EE 452 -  INSTRUMENTATION   (1998-99)

 

 
R.E. Gander Room: 3B30 Phone: 966-5384
Lectures: MWF 10:30 1B79 E-mail: bob.gander@usask.ca
 Text: EE 452 Course Notes
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 EE 452 Course Evaluation:

EE 830 Course Evaluation:
Assignments (8) 10% Assignments (8) 10%
Lab Reports (2) 10%
Midterm Exam 25% Midterm Exam 20%
Final Exam 65% Final Exam 60%

Note: Assignments will not be accepted for credit after the final examination.
 You must pass the final examination to pass the course.
 

 Course Outline

Topic

Approx.
Hours

Introduction:
- instrument system, steps in design, terminology
 2

Transducers:
- principles of transduction,
 1
 - types: temperature, displacement, pressure, force 
  flow, humidity, chemical and radiation transducers
 8

Noise Sources and Interference:
- thermal, shot and flicker noise
 2
 - grounding and shielding techniques
 3
 - isolation amplifiers, chopper stabilized amplifiers
1

Signal Conditioning:
 - filter synthesis
 9

Conversion and Multiplexing:
 - sample and hold circuits 
2
 - digital-to-analog converters
2
- voltage-to-frequency converters
1
- analog-to-digital converters
2
 - analog switches and transmission gates
1
 - analog and digital multiplexers
1

 
 
 
 

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