Sensors, principles and use

Basic knowledge of electronics. 

Sensors are multiple and affect all areas of measurement and instrumentation, their diversity makes their choice often difficult to establish.
The ambition of this course is to enable the engineer to identify relevant criteria to guide the choice of a sensor and its electronic environment (conditioner) from a specification; the environment and the operation of sensors will be developed and studied in practical work.

The objective of this course is to focus on the exploitation of a physical phenomenon to generate information that can be used in the context of a process control.

Notions covered :

- Metrological characteristics of sensors (influence quantities, errors on the measurement, calibration of the sensor, limits of use, sensitivity, speed, response time...)

- The different physical principles used for the design of sensors
- Passive and active sensors
- Signal conditioning for passive and active sensors
- Sensors treated according to their applications (temperature, pressure, position, ....)
- Practical study of a system with different types of sensors.

Contribution to :
- Mastering the complexity of systems.
- Development of technical and scientific innovations.
- Solving complex problems.
- Solving transdisciplinary problems requiring the introduction of a process control.

Personal work: - Presentation / Written report. (50%)
Project: Report. (50%)

Manufacturer documents
Sensors in industrial instrumentation (G Hasch Dunod ).

Alain Kilidjian