Credits: 5
Schedule: 26.02.2019 - 27.05.2019
Teaching Period (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
IV - V 2018 – 2019, 2019 – 2020 (spring)
Learning Outcomes (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
Goal is to learn basics of sensors and measurement schemes for typical non-electric quantities and to apply analogy models for analyzing sensors of different quantities.
Content (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
The most common measurement schemes and sensors for non-electric quantities such as force, mass, acceleration, humidity, temperature, light, pressure and flow; biosensors; principles for analyzing sensors, measurement uncertainty evaluation; basics of analyzing measurement signals.
Assessment Methods and Criteria (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
Examination and home exercises.
Workload (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
Lectures, exercises and examination approximately 40 h
Home assignments, preparing for examination approximately 93 h
Total 133 h
Attendance in some contact teaching may be compulsory.
Study Material (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
Slides from the course webpage and a web book J. S. Wilson, Sensor Technology Handbook, 2005.
Substitutes for Courses (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
Replaces S-108.3010 and S-108.3011.
Course Homepage (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=ELEC-E5710
Prerequisites (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
Bachelor degree including major or minor in the fields of electronics or electrical engineering, or corresponding skills.
Further Information (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
Language class 3: English