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SMART TRANSDUCERS AND MEASUREMENT

Antonio PIETROSANTO SMART TRANSDUCERS AND MEASUREMENT

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DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA INDUSTRIALE
EQF7
SMART INDUSTRY ENGINEERING
2022/2023

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2021
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
660LESSONS
ANTONIO PIETROSANTO T Curriculum
MARCO CARRATU' Curriculum
Objectives
THE COURSE ADDRESSES THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE MEASUREMENT AND MEASUREMENT OF PHYSICAL QUANTITIES USING INTELLIGENT TRANSDUCERS. FIRST, THE PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE EXECUTION OF THE MEASUREMENT ARE ADDRESSED, THEN THE PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES OF TRANSDUCTION OF THE MAIN PHYSICAL QUANTITIES WILL BE PRESENTED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE OPERATING PRINCIPLE OF SMART TRANSDUCERS, THE PHYSICAL MODEL, THE METROLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS, THE MAIN MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES, AS WELL AS THE MICROPROCESSOR HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE ARE ILLUSTRATED. THE COURSE WILL CONSIDER THE APPLICATION OF NEW EDGE AND CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNIQUES TO SMART TRANSDUCERS. FINALLY, THE IEEE 1451 STANDARD AND ITS USE IN INDUSTRY 4.0 WILL BE INTRODUCED.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
AT THE END OF THE COURSE THE STUDENT WILL KNOW:
- THE THEORY OF MEASUREMENT AND MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY;
- THE ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF THE STATIC AND DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF A MEASUREMENT SYSTEM;
- TECHNIQUES OF TRANSDUCTION AND CONDITIONING OF MEASUREMENT SIGNALS IN BASIC ELECTRICAL QUANTITIES;
- THE ARCHITECTURES OF SMART SENSORS;
- CONTACTLESS MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES: COMMUNICATION BUSES IN THE INDUSTRIAL FIELD (CAN BUS);
- THE IEEE 1451 STANDARD.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING APPLIED
AT THE END OF THE COURSE THE STUDENT MUST:
- KNOWING HOW TO EVALUATE THE RELIABILITY OF A MEASURE;
- EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DIFFERENT SENSOR-BASED SYSTEMS;
- EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF SYSTEMS BASED ON SMART SENSORS;
- ESTIMATE THE PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION BUSES;
- QUANTIFY THE PERFORMANCE OF NON-CONTACT MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS.
AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT
THE STUDENT IS ABLE TO:
- DESIGN A TRANSDUCTION AND CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR THE DIFFERENT PHYSICAL QUANTITIES;
- DIMENSIONING OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS IN THE INDUSTRIAL FIELD;
- DESIGNING WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;
- DESIGN A MEASUREMENT SYSTEM BASED ON ARTIFICIAL VISION.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
KNOWING HOW TO WORK IN GROUP AND BE ABLE TO SPEAK ORALLY ON TOPICS RELATED TO TRADITIONAL AND INNOVATIVE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS.
LEARNING ABILITY
TO BE ABLE TO:
- AUTONOMOUSLY INVESTIGATE THE TOPICS COVERED, ALSO USING SUPPORTS OTHER THAN THOSE RECOMMENDED;
- APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED TO CONTEXTS OTHER THAN THOSE COVERED IN THE COURSE.
Prerequisites
FOR THE SUCCESSFUL ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SET OBJECTIVES, KNOWLEDGE RELATING TO THE STUDY OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS, MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS, THE BASICS OF SIGNAL THEORY IS REQUIRED.

Contents
- EVALUATION OF MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY - ISO-GUM STANDARD (4H THEORY, 3H NUMERICAL EXERCISES);
- PROBLEMS IN THE USE OF MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT (CONSUMPTION ERROR, CONNECTION OF THE INSTRUMENTATION (3H THEORY)
- ANALOGUE SENSORS AND TRANSDUCERS (5H THEORY);
- CONDITIONING OF SENSORS (4H THEORY);
- STATIC AND DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SENSORS AND THEIR EVALUATION (3H THEORY, 2H LABORATORY);
- REGRESSION ALGORITHMS (3H THEORY, 2H NUMERICAL EXERCISE);
- SMART SENSORS (4H THEORY);
- WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS (3H THEORY);
- THE SMART TRANSDUCER STANDARD (IEEE 1451) AND ITS USE IN INDUSTRY 4.0 (3H THEORY);
- EMBEDDED MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS (3H THEORY);
- COMMUNICATIONS BUS IN THE INDUSTRIAL FIELD (CAN BUS, PROFIBUS, ETC ...) (3H THEORY);
- COMPUTER VISION SENSORS (3H THEORY);
- ANALYSIS OF DIGITAL IMAGES (3H THEORY)
- CALIBRATION OF MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS BASED ON ARTIFICIAL VISION (3H THEORY)
- DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A SENSOR-BASED MEASUREMENT SYSTEM (6H LABORATORY).

