Individual course details
Study programme Applied and computational physics/theoretical and experimental physics
Chosen research area (module) Metrology/computational physics
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Name of the course The physics of sensors
Professor (lectures) Ivan Belča
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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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Assessment (maximal 100)
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