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ALL CAREER STAGES | UK-SPEC: A,B | THREE HALF-DAYS | LIVE VIRTUAL | CPD: 15 HOURS | COST: FROM £929
Sensors, actuators, and their interfaces technical training course
We can run additional courses dependent on demand. Please contact us if you are interested in different dates.
About the technical training course
This new technical course covers the fundamental principles of operating, selecting and interfacing sensors and actuators.
Sensors and actuators are used daily in countless applications to ensure accurate and reliable workflows and safer environments.
However, as sensors and actuators are not normally covered academic curricula as a subject in their own right, engineers and technicians often find themselves limited in their knowledge of them.
This live virtual technical training course will empower delegates with a solid understanding of sensor and actuator physics with an emphasis on interfacing with microprocessors, that can be applied across multiple engineering disciplines.
The course will focus on the theory, practical applications, and uses of these fundamental components.
The course programme is led by Dr. Nathan Ida, author of Sensors, Actuators, and Their Interfaces: A multidisciplinary Introduction, and distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Akron in Akron, Ohio.
Key themes
- Understand what sensors and actuators are, and the principles of implementation
- Learn about operation of devices (the “physics”), selection and applications (the “applications”) and interfacing - the circuits and methods of making the trio work
- Discuss selection for application with emphasis on performance – accuracy, response, appropriateness for the task
- Explore interfacing and embedded systems approach to implementation of sensing systems
Why attend?
- Gain a solid understanding of the physics of sensors and actuators to faciliate selection and applications
- Understand the different types of sensors and actuators available, their properties, manufacturing and the theory behind them
- Explore examples from a variety of disciplines and across complexity levels
- Gain exclusive insights from the expert course trainer
- Meet and talk with peers working in the same or similar fields
Dr. Nathan Ida
Dr. Nathan Ida
Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Akron in Akron, Ohio
His current research interests are in the areas of non-destructive testing and evaluation of materials at low and microwave frequencies with particular emphasis on sensing, ground penetrating radar, all aspects of modelling and simulation and on related issues stemming from research in NDE and in sensing.
Other areas of current interest include electromagnetic wave propagation, theoretical issues in computation, as well as in communications and sensing, especially in low power remote control and wireless sensing.
Much of this work has found its way into practice through industrial relations and consulting across industries as diverse as power generation, polymers, steel, medical and software, spanning the globe.
Dr. Ida has published extensively on nondestructive testing of materials, surface impedance boundary conditions, sensing and others, in over 400 publications and has written 12 books.
Day one - 12.30pm - 5.30pm
| 12:25 | Teams opens |
| 12:30 | Part one: Introduction |
| 13:00 | Part two: Performance characteristics of sensors and actuators |
| 14:00 | Break |
| 14:15 | Part three: The microprocessors |
| 15:45 | Break |
| 16:00 | Part four: Temperature sensors and actuators |
| 17:30 | End of day one |
Day three - 12.30pm - 5.30pm
| 12:25 | Teams opens |
| 12:30 | Part eight: Acoustic sensors and actuators |
| 13:30 | Break |
| 13:45 | Part nine: Chemical and biological sensors and actuators |
| 15:15 | Break |
| 15:30 | Part ten: Radiation sensors and actuators |
| 16:15 | Part eleven: MEMS and smart sensors and actuators |
| 17:30 | End of course |
Day two - 12.30pm - 5.30pm
| 12:25 | Teams opens |
| 12:30 | Part five: Optical sensors and actuators |
| 14:00 | Break |
| 14:45 | Part six: Electric and magnetic sensors and actuators |
| 15:45 | Break |
| 16:00 | Part seven: Mechanical sensors and actuators |
| 17:30 | End of day two |
Please note that the programme is subject to change.
Early-bird
(Until 19 December 2025)
Member - £929
Non-member - £1029
Student* - £929
Standard tickets
(Until 20 December 2025)
IET Member - £1139
Non-Member - £1239
Student* - £929
Group booking discounts
10% discount for 3 to 5 delegates – SENS3TO5
15% discount for 6 plus delegates – SENS6PLUS
What's included in registration?
- Online interactive training for engineers, technicians and engineering students across disciplines
- Explore the physics of sensors and actuators: what are they and how do they work as well as their applications and interfaces
- Three half days of interactive training 12:30pm to 5:30pm GMT, allowing delegates from the UK, Europe, and North America to join virtually
Overseas participants
If you are attending the course from outside of the UK and are paying for your booking using a company payment card where the company is VAT Registered and is the registered card billing address, please use the registration link for a VAT registered overseas company.
This form will capture your Company VAT Registration number and will be subject to Out of Scope VAT. Otherwise, VAT is charged at the UK rate of 20%.
If you are from outside the UK but paying with a personal payment card, please use the overseas individual link.
Terms and conditions
All prices are per person. If you require a proforma invoice before booking and/or wish to pay via purchase order, please contact us: events@theiet.org. We regret that we cannot accept AMEX for online payments.
*All students must provide a copy of their student pass or letter of enrolment from their college or University.
Once registered please email your documentation to events@theiet.org along with your booking confirmation number.
Discount codes are for member and non-member delegate registration only, and not applicable to student bookings.
If you need to pay for your group by proforma invoice, please contact events@theiet.org.
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