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Teaching Methods
THE COURSE INCLUDES THEORETICAL LESSONS SUPPORTED BY CLASSROOM EXERCISES AND LABORATORY EXERCISES. IN THE EXERCISES THE STUDENT IS PROPOSED TO SOLVE PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE TOPICS COVERED IN THE THEORETICAL LESSONS. DURING THE LABORATORY EXERCISES FORESEEN IN THE FIRST PART OF THE COURSE, THE STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO SOLVE PROBLEMS THAT REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE TECHNIQUES EXPLAINED IN CLASS, IN THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES, THE STUDENTS, DIVIDED INTO WORKING GROUPS, ARE ASSIGNED A PROJECT TO DEVELOP . THE PROJECT INCLUDES ALL TEACHING CONTENTS IN A UNIFIED MANNER AND ALLOWS STUDENTS TO ACQUIRE THE SKILLS OF DESIGNING, BUILDING AND CHARACTERIZING A SENSOR-BASED MEASURING INSTRUMENT
Verification of learning
THE DEGREE OF LEARNING IS ASSESSED BY MEANS OF AN EXAM CONSISTING OF AN ORAL INTERVIEW WITH AN INDICATIVE AVERAGE DURATION OF ABOUT 40 MINUTES DURING WHICH THE SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED WILL ALSO BE DESCRIBED. THE MARK, EXPRESSED OUT OF THIRTY (THE MINIMUM PASSING LEVEL CORRESPONDS TO "18" AND THE MAXIMUM TO "30 CUM LAUDE"), WILL DEPEND ON THE MATURITY ACQUIRED ON THE COURSE CONTENTS.
IN PARTICULAR, THE EXAM IS AIMED AT:
- VERIFY THE LEARNING OF THE TOPICS COVERED IN THE THEORY HOURS;
- VERIFY THE ABILITY TO PRESENT THE TOPICS ADDRESSED;
- VERIFY THE SUCCESS OF THE GROUP PROJECT CARRIED OUT ON THE TOPIC ASSIGNED BY THE TEACHER;
- VERIFY THE AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT IN PROPOSING THE MOST APPROPRIATE APPROACH TO ARGUE WHAT IS REQUESTED.
TO PASS THE EXAM (MINIMUM GRADE 18), IT IS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE SUFFICIENCY BOTH IN VERIFYING THE LEARNING OF THE TOPICS COVERED IN THE THEORY HOURS AND IN THE SOLUTION OF ANY PROPOSED MEASUREMENT PROBLEM.
THE MAXIMUM LEVEL (30) IS ATTRIBUTED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A COMPLETE AND IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE VARIOUS TOPICS COVERED IN THE THEORY HOURS.
FURTHERMORE, FOR THE PURPOSES OF HONORS, THE FOLLOWING WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT:
- THE QUALITY OF THE EXPOSURE, IN TERMS OF THE USE OF APPROPRIATE SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE;
- THE ABILITY OF TRANSVERSAL CORRELATION BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT TOPICS OF THE COURSE AND, WHERE POSSIBLE, WITH THOSE OF OTHER DISCIPLINES;
- THE AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT DEMONSTRATED.

Texts
VAN PUTTEN A.F.P. “ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS”, PRENTICE HALL INTERNATIONAL (UK) HEMEL HEMPSTEAD.
CLYDE F. COOMBS, JR “ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT HANDBOOK”, SECOND EDITION MCGRAW-HILL, INC.
W. BOLTON “ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENT AND TESTING” LONGMAN SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL.
W. GARDNER: "MICROSENSORS: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS",
SUPPLEMENTARY HANDOUTS PREPARED BY THE TEACHER AND AVAILABLE ON THE SITE INDICATED BY THE TEACHER.
More Information
THE COURSE IS HELD IN ENGLISH AND IS DELIVERED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING. CONSULT THE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE (HTTPS://WWW.DIIN.UNISA.IT/) FOR THE TIMETABLE AND CLASSROOMS.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES OR STUDENTS WITH SLD
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES OR WITH SPECIFIC LEARNING DISORDERS (SLD), CAN CONTACT THE TEACHER DIRECTLY, OR THROUGH THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR DISABILITY/SLD DELEGATE, TO AGREE ON THE PROCEDURES FOR CARRYING OUT THE INTERMEDIATE TESTS, EXAMINATIONS, ANY FORMS OF DISPENSATION OR THE USE OF COMPENSATORY INSTRUMENTS PROVIDED FOR BY CURRENT LEGISLATION.
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