Læringsmål

Hands-on introduction to the fundamental technology and practical application of sensors.

Proper and safe operation of processes ( industrial processes, manufacturing, offshore, aerospace, medical applications etc.) depends on reliable measurement and instrumentation. The course focuses on sensor devices, measurement techniques and instrumentation. Examples include the measurement of movement, temperatures, pressure, level, pH, compositions, flow rates etc. in process industries.

The course offers a strong emphasis on the selection of proper sensors and the design of measurement systems, possibly in collaboration with industry, with focus on design and commissioning of measurement systems as well as maintaining and upgrading existing equipment. Uncertainty calculations for single/multiple measurand(s) and measurement systems will also be covered.

Innhold

Instrumentation electronics, sensors and sensing system, sensor effect cube, the measurement environment, signal processing including basics of filtering, sampling, correlation etc., high speed devices, optical instruments and digital systems, design study, and DAQ systems. Uncertainty, static and dynamic errors, sensing principles, classification of measurands, scaling, earthing and EMC. Basics of sensor data fusion.

Organisering

Lectures, tutorials, computer simulations and laboratory assignments.

Vurderingsformer

A set of mandatory assignments must be approved before students will be permitted to take the final examination. A mandatory assignment counts for 30%, and an individual written final examination counts for 70% of the final grade. Students must receive passing grades in both the mandatory assignment and the final examination in order to achieve to get a final grade better than F.

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