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General Sensor Technology

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
General Sensor Technology
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Mechatronics and Sensor Technology, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2005
Module code: MST503
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
1V+1PA (2 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
2
Semester: 5
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Project work, written assignment

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Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

MST503 Mechatronics and Sensor Technology, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2005 , semester 5, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
30 class hours (= 22.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 60 hours (equivalent to 2 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 37.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
MST204 Electrical Engineering


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Recommended knowledge:
Electronics, Electricity and Magnetism, Mechanical Engineering, Thermodynamics

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Recommended as prerequisite for:
MST603 Applied Electronics


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Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Dieter Hornung
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Dieter Hornung

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Learning outcomes:
After completing this course, students will be
  - acquainted with a representative range of industrially deployed sensors,
  - able to design sensor elements and the required processing electronics,
  - in a position to learn about other sensor technologies not covered in the  
    course and to assess the current developments in the sensors market.

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Module content:
- The terminology of measurement, instrumentation and sensor technologies, binary
  sensors (proximity switches)
- Principles and methods of sensor technology explained using temperature and  
  pressure sensing as examples
- Analogue sensors (path sensors, accelerometers, flow sensors)
- Special-purpose sensors used in fluid technology (density sensors, viscosity  
  sensors, particle sensors, oil level sensors)

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Teaching methods/Media:
Lectures, problem-solving exercises, written assignments

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Recommended or required reading:
W. Göpel, J. Hesse, J.N. Zemel: Sensors, Volumes 1, 4, 5, 7, Weinheim, VCH Verlag
Company publications and monographs on specific topics

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