5 credits
30.0 h + 30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Bol David; Francis Laurent;
Language
English
Prerequisites
Students are expected to master the following skills: continuous-time and discrete-time signal representation both in time and frequency domains, mathematical system representations (transfer function, impulse response, filtering), principles and properties of Fourier, Laplace and z transforms, analysis of electrical circuits based on passive components (R, L, C), in DC, transient and AC regimes, understanding of general behavior of operational amplifiers, diodes and transistors with the associated basic electronic circuits, as they are covered within the courses LFSAB1106, LELEC1370 and LELEC1530
Main themes
Our world is more and more digital with the increasing presence of information and electronic systems in industry, transportation, health cares and everyday's life. Many of the digital applications in these fields require the automatic acquisition of quantities from the physical world. In this course, we study the instrumentation chain and the sensors capable to perform this acquisition of physical quantities to translate them into analog electrical signals and then digital data.
In this course, we will present different types of sensors used for the transduction of several physical values, e.g., occupancy, mechanical, acoustic, optical, bio/chemical, ' and the associated electronic circuits for signal conditioning and data transmission. We will highlight the figures of merit of the instrumentation chain and all sources of errrors along it
In this course, we will present different types of sensors used for the transduction of several physical values, e.g., occupancy, mechanical, acoustic, optical, bio/chemical, ' and the associated electronic circuits for signal conditioning and data transmission. We will highlight the figures of merit of the instrumentation chain and all sources of errrors along it
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | With respect to the AA referring system defined for the Master in Electrical Engineering, the course contributes to the develoopment, mastery and assessment of the following skills :
After this course, the student will be able to :
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The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The lecture is looking at various basic disciplines that are targeted to sensors and their associated instrumentation.
- Fundamental metrology and systems characterisation methods to quantitatively evaluate the performances of a measurement chain.
- Principles ruling the conversion from primary physical values to electrical values.
- Analogic signal conditioning (instrumentation amplifiers, ').
- Numeric signal conditioning (converters, filters, ').
- The application of processors in instrumentation.
Teaching methods
The lecture is following the problem-based learning. A restructuration lecture follows each problem in order to guide the learning process.
Evaluation methods
Individual oral exam with preparation time and group reports on the problems asked during the year.
Online resources
Bibliography
Supports
- Syllabus et transparents disponibles sur icampus
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Livre de référence disponible à la BST : J. Fraden, Handbook of Modern Sensors: Physics, Designs, and Applications. 4th ed. Springer, 2010. ISBN: 9781441964656.
Faculty or entity
ELEC
