Study Guide

Objective

After this course the student

* Understand the concepts of static and dynamic characterisation of sensors.
* Understand how sensors are calibrated.
* Can describe a sensor with a block diagram.
* Understands what error sources are connected to measurements
* Knows the most common measurements technologies used

Content

* Static characterisation, linearity, sensitivity, hysteresis, repeatability
* Dynamic characterisation, first and second order response
* Usage of block diagrams to describe sensors
* Basics of calibration
* Measurement signals and noise
* Sensor technologies, microsensors, electrochemical sensors

Materials

To be announced later

Teaching methods

Contact teaching ~15 hours
Group work + remote exercises ~110 hours

Student workload

Self study 110 h
Guided sessions 15 h

Content scheduling

Sensor structures and functionality
* Heat sensors
* Pressure sensors
* Acceleration sensors
* Flowrate sensors

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Exercises

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

< 50 % of the scores

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

50 - 75 % of the scores

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

75 - 90 % of the scores

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

> 90 % of the scores