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| Previous course: 50220 |
| Offered by:
Department of Automation
(IAU) |
| No credit points with: 50220 |
| Prerequisite: C4703/50200/72141/49215/(D4293/92794.D4451/92492) |
| Desirable: 50210/50230/C4054/50240/C4055/50260 |
| Recommended semester:
7th - 9th semester |
| Scope and form: Lectures and laboratory work 1 afternoon pr. week |
| Examination:
Evaluation of report(s)
(13 point scale
) |
| Contact person: |
John L. Jørgensen, IAU, Building 327, Tel. +45 4525 3448 |
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| Aim: To learn the students in an independent way to - based on a specific measurement principle or a design sketch - to solve a complex instrumentation problem. Typical design parameters are strict demands on quality, precision, life span and environmental dependence. Based on this analysis and design work, critical parts of the instrument systems are established in the laboratory, and an evaluation test is carried out |
| Contents: The course is started by an introduction to the environmental issues which influence the instrument design such as termal control, shock, vibration, radiation, EMC and chemical influence. The next section contains more specific design demands such as protocol considerations, power supplies, power consumption and distribution, redundance fault tolerance and autonomy. Also demands on and choice of test and validation equipment and processes are considered. Finally a treatment is given of strategies for optimization of the equipment given the often contradictory demands posed on the systems. The theories will be applied on advanced instrumentation systems during the entire course. |
