Date

Topic

Lecture Slides

Readings

Notes

2/3

Introduction, Electronics

Lecture 1

2/10

Electronics Continued

Lecture 2

How to Bias an Op-Amp (PDF)

2/17

Electronics Concluded

Lecture 3

Bandlimited Sampling Survey (PDF)
LM13700 OTA (PDF)

2/24

Pressure, Force

Lecture 4

Interlink FSR Guide (PDF)
TekScan Paper (PDF)
Additional Readings

3/3

Pressure, strain, & Piezoelectrics

Lecture 5

MSI Piezo Guide (PDF)  (1)
Piezo Systems Inc. (http) (2)
Additional Readings

(1) P. 2-4, 27-31 and 36-42 in particular
(2) Follow the Technical information link for good references

3/10

Electric Field and Capacitive Sensing

Lecture 6

Additional Readings

Links to papers are inside presentation

3/17

Capacitive Applications & Magnetic Sensing

Lecture 7

Paper on Polhemus tracker technologies
Paper on Buxton's capacitive trackpad <pdf>

Inertial Sensing

Lecture 8

Additional Readings

3/31

Optical Sensing

Lecture 9

Will discuss project proposals in class
Video on Corriolis force (MOV)

4/7

Acoustic and Thermal Sensing

Lecture 10

Project Proposals Due

4/21

Digital Sensor Processing and Modules

Lecture 11

4/28

RF and Acoustic Coherent Sensing

Lecture 12

5/5

Bioelectric Sensing & related topics

Lecture 13

5/12

Final Presentations

N/A

Assignment

Due

When/Where

References

Problem Set One

Laboratory One (PDF)

optional lab

Problem Set Two

Laboratory Two

TLV2374 datasheet (PDF)
7805 datasheet (PDF)

Problem Set Three

Laboratory Three

FSR datasheet (PDF)

Problem Set Four

ADXL202 Spec Sheet (PDF)
AD713 Spec Sheet (PDF)
MAX494 Spec Sheet (PDF)

Laboratory / Problem Set Four

Project Proposal

Presentation