Sensors and Actuators
5 ECTS
(2 hours classes, 2 hours labs)
Content: Sensor definition, features, types. Temperature sensors industrial temperature measuring. Force, pressure and torque sensors. Position, displacement and rotary angle sensors. Velocity and angle velocity measuring, accelerometers, inclinometers. Liquid flow measuring, volume and mass flow meter, level measuring, powdery material flow measuring, volume measuring. Motion sensors, person identification, security system sensors, automotive sensors. Humidity sensors, optical fibre sensors, electrochemical sensors, radioactivity measurement. Intelligent sensors, standardized interfaces and industrial buses. Computer analogue inputs, galvanic separation. Actuators - control and use, relays, semiconductor switching devices, frequency converters. Sensor mounting and operation rules.