Key information
- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering Sciences
- Teaching department
- Electronic and Electrical Engineering
- Credit value
- 15
- Restrictions
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For UG students
ELEC0002 Introduction to Electronic Engineering
ELEC0003 Analog and Power Electronics 1
For MSc students,
Equivalent modules to the two listed above that cover similar syllabus (circuit theory, Kirchhoff's voltage and current law, opamps, negative feedback, bode plot, frequency response).
- Timetable
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Alternative credit options
There are no alternative credit options available for this module.
This module explores key sensor operation principles, characteristics and limitations as well as how to design analogue processing circuits to instrument the sensors. The module focuses on sensors and instrumentation systems for biomedical and environmental monitoring applications.
This module will cover the following topics
-Sensor characteristics
-Sensor/electrode categories (ECG/EMG/EEG, electrochemical sensors, Pressure, Temperature, Mechanical, Capacitive)
- Signal actuation, conditioning and readout, including signal conversion, amplification and filtering
- noise, interference
- Electrochemical readout techniques
-New & emerging sensors for medical & environmental monitoring, e.g. CMOS sensors,
- Integrated circuits (IC) based instrumentation (case studies
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Intended teaching term:
Term 2 ÌýÌýÌý
Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In person
- Methods of assessment
-
30%
In-class activity
70%
Exam
- Mark scheme
-
Numeric Marks
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
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2
- Module leader
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Dr Sara Ghoreishizadeh
- Who to contact for more information
- eee-ug-admin@ucl.ac.uk
Intended teaching term:
Term 2 ÌýÌýÌý
Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 7)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In person
- Methods of assessment
-
30%
In-class activity
70%
Exam
- Mark scheme
-
Numeric Marks
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
-
16
- Module leader
-
Dr Sara Ghoreishizadeh
- Who to contact for more information
- eee-ug-admin@ucl.ac.uk
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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