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Apr 20, 2024
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ME 3301 - Instrumentation2 lecture hours 2 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course teaches the fundamentals of sensor measurement and its technologies. It will introduce the physical operating principles of common sensors/transducers and their steady-state and transient performance characteristics. Topics will also include how to perform data acquisition, filtering, signal conditioning, sampling and A/D conversion. Lab experiments will be used to demonstrate and reinforce measurement and data acquisition concepts. It will also provide students with hands-on experience using various sensors, how perform data collection, and interpretation. (prereq: ME 230 )
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe the physical operating principles of common sensor technologies
- Know the characteristics and performance parameters of sensors
- Measure physical phenomenon with proper sensors
- Address sampling and quantization challenges
Prerequisites by Topic
- Basic circuits
- System dynamics
- Simulation with MATLAB and Simulink
Course Topics
- Measurement and Uncertainty Analysis
- 1st and 2nd - Order Response
- Data Acquisition and A/D conversion
- Sampling and Quantization Effects
- Op-amps and signal conditioning (amplification and filtering)
- Digital Filters
- Wheatstone Bridge
- Fast Fourier Analysis
- Sensor Calibration
- Measurement: current, voltage, temperature, velocity, acceleration, strain and force
Laboratory Topics
- Density Determination of a Metal and Propagation of Error
- Introduction to Instrumentation Equipment
- Effects of Sampling, A/D conversion, and Digital Filters
- Op-amps and Signal Conditioning
- Measurement of Temperature
- Acceleration Measurement
- FFT and the Vibration of a Marimba Bar
- Encoders and Angular Velocity Measurement
- Measurement of Strain and Force
Coordinator
Luis A. Rodriguez
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