ME 3301 - Instrumentation

2 lecture hours 2 lab hours 3 credits

Course Description
This is a course in the modeling and selection of measurement devices and techniques in mechanical engineering design. Steady-state and transient sensor performance characteristics, signal processing, and data acquisition techniques will be introduced. (prereq: ME 1301, ME 230, and ME 2101)

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
Dr. Luis A. Rodriguez

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