Study Guide
Study Guide
#savoniaUAS
Curricula starting in 2022 and earlier
Savonia's new Study Guide (curriculum starting in 2023 and after) can be found here.
| Basis of Education | Competence Standards | Structure of Studies | Development of Expertise | Methods and implementation | Course Table |
Course Description
| Code | 4 EFA8090 |
| Name | Sensor Basics |
| Credits | 5 ects |
| Objectives | The student knows the principles of the most common sensors and understands their operating principles. He/she is acquainted with the physical effects and mathematical principles related to sensors. The student is able to utilize his/her knowledge in various measurement tasks as well as to design and build new sensor based implementations. He/she has a good overview of instability and terminology related to measurement technology. |
| Content | 1. Sensors and transmitters heat/temperature sensors pressure sensors flow sensors level sensors mechanical motion (displacement, position, velocity, acceleration) sensors proximity sensors RFID sensors 2. Micro- and biosensors physical sensors chemical sensors biological sensors electrochemical sensors microfluidics fundamentals 3. Optical sensor basics and applications optical sensors image sensors (CCD, CMOS, MCP) 4. Sensor interfaces sensors in process control signal processing (filtering and amplifying) sensor protection |
| Requirements | Study module includes theory lectures and practical exercises. The grade composes of final exam (50%) and exercises (50%). |
| Grading Scale | 0 - 5 |
| Course material | Lecture material, links to various manufacturer’s web based documents, component data sheets. |
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| Other Considerations | |
| Contact | Kanth Rajeev |
We reserve the right to make changes to the curriculum due to the need to update the content being studied.