EE 521 Spring 2012

Instrumentation and Measurements

Class hours and location: Monday 11-11:50, Wednesday 15-16:50, location Workman 117

Office hours: TBD

Dr. Anders M. Jorgensen
Workman 227, anders@nmt.edu

Course Syllabus

Textbooks

Laboratory exercises

Updated schedule (Look here for the latest schedule and changes)

#DateSectionsTopicDueLab
1Wed Jan 18--Uncertainty calculations--
2Mon Jan 303.1-3.5Electronic noise--
3Wed Feb 1--Discussion of projects
Uncertainty - student presentations
Assignment 1
4Mon Feb 6--Project descriptions--
5Wed Feb 8--Electronic noise - student presentationsAssignment 2
6Mon Feb 13--Project discussions--
7Wed Feb 15--Projects presentations 1Assignment 3

Presentation slides
Honeywell HMC 2003
Radiation dosimeters
RADFET datasheet
Chad Lindstrom dosimeter paper
MSP430 datasheet
Proposed satellite power supply
Proposed satellite CPU board
8Mon Feb 203.10Interference and its minimization--
9Wed Feb 22--Project Presentations 2Assignment 4
10Mon Feb 273.10Interference and its minimization--
11Wed Feb 29--Project Presentations 3--
12Mon Mar 56.9 and handoutRadiation sensors--
13Wed Mar 76.9 and handoutRadiation Sensors and Space Particle Instrumentation
Project Presentations 4
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14Mon Mar 19--Project discussion--
15Wed Mar 21--Project presentations 5--
16Mon Mar 266.3Resistive temperature sensors--
17Wed Mar 286.4Voltage-generating sensors
Project discussion
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18Mon Apr 26.6, 8.10.2Capacitive sensors and capacitance measurement--
19Wed Apr 46.7Fiber optic sensors
Project discussion
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20Mon Apr 9--
21Wed Apr 11Project detailsSections 1, 2, and a draft of sections 3 and 4
22Mon Apr 16Sections 3 and 4 complete, draft of section 5, revisions
23Wed Apr 18--
24Mon Apr 23Section 5 complete, draft of section 6 and 7, revisions
25Wed Apr 25--
26Mon Apr 30--Final presentationInitial version of final report
27Wed May 2--Final presentations--
--Fri May 4Second version of final report, if needed
--Mon May 7Final report