Sensor Engineering

Class schedule

	Class schedule	HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.)	Amount of Time Required
1．	Guidance of this class - Check the fundamental components on sensing sysutem using practical sensing system.	Check the syllabus of this class	90minutes
2．	Physical sensors - tactile sensor and its application	Check and summarise tactile sensor.	90minutes
3．	Chemical sensors 1 - taste sensor and its application	Check and summarise taste sensor.	90minutes
4．	Chemical sensor 2 - odor sensor and its application	Check and summarise odor sensor	90minutes
5．	Sensing system - about composition of sensing system	Check and summarise fundamental components in sensing system.	90minutes
6．	Measurement circuit for sensing system1 - circuit around sensor device - amplifier - filter	Check and summarise about operational amplifier, passive and active filter.	90minutes
7．	Measurement circuit for sensing system2 - about circuit for signal converter (current - voltage, resistance(capacitance) - voltage, etc...) - about circuit for signal processing (linearizer, logarithmic compression circuit, etc...)	Check and summarise about signal converter (current - voltage, resistance - voltage, capacitance - voltage, frequency - voltage) And, check and summarise about linearize technique of sensor response property.	90minutes
8．	Practice using sensor 1-1 (thermistor) - about temperature sensor, thermistor - measurement circuit design for thermistor	Check and summarise about temperature sensor, especially themistor and its application.	90minutes
9．	Practice using sensor 1-2 (thermistor) - making measurement circuit for thermistor and its operation check	Prepare circuit diagram which is designed measurement circuit in 8th week.	90minutes
10．	Practice using sensor 1-3 (thermistor) - temperature measurement using thermistor - analyzing measured data based on response model of heat propagation (1st report)	Prepare the processing procedure for conversion from sensor output to temperature value.	90minutes
		Read the refference about analysis method of measured data of thermistor transient response.	90minutes
		Summarize　measured data and make your report for the temperature experiments using themistor	120minutes
11．	Artificial Neural Network (ANN) - Neuron - Layered neural network	Check and summarise about sensor data fusion technique. And also check and summarise about machine learning, especially, Artificial Neural Network tehcnique.	90minutes
12．	Artificial Neural Network - about learning algorithm, Error back-propagation learning algorithm	Check and summarise about learning algorithm for ANN.	90minutes
13．	Practice using sensor 2-1 (gas sensor) - about gas sensor, metal semiconductor gas sensor - measurement circuit design for gas sensor	Check and summarise about metal semiconductor gas senssor and the fundamental measurement circuit for the sensor.	90minutes
13．		Summarise the data for operation check of fabricated measurement circuit.	120minutes
14．	Practice using sensor 2-2 (gas sensor) - making measurement circuit for gas sensor and its operation check	Check and summarise about pattern recogntion processing using ANN in multi sensor system.	90minutes
14．		Summarise measured data and make your report for gas sensing using semiconductor gas sensors	120minutes
Total.	-	-	1710minutes

	1st Report	2nd Report	Total.
1.	20%	10%	30%
2.	15%	25%	40%
3.	10%	20%	30%
Total.	45%	55%	-