MME 350
Process Measurement and Sensors
Fall 2007

Lecture - Monday 14:00 - 14:50 in ECC 121
Section 1 Laboratory - Tuesday 8:00 - 9:20 in ECC 179
Section 2 Laboratory - Tuesday 9:30 - 11:00 in ECC 179

Instructor

Dr. Kenneth W. Miller, Ph.D., P.E., ECC 101b, (320) 308-5522, kwmiller@stcloudstate.edu
 

Catalog

Discrete and continuous variable measurement, signal conditioning, sampling, data conversion and display. Data collection systems, timers and counters. Static and dynamic process sensors, I/O devices, A/D and D/A converters, acoustic measurements. Prereq.: ECE 201 or ENGR 332. 2 Cr. F.

Text

Beckwith, Magangoni, and Lienhard, Mechanical Measurements,, Sixth Edition, 2007, Pearson Education Inc., Upper Saddle River NJ, ISBN0-201-84765-5
Supplemental material available through the Desire2Learn class website (requires Huskynet ID and password) http://huskynet.stcloudstate.edu/d2l/default.asp
 

Objectives

The MME 350 course, Process Measurement and Sensors, provides education and training to equip the students to:

  1. learn process variable measurement techniques,

  2. learn to use typical equipment for static and dynamic variable measurement

  3. apply signal sampling, conditioning, and display,

  4. identify limitations of sampled data systems,

  5. use a data acquisition system,

  6. understand measurement and analysis of acoustic signals.

Outcomes

After completing this course, the students will have:

  1. an ability to apply different sensor types,

  2. a demonstrated skill in using a discrete data collection system,

  3. an ability to apply and analyze thermocouples,

  4. an ability to apply and analyze strain gages,

  5. an ability to model and simulate a physical system,

  6. an ability to measure and analyze acoustic signals

 

Contents:

 Meeting Topic (laboratories in ECC 179 unless noted)
  10 Sep Lecture - introduction, terms and concepts
  11 Laboratory - ECC 119, using excel for calculations and graphing
  17 Lecture - time dependent measurements
  18 Laboratory - using thermocouples and time changes
  24 Lecture - strain gages
  25 Laboratory - Strain gage application
  1 Oct Lecture - signal conditioning
  2 Laboratory - Strain gage laboratory
  8 Lecture - strain gages and load cells
  9 Laboratory - strain gage load cells
  15 Lecture - Quiz 1
  16 Laboratory - finish strain gage work
  22 Lecture - thermocouples and temperature measurement
  23 laboratory - Thermocouple construction and calibration
  29 Lecture - other temperature measurement methods
  30 Laboratory - Thermocouple data recording
  5 Nov Lecture - accelerometers and related measurements
  6 Laboratory - Accelerometers
  12 Lecture - op-amps and simulations
  13 Laboratory - Accelerometers and modal response
  19 Lecture - Quiz 2
  20 Laboratory - Op-amps
  26 Lecture - signal conditioning
  27 Laboratory - projects
  3 Dec Lecture - signal conditioning
  4 Laboratory - projects
  10 Lecture - acoustic measurements
  11 Exam review - ECC 119

 

Grading:

25%

 Laboratory Reports
  10% Homework
  40% Quizzes (20% each)
 

25%

 Final Exam - Wednesday, 19 December, 13:00 - 18:15

 

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