Department of Mechanical Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2010/11 |
ME30310: Instrumentation II |
 Credits:
| 3 |
| Level:
| Honours |
| Period: | This unit is available in... |
| Semester 1 |
| Assessment:
| EX 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | ME30310 Re-Assessment Examination (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take ME10285 |
| Description:
| Aims: To provide an introduction to measurement, instrumentation and signal processing relevant to Sports Engineering. Learning Outcomes: (i) understand the characteristics of elementary digital circuits and components; (ii) be able to set up timing devices and circuits; (iii) have an understanding of the advantages and areas of application of non contact instrumentation techniques. Skills: Facilitated - intellectual, practical, key. Content: Resonant circuits, Q, oscillators, quartz crystal oscillators. Elements of digital circuits, gates, truth tables, counters. Timing, switches and gates and their integration with digital counter circuits. Laser range finding, laser , laser displacement gauges, profilometry. Doppler effect, velocity measurement by Doppler radar. |