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Measurement Applications.

Computers are sometimes used alongside sensors to measure quantities such as pressure, temperature, radiation etc. This is known as 'data logging'.

Sensors and Data Logging

Sensors are used to automatically detect and measure physical quantities.

If the sensor is connected to a computer, the computer can read the data coming from the sensor and log it at pre-set time intervals (hourly for example). This is sometimes called 'data logging'.

This allows us to see changes in the quantities (temperature increasing or decreasing for example)

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Why use a computer to measure sensor data instead of a person?

Computers are much better at reading and measuring quantity data taken from sensors for the following reasons:

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Examples of Computer Measurement Applications

Data logging can be setup to automatically monitor and record data generated by scientific experiments.

​Water Temperature Example:
Imagine you are conducting an experiment that records the temperature of water as it transforms from solid ice into hot steam. You would need to use the following:

Thermostat - to measure the temperature of the water
ADC - to convert the analogue temperature data into digital
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Computer - to receive and log the digital temperature data
Software - to analyse the received data

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Electronic Timing

Computerised data logging can be used to accurately measure time.

Olympic 100 Metres Race Example:
In sprinting, generating accurate race times is important as, sometimes, first and second place can be separated by 1000's of a second. To accurately measure athlete's race times you would need:

Sound Sensor - to record when the race is started
Infrared Sensor - to record when the athlete crosses the finish line
ADC - to convert the analogue data from the sensors into digital
Computer and Software - to receive and log the digital data and calculate race time.

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Environmental Monitoring

Environmental monitoring is where data is collected to be used for purposes such as:

Weather forecasting
Water quality in rivers and streams
Levels of air pollution

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Weather Forecasting Example:
Weather stations contain lots of sensors which are used to gather a variety of different data. For example:

Thermometer - to measure temperatures
Humidity Sensor - to measure the amount of water in the air
Barometer - to measure air pressure
Anemometer - to measure wind speed
Rain Gauge - to measure the amount of rain fall over a certain period.

These sensors would feed data into a computer which is then analysed by meteorologists (weather forecasters). The data allows the weather forecasters to make predictions about future weather.

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