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8 Cards in this Set
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Measurand
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The physical quality we want to measure
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Transducer / Sensor
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A device that accepts a measurand as an input and produces a signal as an output
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Read Out
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A device that converts the sensor output signal into readable form
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Calibration Equation
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An equation relating sensor input to output (or read out). Often linear
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Resultant
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The quantity an experiment is designed to produce as an outcome. Can be a function of several measurands
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PO Question 1
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What physical quantity is the measurand and how is it input to the sensor
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PO Question 2
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What happens inside the sensor to transform sensor input to sensor output
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PO Question 3
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What physical quantity is the output and how is it read
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