June 23, 07

XX 115: Experimentation and Measurement Laboratory  (0-0.5-3-4)
Measurement and measuring systems- Exposure to ideas of accuracy, precision,
repeatability, reproducibility, linearity, etc.; Design of  experiments with
elements of statistics, uncertainty analysis. Exposure to common sensors to
measure physical variables such as displacement/rotation, strain,
temperature, flowrate, acceleration, voltages, currents, pressure, force,
etc.; Exposure to interfacing of sensors to digital computational devices
and A/D conversion; Exposure to processing/analysis of sensed information-
Low pass filtering, Fourier spectrum analysis etc.
Typical laboratory experiments involve using electronic prototyping
equipment- oscilloscopes, multimeter's, breadboards etc. for interfacing (to
computational devices) and characterizing outputs of sensors electronic
circuits. Basic material and lab objectives are developed in lectures.
Instruction and practice in oral and written communication provided.