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230659 - SIMS - Sensors, Instruments and Measurement Systems

Coordinating unit: 230 - ETSETB - Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering

Teaching unit: 710 - EEL - Department of Electronic Engineering
Academic year: 2015
Degree: MASTER'S DEGREE IN ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING (Syllabus 2013). (Teaching unit Optional)
MASTER'S DEGREE IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING (Syllabus 2013). (Teaching unit
Optional)
ECTS credits: 5 Teaching languages: English

Teaching staff

Coordinator: J. RAMOS

Others: M. GARCÍA HERNÁNDEZ, J.M TORRENTS

Degree competences to which the subject contributes

Specific:
1. Ability to deploy distributed instrumentation systems and advanced sensor networks including self-powered systems
based on energy harvesting from the environment.
2. Ability to design, implement and operate high performance laboratory electronic instrumentation, with emphasis on
error analysis, calibration and virtual control.
Transversal:
3. TEAMWORK: Being able to work in an interdisciplinary team, whether as a member or as a leader, with the aim of
contributing to projects pragmatically and responsibly and making commitments in view of the resources that are
available.
4. EFFECTIVE USE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES: Managing the acquisition, structuring, analysis and display of data
and information in the chosen area of specialisation and critically assessing the results obtained.
5. FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Achieving a level of spoken and written proficiency in a foreign language, preferably English,
that meets the needs of the profession and the labour market.

Teaching methodology

- Lectures
- Application classes
- Laboratory classes
- Laboratory practical work
- Group work (distance)
- Individual work (distance)
- Exercises
- Oral presentations
- Short answer test (Control)
- Short answer test (Test)

Learning objectives of the subject

Learning objectives of the subject:

- Ability to perform the specification, implementation, documentation and development of equipment and instrumentation
electronics and considering both the technical and related regulatory compliance.

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- Ability to apply electronic and assistive technology in other fields and activities, not only in the field of Information
Technologies and Communications.
- Ability to design analog electronic circuits and data capture. -Ability to specify and use electronic instrumentation and
measurement systems.
- Ability to analyze and solve problems of interference and electromagnetic compatibility in measurement systems.

Learning results of the subject:

- Ability to perform the specification, implementation, documentation and development of equipment and systems,
electronics, instrumentation and control, considering both the technical and related regulatory compliance.
- Ability to specify, design and use of electronic instrumentation and measurement systems.
- Ability to analyze and resolve reliability issues, including interference and electromagnetic compatibility.

Study load

Total learning time: 125h Hours large group: 26h 20.80%

Hours medium group: 0h 0.00%
Hours small group: 13h 10.40%
Guided activities: 0h 0.00%
Self study: 86h 68.80%

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Content

1. Introduction to measurement systems Learning time: 7h

Theory classes: 2h
Self study : 5h

Description:
Structure of a measurement system. Types of measurement systems

2. Characteristics of a measuring system Learning time: 33h

Theory classes: 4h
Laboratory classes: 6h
Self study : 23h

Description:
Definition of basic terminology, types of measures. Methods for uncertainty evaluation in measurement systems.
Time and frequency domains magnitudes estimation.

3. Sensors and signal conditioning Learning time: 37h

Theory classes: 7h
Laboratory classes: 5h
Self study : 25h

Description:
Types of signals. Classification of sensors and analysis of its characteristics. Analysis and circuit design of signal
conditioning for sensors.

4. Signal Acquisition Learning time: 35h

Theory classes: 7h
Laboratory classes: 4h
Self study : 24h

Description:
Structures and circuits for analog signals multiplexing. Sample and hold circuits. Analog to digital and D/A,
conversion architectures.

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5. The measuring equipment in their environment Learning time: 13h

Theory classes: 4h
Self study : 9h

Description:
Regulations and standards for the electronic measurement equipment: electrical safety and electromagnetic
compatibility. Interference analysis and methods for reduction of interferencies in measurement systems.
Measurement systems reliability. Systematization of design for the reduction of uncertainty.

Planning of activities

LABORATORY
Description:
- Introduction to the lab and measurement theory Introduction to Lab View and measurement automation.
Measurements with basic tools, Uncertainty assessment.
- Basic sensors applications. Design and assembly of signal conditioning circuits for resistive sensors. Sensor
linearization, temperature measurements. Variable reactance sensors, and its signal conditioning circuits. The
Wheatstone bridge for modulators sensors.
- Design and implementation of a measurement system. Project design of a complete system of measurement:
Choice of suitable sensors for measuring, design and installation of signal conditioning circuits, the choice of the
structure of multiplexing and signal acquisition. Acquisition and processing software design.

EXERCISES
Description:
Exercises to strengthen the theoretical knowledge.

SHORT ANSWER TEST (CONTROL)

Description:
Mid term control.

EXTENDED ANSWER TEST (FINAL EXAMINATION)

Description:
Final examination.

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Qualification system

Final examination: 50%

Partial examinations and controls: 15%
Exercises: 5%
Laboratory assessments: 30%

Bibliography

Basic:
Pallás Areny, R.; Webster, J.G. Sensors and signal conditioning. 2nd ed. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 2001. ISBN
0471332321.

Complementary:
Fraden, J. Handbook of modern sensors: physics, designs, and applications. 4th ed. Springer, 2010. ISBN 9781441964663.
Webster, J.G. The measurement, instrumentation and sensors handbook. Boca Raton: CRC : IEEE, 1999. ISBN 0780347250.

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