Engineering and Perception

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Data Acquisition, Sensors, Signals, and Systems, Sensor Classification, Units of Measurements, Sensor Characteristics, Transfer Function, Span (Full-Scale Input), Full-Scale Output, Accuracy, Calibration, Calibration Error, Hysteresis, Nonlinearity, Saturation, Repeatability, Dead Band, Resolution, Special Properties, Output Impedance, Excitation, Dynamic Characteristics, Environmental Factors, Reliability, Application Characteristics, Uncertainty
2) Physical Principles of Sensing, Electric Charges, Fields, and Potentials, Capacitance, Capacitor, Dielectric Constant, Magnetism, Faraday’s Law, Solenoid, Toroid, Permanent Magnets, Induction, Resistance, Specific Resistivity, Temperature Sensitivity, Strain Sensitivity, Moisture Sensitivity, Piezoelectric Effect, Piezoelectric Films, Pyroelectric Effect, Hall Effect, Seebeck and Peltier Effects, SoundWaves, Temperature and Thermal Properties of Materials, Temperature Scales, Thermal Expansion , Heat Capacity, Heat Transfer, Thermal Conduction, Thermal Convection, Thermal Radiation, Emissivity, Cavity Effect, Light, Dynamic Models of Sensor Elements, Mechanical Elements, Thermal Elements, Electrical Elements, Analogies, Optical Components of Sensors, Radiometry, Photometry, Windows, Mirrors, Lenses, Fresnel Lenses, Fiber Optics andWaveguides, Concentrators, Coatings for Thermal Absorption, Electro-optic and Acousto-optic Modulators, Interferometric Fiber-optic Modulation
3) Interface Electronic Circuits, Input Characteristics of Interface Circuits, Amplifiers, Operational Amplifiers, Voltage Follower, Instrumentation Amplifier, Charge Amplifiers, Excitation Circuits, Current Generators, Voltage References, Oscillators, Drivers, Analog-to-Digital Converters, Basic Concepts , V/F Converters, Dual-Slope Converter, Successive-Approximation Converter, Resolution Extension, Direct Digitization and Processing, Ratiometric Circuits, Bridge Circuits, Disbalanced Bridge, Null-Balanced Bridge, Temperature Compensation of Resistive Bridge, Bridge Amplifiers, Data Transmission, Two-Wire Transmission, Four-Wire Sensing, Six-Wire Sensing, Noise in Sensors and Circuits, Inherent Noise, Transmitted Noise, Electric Shielding, Bypass Capacitors, Magnetic Shielding, Mechanical Noise, Ground Planes, Ground Loops and Ground Isolation, Seebeck Noise, Batteries for Low Power Sensors, Primary Cells, Secondary Cells
4) Assigment and move sensors, ultrasonic-microwave move-capacitive sensors, triboelectrical-optoelectronics move detectors, structures of sensors, multy sensors, complex sensors shape, image distortions, direction focus elements, violent ant infrared near light detectors, far infrared move detectors, PIR move detectors, efficiency analysis of PIR sensors, Position-replacement-level-potantiometric- gravitational-capacitive-inductive and magnetic sensors, LVDT and RVDT, eddy current-transverce inductive-hall effect magnetoresistive sensors, optical bridge-polarised light approximation detectors, micropower impulse radar, ground effect radar, thickness and level sensors, operational sensors, thin film sensors, liquid level sensors
5) Velocity and acceleration characteristics, measurements of capacitive- piesoresistive-piesoelectric-thermal-surface heating-heated gass acceleration, Gyroscobs, rotary gyroscob, massive silicon gyroscob, optical gyroscobs, piesoelectrical cables, Force, strain and contact sensors, strain guages, contacts sensors, piesoelectrical force sensors
6) Pressure Sensors, Concepts of Pressure, Units of Pressure, Mercury Pressure Sensor, Bellows, Membranes, and Thin Plates, Piezoresistive Sensors, Capacitive Sensors, VRP Sensors, Optoelectronic Sensors, Vacuum Sensors, Pirani Gauge, Ionization Gauges, Gas Drag Gauge, Flow Sensors, Basics of Flow Dynamics, Pressure Gradient Technique, Thermal Transport Sensors, Ultrasonic Sensors, Electromagnetic Sensors, Microflow Sensors, Breeze Sensor, Coriolis Mass Flow Sensors, Drag Force Flow Sensors
7) Midterm examination of theorical and apllications
8) Acoustic Sensors, Resistive Microphones, Condenser Microphones, Fiber-Optic Microphone, Piezoelectric Microphones, Electret Microphones, Solid-State Acoustic Detectors, Humidity and Moisture Sensors, Concept of Humidity, Capacitive Sensors, Electrical Conductivity Sensors, Thermal Conductivity Sensor, Optical Hygrometer, Oscillating Hygrometer
9) Light Detectors, Photodiodes, Phototransistor, Photoresistors, Cooled Detectors, Thermal Detectors, Golay Cells , Thermopile Sensors, Pyroelectric Sensors, Bolometers, Active Far-Infrared Sensors, Gas Flame Detectors
10) Radiation Detectors, Scintillating Detectors, Ionization Detectors, Ionization Chambers, Proportional Chambers, Geiger–Müller Counters, Semiconductor Detectors
11) Temperature Sensors, Thermoresistive Sensors, Resistance Temperature Detectors, Silicon Resistive Sensors, Thermistors, NTC Thermistors, Self-Heating Effect in NTC Thermistors, PTC Thermistors, Thermoelectric Contact Sensors, Thermoelectric Law, Thermocouple Circuits, Thermocouple Assemblies, Semiconductor P-N Junction Sensors, Optical Temperature Sensors, Fluoroptic Sensors, Interferometric Sensors, Thermochromic Solution Sensor, Acoustic Temperature Sensor, Piezoelectric Temperature Sensors
12) Chemical Sensors, Chemical Sensor Characteristics, Specific Difficulties, Classification of Chemical-Sensing Mechanisms, Direct Sensors, Metal-Oxide Chemical Sensors, ChemFET, Electrochemical Sensors, Potentiometric Sensors, Conductometric Sensors, Amperometric Sensors, Enhanced Catalytic Gas Sensors, Elastomer Chemiresistors, Complex Sensors, Thermal Sensors, Pellister Catalytic Sensors, Optical Chemical Sensors, Mass Detector, Biochemical Sensors, Enzyme Sensors, Chemical Sensors Versus Instruments, Chemometrics, Multisensor Arrays, Electronic Noses (Olfactory Sensors), Neural Network Signal (Signature) Processing for Electronic Noses, "Smart” Chemical Sensors
13) Sensor Materials and Technologies, Materials, Silicon as a Sensing Material, Plastics, Metals, Ceramics, Glasses, Surface Processing, Deposition of Thin and Thick Films, Spin-Casting, Vacuum Deposition, Sputtering, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Nano-Technology, Photolithography, Silicon Micromachining, Basic Techniques, Wafer bonding
14) Final examination for obtaining of knowledge theory and practical study of the lesson in semestry