Course Title: Sensors and Measurement Technologies

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Sensors and Measurement Technologies

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

EEET1413

City Campus

Undergraduate

125H Electrical & Computer Engineering

Face-to-Face

Sem 1 2006,
Sem 1 2007,
Sem 1 2009,
Sem 2 2010,
Sem 2 2011,
Sem 2 2012,
Sem 2 2013,
Sem 2 2014

EEET1413

City Campus

Undergraduate

172H School of Engineering

Face-to-Face

Sem 1 2018,
Sem 2 2019,
Sem 2 2021,
Sem 2 2022,
Sem 2 2023

Course Coordinator: Dr Jianzhen Ou

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 2946

Course Coordinator Email: jianzhen.ou@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 12.11.18

Course Coordinator Availability: Appointment by email


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Assumed knowledge: You should be familiar with electronic device characteristics and have a good knowledge in physics, chemistry, material science, mathematics and signal processing.


Course Description

This course introduces the concepts of modern sensors and actuators. The subject aims are as follows:

- to explain some of the most important physical principles applied in sensors and actuators
- to show examples of the way that these principles are exploited in proprietary devices
- to highlight some of the most fundamental performance limitations which arise in these devices employing different physical principles

The course consists of the following modules:

  • Sensors and Transducers- Definitions, terminology, classification
  • Sensors and transducers general characteristics.
  • Sensors and transducers parameters
  • Thermal sensors and transducers
  • Mechanical sensors and transducers
  • Pressure sensors
  • Sensors and transducers for liquid environment measurements
  • Optical sensors and transducers
  • Chemical and physical sensors for gas and liquid media
  • Gas sensors
  • Biosensors

Please note that if you take this course for a bachelor honours program, your overall mark for the course will be one of the course marks used to calculate the weighted average mark (WAM) that will determine your award level. This applies to students who commence enrolment in a bachelor honours program from 1 January 2016 onwards. See the WAM information webpage for more information (www1.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=eyj5c0mo77631).


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes:

1.3 In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline.

2.1 Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving.

2.2 Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources. 


Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:

  1. Describe and interpret important physical principles applied in sensors and actuators.
  2. Design and fabricate sensors with desired physical and chemical properties.
  3. Describe the various types of sensors including thermal, mechanical, electrical, electromechanical and optical sensors.
  4. Use these sensors for physical, chemical, and biochemical applications.


Overview of Learning Activities

Review pre-recorded lecture videos.
Work with others in a team.
Solve problems.
Collect, analyse information.
Use simulation packages to help circuit analysis/design.


Overview of Learning Resources

Course content and learning resources will made available through Canvas.


Overview of Assessment

This course has no hurdle requirements. 

The assessment for this course consists of: 

Assessment 1: Laboratory assessment
Weighting: 40%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3.

Assessment 2: Individual assignment
Weighting: 20%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3.

Assessment 3: Final design project
Weighting: 40%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3.