COM4LAB: Sensor Technology

The COM4LAB course entitled “Sensor Technology” covers the fundamentals and basic terms of sensors. Typical sensors are explained and practically devised using a number of experiments. The course comprises 10 chapters.

Total duration: Up to 8 hours

Target audience

Among others, the course can be used to support the training process for the following professions and subjects of study:

• electronics technician for automation technology
• electronics technician for energy and building technology
• electronics technician for devices and systems
• electronics technician for information and system technology
• electronics technician for machine and drive technology
• aircraft electronics technician
• microtechnologist
• measuring technology (bachelor's studies)
• sensor technology (bachelor's studies)

Learning objectives

The students are to:

• be able to understand the basic principles of various typical sensors and
• be able to understand the measurement of basic physical quantities.

Topics

The course covers the following topics:

• temperature measurement

  electronic circuits − temperature sensors: Pt100, NTC, KTY and thermocouple

• pressure measurement
• force measurement

  with strain gauges − with bending bar

• torque measurement

  with torsion bar

• angle and speed measurement

  with optical encoder

• displacement measurement

  resistive − capacitive − inductive − with ultrasonic sensor − with Hall sensor − with reed sensor

• light measurement

Previous knowledge

The students need to have a basic knowledge of electronic components and measurement technology in order to be able to complete the course successfully. Additionally, dealing with simple formulas is required.