IDENTIFYING DATA 2021_22
Subject (*) SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTATION Code 17244118
Study programme
Bach. Degree in Telecommunication Systems and Services Engineering (2016)
 Cycle 1st
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
4.5 Compulsory Third 2Q
Language
Català
Department Electronic, Electric and Automatic Engineering
Coordinator
ROMERO NEVADO, ALFONSO JOSÉ
 E-mail alfonsojose.romero@urv.cat
Lecturers
ROMERO NEVADO, ALFONSO JOSÉ
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General description and relevant information <p>The information published in this guide corresponds to face-to-face classes and can serve as a guide. Due to the health emergency caused by COVID-19 there may be changes in teaching, assessment and calendars for the academic year. These changes will be reported in the Moodle space of each subject.</p><p>GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBJECT:: En aquesta assignatura revisarem conceptes bàsics relacionats a la Instrumentació i al sensat de diferents magnituds físiques en general. </p>

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
 RT2 Have the ability to use communications and computing applications (office automation, databases, advanced calculus, project management and visualisation, etc.) in order to support the development and exploitation of telecommunication and electronic networks, services and applications.
 ST6 Ability to analyse, codify, process and transmit multimedia information using analogical and digital signal processing techniques.
Type B Code Competences Transversal
Type C Code Competences Nuclear

Learning outcomes
Type A Code Learning outcomes
 RT2 Use software tools to monitor and acquire data from measuring instruments and from instruments for characterising circuits and communications systems
 ST6 Understand the various sensors and transductors on the market for measuring physical, biomedical and audiovisual parameters
Acquire, condition and process signals from sensors to integrate them into communications systems and wireless sensor networks
Type B Code Learning outcomes
Type C Code Learning outcomes

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Introduction to measurement systems · Terminology, precision, errors, sensitivity, etc.
· Types of instruments, measurement chain.
· Concept of sensor and its application, Types of sensors.
· Types of signals. Differential and common mode signals. CMRR.
Sensors and transducers for different physical magnitudes · Sensors and transducers of physical, biomedical and audio-visual parameters
Signal conditioning Study of the most common signal conditioning systems.
Continuous and alternating bridges, amplifiers, multiplexers, filters, sampling and retention circuits, A / D and D / A converters
Técniques i equips d’adquisició i processament del senyal Signal acquisition and processing techniques and equipment
Software programs oriented to instrumentation. Software programs oriented to instrumentation. Control and data acquisition with software tools (Matlab, Labview)
Virtual instrumentation Instrumentation systems and virtual instrumentation systems. Acquisition cards, instrumentation buses.

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours
 Hours outside the classroom
 (**) Total hours
Introductory activities
1 0.5 1.5
Lecture
RT2
ST6
14 20 34
Laboratory practicals
RT2
ST6
28 27 55
Problem solving, exercises
RT2
ST6
1 4 5
Personal attention
RT2
ST6
1 0 1
 
Extended-answer tests
RT2
ST6
6 10 16
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities Activities aimed at taking contact and collecting information from students and presenting the subject.
Lecture Exposition of the contents of the subject in a classroom context.
Laboratory practicals Apply, at a practical level, the theory studied in the classroom sessions by performing exercises of design and test of measurement systems for different magnitudes
Problem solving, exercises Proposed exercises will be solved and delivered periodically. They will be taken into account by the final grade
Personal attention Time reserved to attend and solve doubts to students.
In a virtual or semipresential context.

Personalized attention
Description
Time reserved to attend and solve doubts to students. In a virtual or semipresential context.

Assessment
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Laboratory practicals
RT2
ST6
Each week a two-hour practice in the laboratory must be carried out. A preliminary assessment and assembly must be carried out.
The final result and the aptitudes and attitudes demonstrated in the laboratory will be evaluated 		40
Problem solving, exercises
RT2
ST6
Resolved problems will be collected that will be taken into account for the final grade 10
Extended-answer tests
RT2
ST6
Exams of development problems will be carried out 50
Others  
 
Other comments and second exam session

It is not allowed to use mobile devices in exams.

All tests must be approved separately.

A second test will be done on all the theoretical concepts of the subject.

There is no second call for laboratory practices

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Sources of information

Basic Pérez García, Miguel A el al, Instrumentación Electrónica, 2004, Thomson
Lázaro, A. M, Instrumentació Virtual. Adquisició, processament i anàlisi de senyals, 1997, UPC

Complementary

Recommendations


Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before
ANALYSIS OF CIRCUITS AND LINEAR SYSTEMS/17244009
DIGITAL ELECTRONICS/17244105
ANALOGUE ELECTRONICS/17244107
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