FYS3230 – Sensors and measurement technology
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
Modern measurement systems are rapidly spreading in industrial automation, modern medicine, surveillance, transport, environmental science and various research. This course focuses on sensors and their working principles, as well as signal conditioning and techniques used to make full measurement systems. Typical topics include transfer functions, linearity, sensitivity, accuracy, dynamic area. Both analog and digital signal handling are described, as well as conversion principles between analog and digital representation.
Learning outcome
You learn to understand important aspects of modern measurement systems. You will be able to choose measurement methods and signal treatment relevant for many parts of science and technology. You will be able to read specifications with a critical attitude, and hopefully become a sophisticated user of measurement systems.
Admission
Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
In addition to fulfilling the minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway, you must either have 2MX/2MY/3MZ and 3MX/3FY/3KJ/3BI/(2KJ+3BT)/(2BI+3BT) from Norwegian upper secondary school, or have completed equivalent studies in mathematics as well as physics, or chemistry, or biology at upper secondary school or university level at another educational institution. Read more about fulfilling special requirements.
The following courses must be taken earlier than the first mandatory laboratory in FYS3230:
- HMS0503 - Laboratory Safety or MNHMS0010LS - Introduction to Laboratory Safety (discontinued) or MNHMS0020LS - In-depth Laboratory Safety (discontinued)
- HMS0505 - Electricity Safety or MNHMS0015ES - Introduction to Electricity Safety (discontinued)
For students taking FYS23230 Autumn 2015 or later, to have FYS3230 included in your degree you must first pass the following HSE courses:
- HMS0503 - Laboratory Safety or MNHMS0010LS Introduction to Laboratory Safety (discontinued) or MNHMS0020LS - In-depth Laboratory Safety (discontinued)
- HMS0505 - Electricity Safety or MNHMS0015ES - Introduction to Electricity Safety
For students who completed FYS3230 in Autumn 2014 – you cannot have FYS3230 included in a degree before following HSE courses are passed:
- MNHMS0015 - Introduction to Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) (discontinued) or HMS0501 - Safety and the Physical Environment and HMS0502 Positive Learning Environment and HMS0507 Fire Safety
- MNHMS0010LS - Introduction to Laboratory Safety (discontinued) or MNHMS0020LS - In-depth Laboratory Safety (discontinued) or HMS0503 - Laboratory Safety
For further information se website for transitional arrangements between old and new HSE courses
The following HSE courses must also be taken in the same semester or earlier than FYS3230:
- MNHMS0015 – Introduction to Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) (discontinued)
- MNHMS0015ES – Introduction to Electricity Safety (discontinued)
For students taking FYS3230 Autumn 2014 or later, you must first pass the two HSE courses MNHMS0015 and MNHMS0015ES before you may include FYS3230 as part of a degree.
Recommended previous knowledge
FYS1120 – Electromagnetism and FYS1210 – Elementary Electronics with Project Work
Overlapping courses
5 credits overlap against FYS221 and FYS222.
Teaching
2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of group work / lectures each week. The course includes a joint assignment where the students carry out a real research project under supervision from a team of experienced researchers and write a scientific paper based on the results of the study. During the project, the students will produce reports about their work and make short plenary presentations for the other students.
To attend mandatory laboratory classes it is required that the following courses must be taken earlier than the first compulsory laboratory in FYS3230:
- HMS0503 - Laboratory Safety or MNHMS0010LS - Introduction to Laboratory Safety (discontinued) or MNHMS0020LS - In-depth Laboratory Safety (discontinued)
- HMS0505 Electricity Safety or MNHMS0015ES - Introduction to Electricity Safety (discontinued)
You will need to provide documentation that you have passed HMS0503 and HMS0505 when you attend the first mandatory lab.
As the teaching involves laboratory and/or field work, you should consider taking out a separate travel and personal risk insurance. Read about your insurance cover as a student.
Examination
In order to take the final exam the students must have participated actively in the research project, including the required reports and presentations.
Detailed information about examinations at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences can be found here
Explanations and appeals
Resit an examination
Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a postponed examination at the beginning of the next semester.
Re-scheduled examinations are not offered to students who withdraw during, or did not pass the original examination.