Sensors in Electronics and Informatics

Lecturer:

Miroslav Husák (gar.)

Tutor:

Miroslav Husák (gar.)

Supervisor:

Department of Microelectronics

Synopsis:

The subject describes basic physical, electronic as well as optoelectronic behaviours using in sensors and microsensors, static and dynamic parameters, improvement of parameters, sensor data processing, intelligent sensors, applications of basic principles in sensors (temperature, pressure, optoelectronic and fibre optic, radiation, chemical, mechanical, level, flow, ultrasound, etc.). There are showed principles and applications of MEMS and microsystems in the subject. Principles are demonstrated on actual sensor datasheets and applications.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Why sensors - familiarity with sensors and their applications

2. Sensor Parameters

3. Piezo-resistive effect - strain gauges, Piezo-resistive pressure sensors

4. Capacity - Capacitive sensors, capacitive pressure sensors

5. Piezoelectric effect - the principle of piezoelectric sensors, piezoelectric pressure sensors

6. Hall effect, magnetoresistive effect - sensors magnetic variables

7. Temperature dependence of the PN junction, the resistance of metal and semiconductors, thermoelectric effect, the temperature dependence of the MOS structure - temperature sensors

8. Pyroelectric effect, photovoltaic effect - sensors (UV, IR, visible, and nuclear)

9. Induktanční, inductive, magnetic principles, magnetostrictive effect - the magnetic sensor circuit (inductance)

10.Flow sensors, level

11.The sensors of chemical and biochemical variables

12.Accelerometers, gyroscopes

13.Optical fiber sensors

14.Inteligentní sensors, communications, sensors, used buses, links to multimedia, electric microactuators

Syllabus of tutorials:

1.Strain gauges

2.Pressure sensors

3.Capacity proximity sensors

4.Temperature sensor - pn junction, integrated resistive

5.Thermoelectric sensors, thermostat with Peltier

6.Non-contact (optical) temperature measurement

7.Electronic flow sensor - anemometer

8.Sensors for metal detection

9.magnetic field sensors - Hall, magnetoresistive

10.Optical radiation sensor

11.Gas sensors

12.Use of sensor for measurement of fluid quality

13.pH measurement, ISFET sensor

14.Sensor data processing using PC interface

Study Objective:

Study materials:

Fraden,J.: Handbook of modern sensors. American institut of physics, Woodbury 1997

Göppel,W., Hesse,J., Zemel,J.N.: Sensors - Fundamentals and General Aspects, VCH 1989

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

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Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

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The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Komunikace, multimedia a elektronika - Komunikační technika_163439 (compulsory course in the program)
• Komunikace, multimedia a elektronika - Multimediální technika_163458 (compulsory course in the program)
• Komunikace, multimedia a elektronika - Aplikovaná elektronika_163524 (compulsory course in the program)
• Komunikace, multimedia a elektronika - Síťové a informační technologie_163540 (compulsory course in the program)
• Komunikace, multimedia a elektronika, před rozřazením do oborů (compulsory course in the program)
• Komunikace, multimédia a elektronika (compulsory course in the program)