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Contemporary Sensor Systems, 6 ECTS credits.
/Moderna sensorsystem/
For:
BME
FyN
MED
MFYS
TB
Y
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 60
Rec. self-study hours: 100
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Area of Education: Science
Main field of studies: Physics, Applied Physics
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): A
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Aim:
To provide an insight in the function and design of modern measurement system, based on chemical sensors, including all various aspects ranging from the sensor principle to the application. The course will provide knowledge in
- The basic detection mechanism of the most common chemical sensors
- Data collection routines for chemical sensors
- Drift compensation algorithms for chemical sensors
- The electronics for chemical sensors
- Examples of (commercial) chemical- and biosensor systems
- Basic knowledge about taste and smell senses (of human beings)
- Basic knowledge about sample handling and treatment
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Basic courses in physics and electronics
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
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Organisation:
Lectures and laboratory work (3 x 2 hours) on sensor principles and applications. A number of guest lecturers are invited to present special topics. Visits to a research laboratory and to companies, which develops sensor systems, may be included.
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Course contents:
Measurement systems are studied in detail from sensor principle to application. The systems are chosen from the current research at the department and from industry and may e. g. be the "electronic nose" and the "electronic tongue" or biosensor systems based on surface plasmon resonance, QCM devices, the computer screen technology or a blood monitoring device for diabetes. As an introduction a short and brief overview of measurement technology, with emphasis on odor measurements, is given. The measurement system is then studied with respect to
- overview and basics of chemical sensor science,
- design of the system, read-out electronics, amplifiers
- signal processing, linearization, filtering, noise
- data acquisition and data presentation
- drift compensation algorithms
- sample handling
- smell and taste as scientific areas
- applications
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Course literature:
Lecture notes, book chapters, articles, distributed during the course
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Examination: |
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Laboratory work
Hand-in exercises and quizzes
Optional written assignment for higher grade
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1 ECTS
5 ECTS
0 ECTS
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Hand-in exercises and quizzes will show that the students have understood the important parts of the course and that they to some extent are able to use the acquired knowledge. Home exercises give grade U, 3 or 4. An extra report, a review of a number of chapters from a book or scientific papers, may increase the grade one step. |
Course language is English.
Department offering the course: IFM.
Director of Studies: Magnus Boman
Examiner: Jens Eriksson
Link to the course homepage at the department
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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