College of Technology
Engineering Technology Department
University of Houston

 

ELET 3104

Control Instrumentation Laboratory

Fall 2003

This is the laboratory course to accompany ELET 3304 Control Instrumentation. The objective of this course is to experience the application of analog and digital signal conditioning to the interface of sensors to readout devices or computers. You will study methods of analg and digital signal conditioning and an assortment of sensors including those used for the measurement of temperature, pressure, strain, and light.

NOTE: National Instruments LabVIEW is used in this laboratory for the acquisition, analysis and display of measurement data.

Lab meeting: Wednesday, 5:30 - 8: 30 PM, Room 214 T2
Professor: Dr. Curtis D. Johnson
Office: 339 T2, Telephone: 713-743-4025, Email: cjohnson@uh.edu

 

Date

Assignment

Activity

 

 (Subject to change)

8/27

1. Assignment on LabVIEW

Lab organization and grading, Introduction to LabVIEW, homework assignment on LabVIEW.

9/3

 

NO LAB

9/10

 

EXP 1: Setting up and running a VI in LabVIEW, meters, recorders

NOTE: 9/8 Last day to drop with refund

9/17

 

EXP 2: Data acquisition and processing VI with LabVIEWI

9/24

 

EXP 3: Time Response

10/1

 

EXP 4: Thermistors

NOTE: 9/22 Last day to drop without grade

10/8

 

EXP 5: Thermocouples

10/15

 

EXP 6: strain gauge

10/22

 

EXP 7: LVDT

10/29

 

EXP 8:

11/5

 

EXP 9

11/12

 

EXP 10

NOTE: 11/4 last day to drop a course

11/19

 

EXP 11

11/26

 

Holiday - No Lab

12/3

 

EXP 12