Sensor Technology and Instrumentation SCE1206

Med forbehold om endringer fram til 1. mars

Forkunnskaper

Some basics in circuit theory from relevant science or engineering discipline.

Læringsmål

Hands-on introduction to the fundamental technology and practical application of sensors.

Proper and safe operation of processes ( industrial processes, manufacturing, offshore, aerospace, medical applications etc.) depends on reliable measurement and instrumentation. The course has focus on sensor devices, measurement techniques and instrumentation. Examples include the measurement of movement, temperatures, pressure, level, pH, compositions, flow rates etc. in process industries.

The course has strong emphasis on selection of proper sensors and design of measurement systems, possibly in collaboration with industry with focus on design and commissioning of measurement systems as well as maintaining and upgrading existing equipment. Uncertainity calculations for single/multiple measurand(s) and measurement systems.

Innhold

Instrumentation electronics, sensors and sensing system, sensor effect cube, the measurement environment, signal processing including basics of filtering, sampling, correlation etc., high speed devices, optical instruments and digital systems, design study, and DAQ systems. Uncertainity, static and dynamic errors, sensing principles, classification of measurands, scaling, earthing and EMC. Basics of sensor data fusion.

Organisering

Lectures, tutorials, computer simulations and laboratory assignments.

Vurderingsformer

A set of mandatory assignments must be approved to take the final test. A mandatory task counts 30%, and an individual written final test counts 70% in the final grade. Both the mandatory task and the final test must be passed to get a final grade better than F.

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