| Individual course details | ||||||||||
| Study programme | Applied and computational physics/theoretical and experimental physics | |||||||||
| Chosen research area (module) | Metrology/computational physics | |||||||||
| Nature and level of studies | ||||||||||
| Name of the course | The physics of sensors | |||||||||
| Professor (lectures) | Ivan Belča | |||||||||
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| ECTS | Status (required/elective) | |||||||||
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| Aims of the course | Introduction to common sensors type and physical principles of their functioning | |||||||||
| Learning outcomes | Understanding the phyisical principles of their sensors and their application in measuring and detection process. | |||||||||
| Contents of the course | ||||||||||
| Lectures | Sensors, signals and systems. Sensors chracteristics. Physical principles of detection. Electrical charges, fields, potetials. Capacity, Magnetism, induction, electrical resistence. Piezoelectric effect. Hall effect. Seebeck and Peltier effects. Acustic waves. TMaterial thermal characteristics. Heat transfer. Light. Dinamic model of sensors. Optical components of sensors. Electronic circuits for sensor's sygnal processing. Occupation sensors. Position, movement and level. Velocity and acceleration sensors. Force, strain and tactile sensors. Pressure and flow sensors. Acustic sensors. Humidity sensors- Light sensors. Detectors of radiation. Temperature sensors. Chemical sensors. | |||||||||
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| Recommended books | ||||||||||
| 1 | Handbook of modern sensors, Physics, Designs and Applications | |||||||||
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| Lectures | Examples&practicals | Student project | Additional | |||||||
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| Assessment (maximal 100) | ||||||||||
| assesed coursework | mark | examination | mark | |||||||
| coursework | written examination | |||||||||
| practicals | oral examination | |||||||||
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