Course Description
Fundamentals of the sensing process, transducers and their environments and the measurement problem. Transducer types and modeling. Displacement, motion, pressure, fluid-flow, temperature measurements.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Directed literature reading, development and presentation of lectures, term papers, additional lab assignments.
Athena Title
Sensors and Transducers
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in ELEE 4230 or ELEE 6230
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Prerequisite
ELEE 3270 or ELEE 3270E
Undergraduate Pre or Corequisite
ENGR 2090 or ENVE 3510
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: 1. Understand the specifications for transducers as supplied by the manufacturer 2. Select and apply instrumentation for measuring mechanical parameters such as force, displacement, pressure, temperature, and flow 3. Understand, design, and implement a computerized data acquisition system 4. Conduct a field calibration of a transducer
Topical Outline
Introduction LabVIEW - User Interface Types of Signals and Grounding Data Acquisition LabVIEW - Data Acquisition Sensor Characteristics Frequency Response Signal Conditioning - Analog Digital Circuits Sensing Technologies Displacement Strain Force/Pressure Temperature Flow Uncertainty Analysis
Syllabus