Course details
Measurement of Physical Quantities
MFV Acad. year 2005/2006 Summer semester 6 credits
The course presents basic sensor principles, their parameters and construction. It deals with instrumentation, non-electrical quantities measurements concepts and procedures. It also presents the differences between conventional electrical measurements of the electrical quantities and non-electrical quantities on the real industry systems. Also the optical sensors, optical fibre sensors, data collecting and acquisition processes are presented.
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Time span
- 26 hrs lectures
- 39 hrs laboratories
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Subject specific learning outcomes and competences
Course graduate should get basic knowledge and facilities in sensor field and the most commonly measured non-electrical quantities, including measurement concept design and results process and evaluation.
Learning objectives
The goal of the course is to introduce students to the basic modern solutions and methods of physical quantities measurements. These represent more than 95 % of all measured quantities in the laboratory and industrial areas. The course should also present sensor and physical quantities measurements importance in technical and non-technical fields, science and generally in information technologies.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Fundamentals of physics, electrical and electronic engineering.
Study literature
- ĎAĎO, S., KREIDL, M .: Senzory a měřicí obvody. ČVUT Praha, 1996.
- ZEHNULA, K.: Čidla robotů. Praha SNTL, 1990.
- JENČÍK, J., KUHN, L.: Technická měření ve strojírenství. SNTL Praha, 1992.
- GOPEL, W., HESSE, J., ZEMEL, J. N.: Sensors - A Comprehensive Survey. VCH, Germany, USA, 1988.
- BONFIG, K. W.: Sensoren und Sensorsysteme. Expert Verlag, Germany, 1991.
- NORTON, H. N.: Handbook of Transducers. Prentice Hall, USA, 1989
- JENČÍK, J., BRÁZA, A.: Technická měření. ČVUT Praha, 1996.
- TURÁŇ, J., PETRÍK, S.: Optické vláknové senzory. ALFA Bratislava, 1990.
- KOCOUREK a kol.: Číslicové měřicí systémy. ČVUT, 1994.
- Další doporučená literatura v průběhu přednášek a cvičení.
Fundamental literature
- BEJČEK, L.: Měření neelektrických veličin. Skriptum, VUT Brno, 1988.
- ZEHNULA, K.: Snímače neelektrických veličin. SNTL Praha, 1986
Syllabus of lectures
- Introduction, basic terms, sensor and instrumentation concepts, sensor construction.
- Position and dimensions measurements.
- Velocity and acceleration measurements.
- Forces, pressures and weight measurements.
- Deformations and force moment measurements.
- Vibration measurements.
- Temperature, heat and thermal flow measurements.
- Flow measurements.
- Emission measurements (light, infrared, UV).
- Ionizating emission measurements.
- Material composition and humidity measurements.
- Protection technique measurements (monitoring).
- Measurement system for data collecting, acquisition and presentation, local networks.
Syllabus of laboratory exercises
- Introduction (organisation, safety and next).
- Position and dimensions measurements (inductance, capacitance and photoelectric sensors, fibre glass and next).
- Velocity and acceleration measurements (linear and angle velocity, contact and non-contact methods, optical methods).
- Forces, pressure and weight measurements (metal and semiconductor strain gauges).
- Vibration measurements (piezoelectric sensors, multianalyzer PULSE).
- Contact temperature measurements (metal, semiconductor and intelligent sensors) and non-contact temperature measurements (radiation pyrometers).
- Flow measurements (special flow measurement laboratory).
- Emission measurements (UV, VIS, IR).
- Material composition measurements (CO2, pH measurements and next).
- Basic fibre glass sensors and their applications.
- Free theme.
- Class credit.
Progress assessment
It is necessary to participate in all 10 laboratory practical lessons and two tests. And to elaborate 3 complete protocols from selected laboratory themes.
Controlled instruction
It is necessary to participate in all 10 laboratory practical lessons.