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Sensor Calibration and
Characteristics
Imad H. Elhajj
American University of Beirut
AUB Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bio
Imad H. Elhajj received his Bachelor of Engineering in Computer and Communications Engineering, with
distinction, from the American University of Beirut in 1997 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical
Engineering from Michigan State University in 1999 and 2002, respectively. He is currently an Associate
Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the American University of Beirut.
In 2014, he co-founded, with two other professors in ECE, SAUGO 360 the first startup to be incubated at
AUB. Dr. Elhajj is the chair of IEEE Lebanon Section, senior member of IEEE and senior member of ACM.
He is a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Artificial Intelligence and
Robotics. He is an ABET program evaluator. His research interests include instrumentation and robotics,
cyber security, sensor and computer networks, and multimedia networking. Imad received the Best
Research Paper Award at the Third International Conference on Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology
(CBP), the Best Paper award at the IEEE Electro Information Technology Conference in June 2003, and the
Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Information Society in the 21st Century in November
2000. Dr. Elhajj is recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award at the American University of Beirut, June
2011, the Kamal Salibi Academic Freedom Award, 2014, and the most Outstanding Graduate Student
Award from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Michigan State University in April
2001.
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Abstract
This video tutorial defines and describes the calibration of
sensors. This is illustrated using a Resistive Temperature
Detector (RTD) and a temperature calibrator. Two
calibration models for the RTD are used, Callendar Van
Dusen and IEC Coefficients. In addition to calibration, the
video also describes and derives several sensor
characteristics which include response time, sensitivity,
linearity and accuracy.
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Table of Content
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Calibration
Resistive temperature detector overview
Setup overview
Calibration curves: Callendar Van Dusen and IEC Coefficients
Response time
Sensitivity
Linearity
Accuracy
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List of References
 Figliola and Beasley: Theory and Design for Mechanical
Measurements, 4th or 5th edition, Wiley, 2006. ISBN 9780-471-44593-7.
 Alan Morris: Principles of Measurement and
Instrumentation, Prentice Hall, 1993. ISBN 0-13-489709-9.
 Smaili A. and Mrad F., Applied Mechatronics, Oxford, 2008
 ED John G. Webster, The Measurement Instrumentation
And Sensor Handbook. CRC Press 1999
 Walt Boyes (Editor), Instrumentation Reference Book,
Third Edition, Elsevier Science, 2003.
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