Research Based Learning - Smart Sensing Applications (RBL)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulf Kulau

Lucas Bublitz

Language

In Summer Term 2023, the course will be held in englisch (likely)

Motivation

When it comes to the terms sensors and research, you have to look very closely at what it is all about in the end. From the Smart Sensors department, research focuses on the sensor systems themselves, while at the same time sensors are an important component in various multidisciplinary research activities.

As a result, we as researching engineers have a dual function. On the one hand, we have to continuously improve the technical aspects of sensor systems and explore new methods; on the other hand, we have to consider our technical solutions to the needs, specifications and requirements for other research fields.

In this Research-Based-Learning course, motivated by an application, the relevant aspects in interdisciplinary sensor research will be taught. For this purpose, a close cooperation with another university is envisaged, which acts as a "stake-holder" for a superordinate research question, while we learn how to enable and cleanly document the technical basis for the preparation of interdisciplinary research.

Summer Term 2023 Topic: Sensors for Health Research

The event takes place during the semester together with the University of Bielfeld (Department of Digital Medicine). This means that interdisciplinary collaboration is mandatory and we will work together to develop our own language in order to learn how to communicate across disciplines.

The course is still under preparation, however, the following issues will be addressed:

• TUHH students will intensively study the sensor system MAXREFDES106, which combines a variety of sensors for measuring vital parameters on one platform. In contrast to commercial products, the sensor system is a reference design that can be freely programmed by students, making it ideal for teaching.
• The students of the TUHH will first prepare the setup and commissioning of the sensor system and document this process in such a way that the system can be used interdisciplinary and independently by the students of the University of Bielefeld. In doing so, it is important for the TUHH students, who come from the technical field, to find the same "language".
• In the second step, the sensor system is evaluated in detail. The sensor quality, but also the influence of other hardware- and software-related parameters are examined so that measurement uncertainties can be uncovered. The quality of the measurement signals, their offset and deviations are evaluated in detail and documented.
• In the third step, signal conditioning measures are investigated and implemented so that the sensor system can be adapted to the requirements of the users (students of the University of Bielefeld).
• Another important step is the general configuration of the measurement. Here the specifications of the users are implemented, which refer to sample rates, measurement periods and duration, run times etc.. Based on the previous evaluation, which also includes the power consumption of the sensor, the sensor system is configured and runtime analyses are performed. The configuration is also documented in detail.
• Finally, a detailed system test is performed and concepts for post-deployment are developed (e.g. subsequent updates).

For all steps a clean documentation in written form and also in common tools for version control (e.g. git) is required. Further it is required that all students are willing to work together with students from University of Bielefeld, e.g. attending common meetings via teleconferences.

Literatur

Mechatronik: Grundlagen und Anwendungen technischer Systeme

Horst CzichosSpringer2015.
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@book{czichos2015mechatronik,
author = {Czichos, Horst},
publisher = {Springer},
title = {Mechatronik: Grundlagen und Anwendungen technischer Systeme},
year = {2015},
}

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Taschenbuch der Messtechnik

Jörg HoffmannCarl Hanser Verlag GmbH Co KG2015.
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@book{hoffmann2015taschenbuch,
author = {Hoffmann, J{ö}rg},
publisher = {Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH Co KG},
title = {Taschenbuch der Messtechnik},
year = {2015},
}

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Smart sensors and systems

Chong-Min Kyung, Hiroto Yasuura, Yongpan Liu, Youn-Long LinSpringer2017.
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@book{kyung2017smart,
author = {Kyung, Chong-Min and Yasuura, Hiroto and Liu, Yongpan and Lin, Youn-Long},
publisher = {Springer},
title = {Smart sensors and systems},
year = {2017},
}

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More information about the sensor system can be found here: MAXREFDES106

Evaluation

After semester the evaluation results will be published here.