Subjects touched upon in the introduction and then worked with in the project:
• Components for acquiring measurement data in an industrial environment, with an emphasis on the instrument bus GPIB and DAQ cards.
• Measurement system programming environments (In the course we use NI LabView).
• Sensors and interface electronics for non-electrical quantities.
• Oral and Written presentation of technical information.
After the course, the student should
• have some experience of designing a computerized measurement system and be able to compare different technical solutions,
• have some experience of programming a computerized measurement system and be able to make simple programs to acquire and process measurement data,
• be able to compile and present technical information,
• be able to design simple analog circuits for signal conditioning,
• have experience of project work and be able to discuss different ways of organizing the work,
• be able to report a project in a written report and in a short oral presentation.