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Sensor Engineering Project

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Sensor Engineering Project
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Mechatronics and Sensor Technology, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2011
Module code: MST.SPR
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P231-0076
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
6PA (6 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
8
Semester: 6
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Project work

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Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

MST.SPR (P231-0076) Mechatronics and Sensor Technology, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2012 , semester 6, mandatory course
MST.SPR (P231-0076) Mechatronics and Sensor Technology, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2011 , semester 6, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
90 class hours (= 67.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 240 hours (equivalent to 8 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 172.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Professor/innen des Studiengangs
Lecturer:
Professor/innen des Studiengangs


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Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this course, students will be able to plan, execute, evaluate and document sensor development tasks using practical engineering tools. They will be able to implement a given project plan including the design and characterization of a specific sensor, its project and cost planning and its comparison with commercially available products.

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Module content:
The sensor technology project was developed from an existing practical course on sensor technology. In the past, 9 different experiments were set up in three laboratories. This practical course was converted into a project format, i.e. the students no longer carry out and record the respective experiments according to a precisely defined plan, but work on one topic over the entire semester. First, students work through relevant literature, plan experimental setups and build them in the workshop, conduct experiments and draw conclusions from their results for use later in the course. Project topics can be selected from the following experiments:
1.        Pressure sensor technology
2.        Water in oil sensor
3.        Position and distance sensors
4.        Light barriers and light bands, smoke detectors
5.        Light source qualification (power, spectrum, beam profile)
6.        Triangulation sensor design
7.        Force or load sensor design
8.        Temperature and flow sensor technology
9.        Vacuum measurement technology and mass spectroscopy
 
Here is an example of a project on the topic of "Force or load sensor design":
-  Review of selected literature on force and load sensor design
-  Creation of a market analysis of available, commercial sensors
-  Planning and pre-calculation (simulation) of a sensor setup and suitable measuring equipment for installation in an existing load machine
-  Application of bondable strain gauges (strain gauges)
-  Planning and execution of measurement series, calibration of the sensor and temperature errors
-  Development of suggestions for improvement and feasibility check
-  Measurement of all necessary data and creation of a sensor data sheet
-  Creation of a cost calculation for the production of a specific quantity
-  Creation of a final report with project documentation


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Teaching methods/Media:
Independent project work in groups of 2 to 5 students.

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Recommended or required reading:
In each case different literature for the individual areas, which are indicated in the project manuals. Suitable for an overview:
-  H.R. Tränkler, E. Obermeier, Sensortechnik, Handbuch für Wissenschaft und Praxis
-  H. Schaumburg, Sensoren, Band 3 der Reihe Werkstoffe und Bauelemente der Elektronik, Teubner 1992
-  H. Schaumburg, Sensoranwendungen, Band 8 der Reihe Werkstoffe und Bauelemente der Elektronik, Teubner


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