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Electronic Instrumentation and Sensors
University of Galway - Direct Enroll Program
Galway, Ireland
Dates: late Aug 2025 - mid Dec 2025
Electronic Instrumentation and Sensors
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: University of Galway
Location: Galway, Ireland
Primary Subject Area: Electrical Engineering
Instruction in: English
Course Code: EE231
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 2.5
Contact Hours: 36
DESCRIPTION
Review of systems. Circuit analysis and theorems. Measurement and instrumentation. Sensors, actuators, transducers. Sensed quantities. Passive, active sensors. Resistors, capacitors, inductors as sensing elements. Practical sensor applications. Sensor characteristics. Frequency response. Noise and errors in measurements. Signal conditioning and filtering. Analogue and digital sensors. Analogue-digital conversion. Display of sensed values. Data acquisition and instrument control using a computer.
Learning Outcomes
1. State the general characteristics of electronic measurement systems using sensors, and the differences between various types of sensor technologies
2. Derive expressions for the outputs of a variety of sensor systems based on the inputs and sensing elements deployed
3. Analyse and calculate how a practical measurement system can function for expected and unexpected inputs
4. Design and develop sensors using computer-based simulation tools, and share designed circuits publicly
5. Conduct and report on experiments to verify sensor calibration/measurement and to create a computer-based instrument control
Learning Outcomes
1. State the general characteristics of electronic measurement systems using sensors, and the differences between various types of sensor technologies
2. Derive expressions for the outputs of a variety of sensor systems based on the inputs and sensing elements deployed
3. Analyse and calculate how a practical measurement system can function for expected and unexpected inputs
4. Design and develop sensors using computer-based simulation tools, and share designed circuits publicly
5. Conduct and report on experiments to verify sensor calibration/measurement and to create a computer-based instrument control