EE426 Syllabus
Bentley, Principles of Measurement Systems, 4th Ed., Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005.
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Week |
Date |
Topic |
Reading |
Assignments Due |
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1 |
Mon, 20 Aug | Course Introduction; Measurement Systems Overview, Standards and Fundamental Units | Ch. 1, 2 | |
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Tues, 23 Aug |
Lab 1: LabVIEW Thermometer | Ch. 1, 2 | Week 1 Reading Assignment | |
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Wed, 24 Aug |
Thermoelectric, Resistive and Piezoresistive Sensors | 8.1, 8.5, 8.8 | Problem Set 1 | |
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2 |
Mon, 27 Aug |
Capacitive and Inductive Sensors | 8.2-8.3 | Week 2 Reading Assignment |
| Tues, 28 Aug | Lab 1, cont | |||
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Wed, 29 Aug |
Piezoelectric and Hall Effect Sensors | 8.7, 8.10 | Problem Set 2 | |
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3 |
Mon, 3 Sep | Labor Day - no class | ||
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Tues, 4 Sep(Mon.
schedule) |
Elastic Sensing Elements | 8.6 | Week 3 Reading Assignment | |
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Wed, 5 Sep |
Signal Conditioning Circuitry | Ch. 9 | Problem Set 3 | |
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4 |
Mon, 10 Sep |
Signal Conditioning Circuitry | Ch. 9 | Week 4 Reading Assignment |
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Tues, 11 Sep |
Lab 1 completion | |||
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Wed, 12 Sep |
A/D Conversion | 10.1-10.3 | Problem Set 4 | |
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5 |
Mon,
17 Sep |
Computers, Microcontrollers, Displays, Indicators | 11 | Week 5 Reading Assignment |
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Tues, 18 Sep |
Lab 2: Heart Rate Monitor |
Lab 1 Report Due Sample Lab Report Lab Report Grading Rubric | ||
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Wed, 19 Sep |
Telemetry, Sensor Networks & Communications | supp. | Problem Set 5 | |
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6 |
Mon, 24 Sep |
Case Study: Runner's GPS Watch |
Problem Set 6 Robotic Sensor Networks WSN for Healthcare | |
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Tues, 25 Sep |
Lab 2 continued | |||
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Wed, 26 Sep |
Exam I | |||
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7 |
Mon, 1 Oct |
Lab 2 completion |
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Tues, 2 Oct |
Static Error & Measurement Systems/ Lab 2 completion | Ch.3, 5.1 | ||
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Wed, 3 Oct |
Error Reduction Techniques | 3.3 | Week 7 Reading Assignment | |
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8 |
Mon, 8 Oct |
Columbus Day – no
class | ||
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Tues, 9 Oct |
Lab 3: Accelerometers and Arduino | Revised Lab 1 Report Due | ||
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Wed, 10 Oct |
Dynamics of Measurement Systems | 4.1-4.2 | Problem Set 7 | |
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9 |
Mon, 15 Oct |
Dynamic Error & Compensation | 4.3-4.4 | Week 9 Reading Assignment |
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Tues, 16 Oct |
Wrap up of Lab 2 | |||
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Wed, 17 Oct |
Noise | 6.1-6.5 | Problem Set 8 | |
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10 |
Mon, 22 Oct | Noise Reduction Techniques | 6.5 | Week 10 Reading Assignment |
| Tues, 23 Oct | Lab 3 Continuation | Lab 2 Report Due | ||
| Wed, 24 Oct | Propagation of Errors | 3.2, supp. | Problem Set 9 | |
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11 |
Mon, 29 Oct |
Hurricane Sandy | ||
| Tues, 30 Oct | Hurricane Sandy | |||
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Wed, 31 Oct |
Review; Lab 3 | Problem Set 10 | ||
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12 |
Mon, 5 Nov |
Exam II | ||
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Tues, 6 Nov |
Field Trip for MAMNA Workshop | |||
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Wed, 7 Nov |
Optical Instrumentation | Ch. 15 | Week 12 Reading Assignment | |
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13 |
Mon, 12 Nov |
Veteran's Day - no class | ||
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Tues, 13 Nov |
Optical Instrumentation, Lab 3 Demos | Ch. 15 | Lab 3 Demo Due (no report) | |
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Wed, 14 Nov |
Acoustic Instrumentation | Ch. 16 |
Final Project Selection Due Problem Set 11 | |
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14 |
Mon, 19 Nov |
Acoustic Instrumentation | Ch. 16 | Week 14 Reading Assignment |
| Tues, 20 Nov | Final Project | |||
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Wed, 21 Nov |
Final Project |
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15 |
Mon, 26 Nov |
Final Project | ||
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Tues, 27 Nov |
Final Project | |||
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Wed, 28 Nov |
Manufacturing Techniques | |||
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16 |
Mon, 3 Dec |
Evals; Final Project | ||
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Tues, 4 Dec |
Final Project Completion | |||
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Wed, 5 Dec |
Project Show & Tell | Final Project Report Due | ||