| CODE | TET1009 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Transducer Circuits | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Technology and Entrepreneurship Education | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This unit builds upon knowledge gained during the pre-requisite units entitled Foundation of electrical theories for D&T and Introduction to solid-state devices and circuits for D&T to present electrical and electronic circuits as systems comprised of input, process and output sub-circuit blocks. Within this unit emphasis is placed on the analysis and design of structure-behaviour-function of input and output sub-circuit blocks of an electronic circuit system that senses or acts upon physical phenomena such as motion, sound, light and temperature amongst others. The unit introduces a variety of sensors and actuators and presents applications for such devices. Study-Unit Aims: The aims of this study-unit are: 1. To develop a systems approach toward the understanding of discrete electrical and electronic circuits; 2. To introduce a diverse set of sensors and actuators; 3. To develop a systems approach toward the design of a function which is to be achieved using an electrical or electronic circuit. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Adopt a top-down approach to circuit design; 2. Adopt a structure – behaviour – function approach to the analysis of a system of sub-circuits; 3. Chunk and classify sub-circuits as input-process-output blocks; 4. Analyse and design circuits that sense or act upon physical phenomena such as motion, sound, light, temperature etc. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Use a variety of sensors and actuators within the design of electrical and electronic circuits e.g. Light dependent resistor, thermistor, buzzer, loudspeaker, d.c. motor, stepper motor etc.; 2. Simulate circuit behaviour with the use of a software package. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Scherz, P. and S. Monk (2013). Practical Electronics for Inventors, McGraw-Hill Education TAB. - FLOYD, T. L. 2007. Electronic Devices, Conventional Current version, Pearson International Edition. - HUGHES, E. 2012. Electrical and Electronic Technology, Prentice Hall. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Study-units: TET1003; TET1004. Co-requisite Study-unit: TET1001 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lectures, Practical and Tutorials | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Sarah Pule |
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