Instrumentation and Measurement

Final written exam with 60% weight of the overall grade and minimum of 50% of the grading of the test itself;
Laboratory work with 40% weight in the overall grade and minimum of 50% grading on both components.
. Weekly lab assignments with reports;
and
. Two lab tests (the 50% minimum grading refers to the average on both tests)
The dates of the lab tests will be: 1st test, November 15th and 16th.
2nd test, December 20thand 21th.

The grades obtained are only valid for that same academic year.

Goals
The main aims of this course unit are:
To know the working principles of the basic elements of an instrumentation system.
To know the characteristics, applications and limitations of Operational Amplifiers.
To know the basic types of analog-digital and digital-analog converters and their characteristics.
To know the basic principles of signal conversion and storage.
To develop applications in Labview.
To understand the different types of interference, their causes and solutions.

Skills
At the end of this course unit is the learner is expected to be able:
Understand the basic working principles of the various elements in a measurement system.
Understand the basic characteristics, applications and limitations of operational Amplifiers.
Understand the basic principles in signal conversion, conditioning, and storage.
Understand the various transducer working principles.
Understand the basic principles of virtual instrumentation and application development.
Understand interferences,

Introduction to Instrumentation.
Operational Amplifier; Instrumentation Amplifier.
Digital-Analog and Analog-Digital Conversion.
Transducers.
Acquisition systems; Labview.
Interference.

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