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| ELEN0074-1 | Sensors, microsensors and instrumentation
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 30h Pr |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master in Biomedical Engineering, research focus, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Electrical Engineering, research focus, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Electrical Engineering, research focus, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master in Electro-mechanical Engineering, research focus, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master in Mechanical Engineering, research focus, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Engineering Physics, research focus, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Engineering Physics, research focus, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master in in Electrical Engineering, professional focus in sustainable car technologies, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Electrical Engineering, specialized approach, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Mechanical Engineering, professional focus in sustainable car technologies, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Mechanical Engineering, specialized approach, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Engineering Physics, specialized approach, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Engineering Physics, specialized approach, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Lecturer : | Philippe Vanderbemden |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| Physical principles of resistive, inductive, capacitive, piezoelectric, magnetic, thermoelectric, ultrasonic and optoelectronic (micro)sensors. Interface electronic circuits. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- understand the physical principles of a range of sensors as well as their technical characteristics;
- design and analyse appropriate interface circuits for a sensor with given characteristics;
- appreciate various sources of noise and errors using sensors (e.g. industrial / biomedical applications or severe environmental conditions) and explain how to minimize them;
- demonstrate practical skills as well as the ability to conduct a physical variable measurement experiment using sensors.
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The course is based on "ex-cathedra" lectures (30 hours) and practical courses (30 hours).
The "ex-cathedra" lectures describe in detail the theoretical concepts involved in sensor physical principles and technical characteristics.
The practical courses involve 5 mandatory laboratory sessions.
During the laboratory sessions (1/2 day each), the students are in teams of (ideally) 3 people and carry out a number of electrical measurement experiments illustrating and aiming at understanding in detail the theoretical and practical concepts described in the theoretical lectures.
An optional "questions & answers" session is proposed at the end of the quadrimester. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| The slides will be in English.
An electronic version of the course material will be available in French (version of previous years) The translation in English is in progress and will be available to the students as soon as it is ready. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Throughout the year : written tests during laboratory sessions, laboratory reports
June : oral exam (theory + lab). |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| Theoretical lectures (30 hours) : 2nd semester.
Practical courses (30 hours) : schedule to be determined depending on the measurement lab vacancies.
1. Exams and tests are taken without access to course material, calculators or equivalent.
2. The oral exam (theoretical part + practical part) takes place in the S101 room (Montefiore Institute B28) and lasts 1/2 day. Maximum 6 students per 1/2 day. Morning : 8:30, Afternoon : 13:30. |
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Contacts :
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| Philippe Vanderbemden
Tel : 04 366 26 70
Philippe.Vanderbemden@ulg.ac.be
Laurent Wera and Matthieu Philippe, teaching assistants, Tel : 04 366 2671
m.philippe@ulg.ac.be |
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