SENSORS LABORATORY
A hands-on introduction to a variety of different sensor types. Labs incorporate implementation concerns involving interference, isolation, linearity, amplification, and grounding.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: E C E 271 and ( E C E 340 or concurrent enrollment), or member of Engineering Guest Students Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Predict electronic circuit outcomes using equations and simulations Audience: Undergraduate 2. Compare physical electronic circuit functionality to predicted functionality Audience: Undergraduate 3. Specify the analog signal processing required to generate usable sensor signals Audience: Undergraduate 4. Design electronic circuits with the necessary signal processing to convert sensor signals to usable electronic signals Audience: Undergraduate 5. Construct electronic circuits to process sensors signals Audience: Undergraduate 6. Verify operation of sensor signal processing circuits using electronic measuring instruments such as multi-meters, oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers Audience: Undergraduate 7. Communicate test results from electrical measurements using tables, equations and graphs Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Predict electronic circuit outcomes using equations and simulations Audience: Undergraduate 2. Compare physical electronic circuit functionality to predicted functionality Audience: Undergraduate 3. Specify the analog signal processing required to generate usable sensor signals Audience: Undergraduate 4. Design electronic circuits with the necessary signal processing to convert sensor signals to usable electronic signals Audience: Undergraduate 5. Construct electronic circuits to process sensors signals Audience: Undergraduate 6. Verify operation of sensor signal processing circuits using electronic measuring instruments such as multi-meters, oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers Audience: Undergraduate 7. Communicate test results from electrical measurements using tables, equations and graphs Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027