Physics: 5510 Spring 2008
Lec: CAP 262 9:00 MWF Lab: CAP 252 12:00-14:50 T
Dr. James G. Sherman Office: CAP 325 Hrs: XYZ Tel: 262- ,
Email: Shermanjp@appstate.edu
Dr. Thomas L. Rokoske Office: CAP 253 Hrs: MWF 10-11; or appointment.
Tel: 262-7499, Email: Rokosketl@appstate.edu
Texts: Sensors and Signal Conditioning by Ramon Pallas-Areny and John G. Webster
LabVIEW 8 Student Edition by Robert H. Bishop (ISBN 0-13-199918-40)
Labs: Handouts from Course Website and Experiments in Mechanics by VISHAY Ed. Div.
Week Topic Laboratory
14 Jan Ch.1.1-6 Intro. Sensor-Based Measurement Intro & Theory of Stress
Systems Strain, and Elasticity
21 Jan M.L. King Holiday Ch.1.7-9 Primary Working with Strain Gages
Sensor Materials and Microsensor
Technology
28 Jan Ch 1. Cont'd, Ch.2.1-4 Resist. Sensors Construction of the Wheatstone
Bridge and Amplifier
4 Feb Ch.2.5-9 Magneoresistive Sensors Modulus of Elasticity-FlexureI
to the end
11 Feb Ch.3.1-4 Sig. Conditioning for R Sens. Modulus of Elasticity-FlexureII
18 Feb Ch.3.5-6 Differential & Instr. Amps. Poisson's Ratio
25 Feb National Instruments LabVIEW Tutorial Principle Strains and Stresses
First Exam, LV Tutorial Cont'd
3 Mar LV Tut Cont'd, Ch. 3 MathScript LabVIEW Six Hour Lab 1
Ch. 11 Analysis
10 Mar Spring Break
17 Mar Ch. 5 subVi's, Ch. 6 Structures LabVIEW Six Hour Lab 2 & LabVIEW
Ch. 3 Math Script
24 Mar Easter Holiday, Ch. 7 Array's & Easter Break
Clusters.
31 Mar Ch. 8 Charts & Graphs Ch. 9 Data LabVIEW Data Acquisition on the
Internet
Acquisition
7 Apr Ch.8 Charts & Graphs, Ch. 9 Data LED Light Intensity Measurements
Acquisition
14 Apr Ch.10 Strings & File I/O, Ch.A.4 Vacuum Measurements with LabVIEW
Instrument Drivers
21 Apr Ch.6.1-2 Self-generating Sensors, Measurement of Strain with LabVIEW
Ch. 7.1-2
28 Apr Ch.8.1-6, Ch.9.1,3-6 Review & Finish Labs
(Mon & Wed only)
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Final Examination: Friday 2 May 9:00-11:30
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