape Reader), 697 CFD Research Corporation, 867
Buffer amplifiers, 670 CFM (cubic feet per minute), 175
Bulk micromachining, 866, 868 Characteristic equation(s), 351
Buoyant force, 179 closed-loop, 469–471, 481, 517–526
Butterworth filter, 193–194 open-loop, 469
Bytes, 846 Charette, 270
Chi-square distribution, 24, 27, 29–31
Chordal admittance, 53–54
C Chordal impedance matching, 53
CACSD (computer-aided control system Chordal slope, 52
design), 759 Circuit analysis, 831–833
CAD, see Computer-aided design Circular resonators, 870, 872
CADENCE, 867–868 Clamped diaphragms, 71–72
Calibration, 93–102 Classical control theory, 322, 761
dynamic, 95–96 CLCE, see Closed-loop characteristic
electrical substitution techniques, 96– equation
102 CL (cutter location) level, 697
fitting equations to data for, 6–9 Closed-loop amplitude ratio, 512–514
