ele5fie instrumentation electronics an
INSTRUMENTATION ELECTRONICS AND SENSORS
ELE5FIE
2017
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject concerns electronic instrumentation and sensors for biomedical, industrial and scientific applications: Sensors/transducers; signal conditioning; signal processing; data conversion and data presentation, single/multi-channel acquisition systems. Design of single, compound and hybrid-transistor amplifiers, current sources, active loads, power semiconductor thermal performance and safe operating area. Op amp circuit design and application, instrumentation amps, feedback amps and stability. Power supplies: transformers, rectifiers, filters, regulators, protection circuits. Measurement characteristics and errors, interfering/modifying inputs. Industrial/medical electrical safety, signal grounding, ground loops, electrical isolation, sources of internal and external noise, interference and shielding, signal-to-noise ratio, active filters for noise reduction. Sensors (eg flow, pressure, temperature, displacement, strain, motion, chemical/biomedical electrodes).
SchoolSchool Engineering&Mathematical Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorBernard Xu
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Admission into the following course: SMELE
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Electrical Engineering Principles & Applications | Recommended | Hambley, A | 6TH INTERNATIONAL EDN, PEARSON, 2013 |
| Readings | Introduction to Engineering Experimentation | Recommended | Wheeler, A Ganji, A | 3RD EDN, PEARSON/PRENTICE HALL, 2010 |
| Readings | Microelectronic circuit design | Recommended | Jaeger, R | 4TH EDN, MCGRAW HILL, 2011 |
| Readings | Microelectronic circuits | Recommended | Neamen, D | 4TH EDN, MCGRAW HILL, 2010 |
| Readings | Microelectronic circuits | Recommended | Rashid, M | 2ND EDN, CENGAGE, 2011 |
| Readings | Microelectronic circuits | Prescribed | Sedra, A | 7TH INTERNATIONAL EDN, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2016 |
| Readings | Newnes interfacing companion | Recommended | Fischer-Cripps, A. | NEWNES/ELSEVIER, 2002. |
| Readings | Process control instrumentation technology | Recommended | Johnson, C. | 8TH EDN, PEARSON/PRENTICE HALL, 2006 |
| Readings | Sensors and signal Conditioning, | Recommended | Pallas-Areny, R., Webster, J.G. | 2ND EDN. JOHN WILEY & SONS, 2001. |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Summarise and differentiate the characteristics and performance of a range of sensors and transducers and signal conditioning, signal processing, data conversion & data presentation systems.
- Activities:
- Lectures in Week 1 introduce the terminology and address ambiguities in the semantics; Tutorial 1 and Assignment 1 reinforce student awareness
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
02. Design and apply Op amp circuits in instrumentation amps, feedback amps and power supplies, and analise their stability.
- Activities:
- Lectures in Week 2 introduce the background material; Assignment 2 provides student experience. Laboratory Exercise 1 introduces circuit simulation using LTSpice, which Laboratory Exercise 2 implements in hardware.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Quantitative Literacy/ Numeracy(Quantitative Literacy/ Numeracy)
- Writing(Writing)
03. Apply rigorous methods to the design of single, compound and hybrid-transistor amplifiers, current sources, active loads, power semiconductor circuits, feedback amplifiers and active filters for noise reduction.
- Activities:
- Lectures introduce the background material; Aspects of Assignments 2, 3 and 4 provide student exercise.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Discipline-specific GCs(Discipline-specific GCs)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
04. Explain measurement characteristics and errors, interfering/modifying inputs. Industrial/medical electrical safety, signal grounding, ground loops, electrical isolation, sources of internal and external noise, interference and shielding, signal-to-noise ratio
- Activities:
- Laboratory Exercise 3 introduces data acquisition with LabView, which Laboratory Exercise 4 implements with sensors.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Discipline-specific GCs(Discipline-specific GCs)
- Writing(Writing)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
05. Characterise, compare and contrast, various sensors (for example temperature and strain, motion)
- Activities:
- Lectures provide background material and tutorials enable student discussion
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
06. Undertake a literature review and produce a report demonstrating understanding of the design and application of sensors/transducers and instrumentation circuits/systems.
- Activities:
- Essay topics and literature sources, along with examples of assessment expectations, will be provided and discussed in lectures.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
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Melbourne, 2017, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorBernard Xu
Class requirements
Laboratory ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours laboratory class per week from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours lecture per week from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four assignments (approx 2,000-words equivalent total) | 25 | 01, 02, 03, 06 | |
| Four laboratory reports (approx 1,000-words equivalent total) | 25 | 02, 03, 04 | |
| One 2-hour examination | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 |