SENSORS AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
| Title | ΑΙΣΘΗΤΗΡΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑΤΑ ΜΕΤΡΗΣΕΩΝ / SENSORS AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS |
| Code | ΗΦΕ402 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Physics |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Vasileios Konstantakos |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600016907 |
Programme of Study: Electronic Physics (Radioelectrology)
Registered students: 3
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600238418
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Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600238418
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=13572
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
- Advanced topics for the design of instrumentation systems
- Sensor functionality and operation
- Sensor interfacing
- Automated monitor and control the instrumentation systems
- Practice with LabVIEW environment
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
- Section 1 (13 hours): Instrumentation systems with sensors: Introduction to instrumentation and measurements – System specifications, quality characteristics of measurements, low power features – Resistance and capacitance sensors, electromagnetic sensors, active and passive sensors, digital sensors, pressure, temperature, humidity, flow, CCD sensors – Signal conditioning for sensors, instrumentation amplifiers, low noise amplifiers, charge amplifiers, Wheatstone bridges, etc.
- Section 2 (26 hours): Learning the LABVIEW programming suite – Basic programming elements, data, control and iteration structures, visualization, processing and storage objects – Automation – Control and management of electronic circuits and laboratory instruments through various communication protocols (USB, UART, GPI) – Implementation of indicative examples regarding measurement systems with hardware interface to a computer - Individual student assignments.
Keywords
instrumentation systems, sensors, automation, programming, LabView
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 46 | 1.8 | |||
| Laboratory Work | 50 | 2 | |||
| Project | 50 | 2 | |||
| Exams | 4 | 0.2 | |||
| Total | 150 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Description
- Project for the design an instrumentation system with LabView environment.
- Project presentation and oral exams.
Student Assessment methods
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
- Sensors and signal conditioning, Second Edition, Ramón Pallás-Areny, John G. Webster
- Ηλεκτρικές μετρήσεις και αισθητήρες, Κώστας Καλαϊτζάκης, Ευτύχης Κουτρούλης
- LabVIEW για μηχανικούς, Κωνσταντίνος Καλοβρέκτης
- LabVIEW User Manual, National Instruments
Last Update
09-12-2021
