ENGINEERING EXPERIMENTATION

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The course surveys basic experimental methods in engineering. Analysis of experimental data, error and uncertainty, probability distributions, Fourier transforms, and multivariable regression is discussed. Typical electrical sensing devices are presented, including analog and digital meters, signal conditioning circuits, operational amplifiers, linear differential transformers, and hall effect sensors. Flow, pressure, temperature, torque, strain, force, vibration, and displacement measurements are consid ered. The laboratory includes a Design of Experiments protocol with hands -on engineering applications. Prerequisites: MECH 220, MECH 320, MATH 231.