Instrumentation - Winter 2020

Course Information:

• Outline
• Course Syllabus
• D2L
• School of Engineering Homework Standards
• School of Engineering Graphing Standards
• Textbook Web Site

Exams:

Exam #1 Thursday, 2/12:   Review Sheet

Exam #2 Tuesday, 3/17 10 - noon:   Review Sheet

Student Presentations:

Monday, March 2

• Thermocouples - Naomi, Brianna, Bryan
• Resistance Temperature Detectors - Kim, Danny, Peter
• Thermistors - Tyrell, Andrew

Wednesday, March 4

• Pressure Measurement - Parker, Jonathen, Geoffrey
• Piezo-electric and Piezo-resistive Transducers - Abby, Kyron, Kristyna
• Distance Measurement - Jared, Devin

Monday, March 9

• Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) - Gus, Ariana
• Force and Torque Measurement - Aubrey, Spencer, Asher
• Acoustical Measurement - Taiko, Nyat, Johnny

Wednesday, March 11

• Flow Measurement - Edson, Grant, Robert
• Ultrasonic Measurement - Kevin, Ivan, Eric
• Hall Effect and Magnetic Sensors - Sydney, David, Donnieval

Lecture:

• Course Introduction
• Circuits Review
• AC Signals
• Measurement Characteristics
• Data Acquisition and Number Systems
• Digital Sampling
• Data Integrity
• Fourier Series and Fourier Transforms
  • Matlab Demo for Fourier Series of Square Wave (fourier_series_square.m)
  • Matlab Demo for Fourier Series of Composite Wave (fourier_series_composite.m)
  • Matlab Demo for Fourier Transform (fft_example.m)
• Analog and Digital Filtering
• Sensor Overview
• Acceleration
• Strain Measurement
  • A Guide to Strain Gauges (Produced by Omega Corporation)
• Motion Analysis Methods

Homework:

• #1:    Basic Concepts (Due Monday, 1/13)
• #2:    Matlab and Number Systems (Due Tuesday, 1/21)
• #3:    A/D Converter Characteristics (Due Monday, 1/27)
• #4:    Sampling and Fourier Series (Due Monday, 2/3)
• #5:    Field Trip (Due Wednesday, 2/5)
• #6:    Matlab Mobile App (Due Monday, 2/10)
• #7:    Student Presentations (Due Wednesday, 3/11, midnight)

Lab:

Lab #1 - AC and DC Measurements

• Lab Handout
• Lab1 Lecture Notes
• Fluke 8846A Multimeter Information

Lab #2 - Instrument Calibration

• Lab Handout
• Excel Solver Spreadsheet

Lab #3 - Data Acquisition

• Lab Handout
• Matlab File (lab32020.m)
• Micro Star DAP840 Data Acquisition Board Manual

Lab #4 - The Fourier Transform

• Lab Handout
• Matlab File (lab42020.m)

Lab #5 - Mobile Devices

• Lab Handout

Lab #6 - Accelerometers and Vibration Testing

• Lab Handout
• Paper on Baseball Bat Vibration

  Accelerometers:   Overview   Data Sheet   Evaluation Board

Lab #7 - Motion Analysis Methods

• Lab Handout
• Vertical Jump Movie (mp4)
• Butterworth Vertical Jump Analysis Template (.xlsx)
• Logger Pro

Lab #8 - Strain Gauges/Force Plate (Extra Credit)

• Strain Gauge Lab Handout
• Force Plate Lab Handout