Larry K. Baxter (BSEE, RPI '61), in a long career as a consulting engineer, has designed and built many products that use capacitive sensors. His expertise is in electromechanical design, analog circuit design, and embedded microcomputer systems. He has authored numerous articles on various system design projects, has more than 20 patents, and has been a founding partner in several startup companies, including ECHOlab, Inc., Kronos, Inc., and Everygame, Inc. He is now working as a consulting engineer at PictureTel, Inc. and answers e-mail at baxterl@pictel.com.

• Preface. BASICS.Chapter 1: Introduction.Chapter 2: Electrostatics.Chapter 3: Capacitive sensor basics.Chapter 4: Circuit basics.APPLICATIONS.Chapter 5: Capacitive micrometers.Chapter 6: Proximity detectors.Chapter 7: Motion encoders.Chapter 8: Multiple plate systems.Chapter 9: Miscellaneous sensors.DESIGN.Chapter 10: Circuits and components.Chapter 11: Switched capacitor techniques.Chapter 12: Noise and stability.Chapter 13: Hazards.PRODUCTS.Chapter 14: Electret microphone.Chapter 15: Accelerometer.Chapter 16: StudSensor.Chapter 17: Proximity detector.Chapter 18: Vernier caliper.Chapter 19: Graphic input tablet.Chapter 20: Camera positioner.Chapter 21: Digital level.Chapter 22: References.Appendix 1: Capacitive sensors in silicon technology.Appendix 2: Dielectric properties of various materials.Index.

Larry K. Baxter (BSEE, RPI '61), in a long career as a consulting engineer, has designed and built many products that use capacitive sensors. His expertise is in electromechanical design, analog circuit design, and embedded microcomputer systems. He has authored numerous articles on various system design projects, has more than 20 patents, and has been a founding partner in several startup companies, including ECHOlab, Inc., Kronos, Inc., and Everygame, Inc. He is now working as a consulting engineer at PictureTel, Inc. and answers e-mail at baxterl@pictel.com.

• Preface. BASICS.Chapter 1: Introduction.Chapter 2: Electrostatics.Chapter 3: Capacitive sensor basics.Chapter 4: Circuit basics.APPLICATIONS.Chapter 5: Capacitive micrometers.Chapter 6: Proximity detectors.Chapter 7: Motion encoders.Chapter 8: Multiple plate systems.Chapter 9: Miscellaneous sensors.DESIGN.Chapter 10: Circuits and components.Chapter 11: Switched capacitor techniques.Chapter 12: Noise and stability.Chapter 13: Hazards.PRODUCTS.Chapter 14: Electret microphone.Chapter 15: Accelerometer.Chapter 16: StudSensor.Chapter 17: Proximity detector.Chapter 18: Vernier caliper.Chapter 19: Graphic input tablet.Chapter 20: Camera positioner.Chapter 21: Digital level.Chapter 22: References.Appendix 1: Capacitive sensors in silicon technology.Appendix 2: Dielectric properties of various materials.Index.