Aims: To provide an introduction to advanced instrumentation and measurement techniques employed in modern sports engineering.
After taking this Unit the student should:
(i) understand the advantages and areas of application of non contact instrumentation techniques.
(ii) appreciate techniques available for data transmission;
(iii) be aware of issues involved in the interfacing of measurement instruments to host computers;
(iv) have an appreciation of the instrumentation system design process.
Learning Outcomes:
After taking the unit students should be capable of using advanced instrumentation and measurement techniques in the field of engineering.
Skills:
Facilitated -intellectual, practical, key.
Content:
Properties of laser light, semiconductor laser diodes, photodiodes, laser range finding, laser profilometry, optical fibres, interferometry, etalons, optical fibre strain gauge. Signal transmission methodologies: AM, FM, PCM, digital transmission protocols. Fibre optic transmission, elements of telemetry. Interfacing: data transfer control, serial and parallel interfaces, local area networks. Advances in Sports Engineering instrumentation, topics covered will be selected from: velocity measurement by doppler radar; uses of the Global Positioning System; transponder tag timing of sporting events; video image processing for motion analysis.
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