DATA LOGGING

NUR FATIN INSYIRAH BINTI

MOHAMED PUAID
D20161073919
SITI NOR LIYANA BINTI MOHD
TASRIB
D20161073940

WHAT IS DATA LOGGER?

A data logger is an electronic device that records

data over time or in relation to location either with
a built in instrument or sensor or via external
instruments and sensors.
Mostly based on a digital processor (or computer)
They generally are small, battery powered,
portable, and equipped with a microprocessor,
internal memory for data storage, and sensors.

EXPERIMENT
SOUND SENSOR

INTRODUCTION

Soundis avibrationthat propagates as a typically

audiblemechanical waveofpressureanddisplacement,
through amediumsuch as air,water and solids as
longitudinal waves and also as a transverse wave in solids.
sound propagation is generally affected by three things:
1.Relationship between the density and pressure of the
medium
( its determines the speed of sound within the medium.)

2. Motion of the medium itself

(If the medium is moving, this movement may
increase or decrease the absolute speed of the sound
wave depending on the direction of the movement)
3. The viscosity of the medium
(Medium viscosity determines the rate at which
sound is reduced or increase)

Objective
to investigate the acoustic properties of various
materials

Engage
A

Which one can be heard clearer?

Does the same sound can be heard if you open the

Empower
Planning and doing your experiment

Setup: Build a 'room' to house a sound source.

Place a sound sensor a fixed distance away
from the sound source.
Procedure: Place the datalogger
approximately 1 meter away from a sound
source. Your sound source could be a speaker from
a computer, a bell or any other device that creates a
constant sound volume. It is important that this
sound produces a similar sound each and every
time, to ensure consistency of our experiment.

 Start generating sounds and observe the graph of the

sound level generated.
This is what is commonly called the base line, or control
experiment, as it indicates what range of values we
expect to see with no additional constraints.

The following graph show a sample of data collected

as a control experiment with the hospital beeper as
the sound source.

Now place your room around the sound source and run the
experiment again. Be careful
not to change the distance between the NXT and the sound
source. Feel free to experiment
with the design. Compare your new set of data with your
original results.

results

By overlaying the second set of data with our

original control graph, we can see that the
acoustic room we constructed reduces the
volume measured by the Sound Sensor.

discussions
object can takes in sound energy when sound waves are
encountered, as opposed to reflecting the energy.
Does the thickness of the material make a difference?
Give example of sensor in engineering system that are
similar to data logger sound sensor?
What can you observed from the graph?
What happen if the distance between the NXT and the
sound source is changed?

enhance

extension

Run the experiment again, but this time, try some

of the following materials
Packing foam
Sponge foam
Cloth
Wood
Paper

Unique feature of this activities

Repetition of activity can also be carried
out due to the quick completion for each
type of the surface used in this experiment
We can observed that an obstacles makes
the sound vibration we heard decreased