T2: DATA ACQUISITION AND FUNDAMENTALS OF SENSORS

to be presented by John Schmalzel on April 30 (Monday) 8:30-12:00 am

 

Contents

The format of the tutorial is primarily lecture-based, but there will be opportunities for discussion augmented by in-session teamwork. At the conclusion of the tutorial, the attendee should have a basic grounding in the fundamentals of sensors and data acquisition. The tutorial will treat the following topics:

- Overview of scope and content.

- The basic language of sensors.

- Sensors for (almost) every measurement need.

- Choosing a sensor: avoiding costly mistakes.

- What comes after the sensor?

- The basic language of data acquisition.

- Moving from the analog to the digital domains.

- Choosing a data acquisition system.

- Putting it all together: applications.

- Where do I go from here?

 

Target audience

Need a jump start up the sensor and data acquisition ladder because you’ve been assigned a new measurement challenge? Just joined a research team that expects you to be conversant in the basic tools of the measurement trade? Want to get a handle on the fundamentals as well as some insights into what’s new? Then, this tutorial is for you!

 

Presenter's biography

John Schmalzel is currently on assignment to NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center, MS, where he is a member of the Science & Engineering Division working with the Integrated Systems Health Management group. Intelligent Sensors are among the key contributing technologies. He has over thirty years experience with instrumentation and sensors; he and Kim Fowler wrote the first installments of the Tutorial series that appeared in the I&M Magazine. He was the General Chair for the recent Sensors Applications Symposium held in San Diego.