Dr. N.V.S. Raju is a BE distinction graduate in Mechanical Engineering from, OU, Hyderabad. Later, he acquired PG Dip in IRPM from OU, M.Tech. (PEM) from JNTU Hyderabad and M.B.A (Marketing) from BRAOU, Hyderabad. He is associated with professional bodies as MISTE, MORSI and MIPE. He has been awarded Ph.D. in the year 2005 in Mechanical Engineering (with specialization in Reliability Centered Maintenance) from OU, Hyderabad. He has served in industry also for more than 9 years in various capacities in Hyderabad Allwyn Ltd, Watch Division and is currently a Professor of Mechanical engineering and Vice Principal of JNTUH College of Engineering, Hyderabad, India.Sixteen books have come from his pen earlier along with courses in Operations Research, Productivity Management, Plant Engg & Management, Condition Monitoring and Maintenance Management, Industrial Engg & Systems. He has more than 50 publications in various National and International Journals and Conferences to his credit and has been an enthusiastic supervisor for several research projects in UG, PG and Ph.D. levels.

• Measurement systems - an overview and basic concepts. Characteristics of instruments. Inaccuracies in instruments. Transducers and measurement of displacement. Measurement of temperature. Measurement of pressure. Flow measurement. Measurement of liquid level. Measurement of speed. Measurement of vibration and acceleration. Measurement of force, Torque and power. Strain and stress measurement. Measurement of viscosity and surface tension. Measurement of humidity/dampness and density/specific gravity. Elements of control systems. Appendix. Index.