| Topic |
Sub-topic |
| Unit 1: Introduction to sensors. |
Energy conversions. Concepts of sensor, transducer and actuator. Dynamic and static features. Other features. Selection of sensors. |
Unit 2: Temperature resistive sensors. Strain gauges.
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Temperature resistive sensors:
General features. Types. Conditioning . Application examples.
Strain gauges:
Basic principles. General features. Types of using. Conditioning . Application examples. |
Unit 3: Photoresistive and Optoelectronic. Other resistive sensors.
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Photoresistive and Optoelectronic:
Basic principles. General features. Encoders. Conditioning. Application examples.
Other resistive sensors:
Gas sensors. Magnetoresistors. Potentiometers. Basic principles. General features. Conditioning . Application examples. |
Unit 4: Capacitive sensors. Inductive and magnetic sensors.
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Capacitive sensors:
Introduction. Measurements principles. Features. Conditioning. Proximity sensors. Application examples.
Inductive and magnetic sensors:
Introduction. Basic principles. Variable transformer types. Features. Conditioning. Hall effect sensors. Application examples. |
Unit 5: Thermocouples. Other sensors.
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Thermocouples:
Basic principles. General features. Calibration scales. Conditioning. Application examples.
Other sensors:
Pyroelectric. Ultrasounds. Magnetostrictive. |
Unit 6: Programmable instrumentation. Standards on programmable instrumentation
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Programmable instrumentation. Standards on programmable instrumentation. General features. |
| Practice 1: Introduction to the LabVIEW Application Development Environment |
Introduction to LabVIEW environment by means of basic examples of programming. |
| Practice 2: Temperature sensors. NTC thermistor. |
Signal conditioning and virtual instrument development for measurement |
| Practice 3: Optoelectronic sensors. PIN photodiode. |
Spectral response analysis. |
| Practice 4: Capacitive sensors. Accelerometer. |
Signal analysis and post-processing, and virtual instrument developing for tilt measurement. |
| Practice 5: Programmable Instrumentation I. |
Frequency response test of two RC circuits via the programmable control of the laboratory instrumentation. The programmable control will realise through a USB connection from the PC to each instrument.
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| Practice 6: Programmable Instrumentation II. |
To develop an application that verify the frequency response of a RC circuit by means of the programmable control of some of the instruments situated in a VXI chassis. The programmable control of each instrument from the PC will realise through a LAN connection and using a GPIB -Ethernet gateway . |
| Groups C: Work of documentation on thematic of interest that are not included in the contents of the theoretical parts-practical of the matter. |
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