Curriculum subject

Sensor Technology

Subject
Subject code	TRO007
Subject name	Sensor Technology
Credit points	3 ECTS
Grading method	Grade prelim

Curriculum subject
Curriculum	2019 RO
Study year	2
Semester	Spring semester
Subject type	Mandatory

Subject loads
Lecture	32

General description
Sensors and sensing systems used in automatics and their nature, operation and build principles, elements. Sensors used in industrial, home, and mobile automatics: force and tactile sensors, optical, distance, object detection sensors, encoders. Sensor systems’ signal processing, filtration, AD/DA conversion, interfacing. “Noise” signals and how to avoid them when transmitting sensor signals. Interfacing sensors with micro- and industrial controllers, industrial robots.

General aim
To give an overview of sensors used in industry, home, and microprocessor automatics. To provoke an understanding of how to use sensors. To provide basic knowledge in robotics. Automatics, and on sensory systems used for interfacing in feedback loop schematics and how to process those signals. To cover the operation principles of sensors made for sensing different physical values, to provide a short overview of different sensors’ implementation limits and characteristics derived from their work principles.

Aim
The student: Knows the main sensor systems used in today’s robotics and automatics Can choose sensor systems to suit their goal Knows the basic types of signal noise and ways to combat it Understands problems related to transmitting signals Can interface sensors into an automatics system Knows the peculiarities of using sensors Knows the build of sensors

Form description
Lectures, individual work, laboratory work, final test.

Evaluation methods
The course will end with a written final. To attend the final, the student must have their laboratory work evaluated as “passed”.

Current rounds
None