Pressure sensors and thermistors.ppt

Pressure sensors and thermistors -What do they do and how to calibrate them? E80 Feb 21, 2008 Agenda Pressure sensors and calibration Relating pressure to altitude Thermistors and calibration (Steinhart-Hart constants) Pressure sensors Barometric pressure changes vs. altitude and temperature, so we can use pressure sensor data to indicate the altitude change in the rockets during their launch. Each sensor has slightly different characteristics, so we need to calibrate them individually. Pressure sensors Barometric pressure changes vs. altitude and temperature, so we can use pressure sensor data to indicate the altitude change in the rockets during their launch. Each sensor has slightly different characteristics, so we need to calibrate them individually. Pressure sensors-altimeterMPX4115A(IMU) / MPXA6115A (R-DAS) Pressure sensors-MPX4115A Pressure units Pascal (Pa)=N/m2: standard atmosphere P0=101325 Pa=101.325kPa Bar: 1 bar=100 kPa Psi= (Force) pound per square inch: 1 Psi=6.89465 KPa MPX4115A measures pressure in the range: 15-115 kPa Sensitivity: 45.9mV/kPa (pressure range 100kPa? voltage range 4.59V) Typical supply voltage 5.1V Output analog voltage Offset voltage (Voff) is the output voltage measured at minimum rated pressure (Typical@ 0.204V) Full scale output (Vfso) measured at maximum rated pressure (Typical@ 4.794 V) How does voltage correlate to pressureNice it’s linear!!! Signal Conditioning Circuitry- From sensor voltage to ADC on R-DAS Measure voltage and pressure in the lab After ADC, the digital readings (0-1024)?(0-5V) analog voltage Pressure reading is in the units of Psi. Since everything is linearly scaled, you can choose your calibration curve or units freely. Calibration curve options In case you care about error. Voltage Error=Pressure Error x Temperature Error Factor x0.009 x Vs Temperature Error Factor=1 (0oC-85oC), otherwise higher Pressure Error: +/- 1.5KPa Find a and b in calibration curvey=ax+b Collect data sets (x1,