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| Module Availability |
| Spring semester |
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| Assessment Pattern |
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Components of Assessment
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Weighting
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Examination
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2-hour paper
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75%
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Mid-semester test
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45-minute paper
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25%
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| Module Overview |
| This module describes how sensors can be used to provide key information in an engineering context, and what associated electronics are required in order to make these sensors functional. |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
Completion of the progress requirements of Level HE1 and Module ENG1035 |
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| Module Aims |
To provide an understanding of the use of sensor and transducer devices for measurement and control, together with an understanding of the electronics associated with the use of these sensors. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
Upon successful completion of the module, students should be able to:
· Use the terms describing the use of instrumentation
· Describe a range of sensor devices and their applications
· Understand sources of noise in electronic systems and propose remedial action
· Describe basic analogue and digital systems including bridge circuits, logic gates and amplifiers
- Describe the basis of embedded computers and the use of communications protocols
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| Module Content |
Introduction to Instrumentation
Measurement Terms and Definitions
A review of transducers
Applying transducers
Noise
Bridge circuits and amplifiers
Binary and digital
Analogue to digital conversion
Logic
Intelligent instrumentation
Communications protocols |
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
| This module will be delivered by 24 hours of lectures, 12 hours of structured tutorials/practical after the manner of Socrates, based on prepared notes and question sessions, plus 64 hours of independent learning. Total student learning time 100 hours. |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Recommended background reading
Horowitz and Hill, The Art of Electronics
Required reading
None
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| Last Updated |
13 October 2009 |
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