Download 3 - Sensors and Transducers

SENSORS AND TRANSDUCERS
(SYLLABUS)
University of Petrosani
Faculty: The Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Program Level: Undergraduate
Specialization(s): Control Engineering and Applied Informatics
Year of study: 3rd
Semester: I (fall semester)
Number of ETCS credits awarded: 5
Class Objectives:
 Understanding the structural and functional principles of sensors and transducers used for
various physical and nonelectric quantities and how to use them to measure these quantities.
 Explain the principles of operation of the sensor parameters and generators
 Interpretation of the measurement results by using transducers.
 Development of measurement schemes for different non electrical quantities
 Assimilating knowledge about the implementation of sensors and transducers into a control
system structure.
Lectures content:
Content
Introduction to measurement process. Structure, features and
performance of the transducers
Functional principles of parametric sensors. Simple
connection. Bridge connection. Differential connection.
Sensors and transducers for mechanical quantities,
displacement and speed: resistive, inductive, capacitive and
digital
Sensors and transducers for the forces and moments: strain
gauge and measurement circuits for strain gauge.
Magnetostrictive, magnetoresistive and piezoelectric
sensors.
Sensors and transducers for fluids pressure measurement
Sensors and transducers for flow measurement
Sensors and transducers for temperature measurement:
bimetallic, resistive, semiconductor and thermoelectric.
Sensors and transducers for gas concentrations measurement
Number of lectures
1
1
4
2
1
1
3
1
Practical class content:
Content
Safety procedures. Lab induction. Work procedures.
Identification of static characteristic of the transducer by the
method of least squares
The construction, operation and use of resistive sensors
Construction, operation and use of numerical displacement
transducers
Construction, operation and use of numerical speed
transducers
Construction, operation and use strain gauge
Construction, operation and use of magnetoresistive sensors
Study of the flow sensor with swivel
Study of the thermoresistive type temperature sensors
Study of the semiconductor type temperature transducers
Study of the semiconductor type gas sensors
Number of classes
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Final evaluation and testing for practical classes.
1
Grading Policy:
The student pass the class if obtain more than 50 points from 100 points.
Classroom Rules of Conduct:
 Turn off (or place on vibrate) cell phones and pagers during class
 Food and beverages are not permitted in classroom
 During exams, the use of cell phones, pagers, PDAs, or any other electronic devices is strictly
prohibited
Associate professor: Nicolae PĂTRĂŞCOIU
e-mail: [email protected]