Course: Instrumentation and Measurement

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Course title Instrumentation and Measurement
Course code AUEM/AE3IM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Mikuličová Michaela, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Navrátil Milan, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Automated measuring workstations, communication buses, properties, SW support (VEE Pro, LabView). 2. SI system, units of measured quantities, unit conversions, basic terminology. 3. Basics of descriptive statistics, probability, random variable, random selection, probability distribution, processing of measured data, measurement uncertainties, law of uncertainty propagation. 4. Correlation and regression calculus, parameter estimation, hypothesis testing. 5. Noise of electronic circuits - Johnson noise, current, 1 / f, pink noise, noise temperature, amplifier noise figure, noise maps, SNR, noise suppression methods. 6. Impedance and impedance matching, instrument amplifiers. 7. Processing of analog and digital signals, principles of sampling conversion, Shannon's theorem, aliasing, signal spectrum - phenomenology. 8. Analog frequency filters, classification, basic types, AFCH, FFCH, areas of application 9. Basics of optical signal processing and data transmission, optical fibers, properties, parameters, losses in optical fibers, transmission windows 10. Lasers, construction, principle, classification, use. 11. Voltmeters, ammeters, ohmmeters, sine and non-sine signals, measurement of non-harmonic signals, true RMS. 12. Signal sources - function generators, sweep, pulse, frequency synthesis, microwave generators, spectrum analyzers, circuit analyzers (scalar and vector), reflectometers, logic analyzers. 13. Oscilloscopes, classification, principle, oscilloscopic probes, parameters. 14. Electromagnetic compatibility, classification, legislation, coupling mechanisms, types and measurements of interfering signals, interference suppressors.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Demonstration, Exercises on PC, Individual work of students
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of high school mathematics and physics are supposed.
Knowledge of high school mathematics and physics are supposed.
learning outcomes
The student gains an overview of the basic principles of measurement, especially of electrical signals.
The student gains an overview of the basic principles of measurement, especially of electrical signals.
The student explains basic statistical concepts and methods.
The student explains basic statistical concepts and methods.
The student defines the individual nodes of the measurement chain.
The student defines the individual nodes of the measurement chain.
The student explains the physical and technical limits of measuring instruments.
The student explains the physical and technical limits of measuring instruments.
The student is oriented in the field of electromagnetic compatibility, recognizes coupling mechanisms, types of interfering signals and methods of their measurement.
The student is oriented in the field of electromagnetic compatibility, recognizes coupling mechanisms, types of interfering signals and methods of their measurement.
Skills
The student independently designs a measurement experiment to measure mainly electrical signals.
The student independently designs a measurement experiment to measure mainly electrical signals.
The student obtains experimental data, evaluates it, and correctly interprets the results.
The student obtains experimental data, evaluates it, and correctly interprets the results.
The student develops software designed for measurement, including communication with instruments.
The student develops software designed for measurement, including communication with instruments.
The student applies measurement uncertainty theory to his/her experimental work in the laboratory.
The student applies measurement uncertainty theory to his/her experimental work in the laboratory.
The student analyzes a measurement chain and locates its weaknesses and suggests improvements.
The student analyzes a measurement chain and locates its weaknesses and suggests improvements.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
Demonstration
Demonstration
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Individual work of students
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Individual work of students
Exercises on PC
Exercises on PC
assessment methods
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Recommended literature
  • BROŽ, J. Základy fyzikálních měření. Praha, 1983.
  • Ďaďo, S., Kreidl M. Senzory a měřicí obvody. Praha, 1999. ISBN 80-010-2057-6.
  • DUNN W. C. Introduction to Instrumentation, Sensors, and Process Control. 2005.
  • HAASZ, V. a M. SEDLÁČEK. Elektrická měření: přístroje a metody.. Praha, 2003. ISBN 80-010-2731-7.
  • Haasz, Vladimír. Elektrická měření : přístroje a metody. Vyd. 2. Praha : Česká technika - nakladatelství ČVUT, 2003. ISBN 8001027317.
  • CHUDÝ, V. a kol. Meranie technických veličin. Bratislava, 1999. ISBN 80-227-1275-2.
  • Němeček P. Nejistoty měření. Praha, 2008. ISBN 978-80-02-02089-9.
  • SQUIRES G. L. Practical Physics. Cambridge, 2001.
  • Svačina Jiří. Elektromagnetická kompatibilita : principy a poznámky. Brno, 2001. ISBN 80-214-1873-7.
  • WITTE R. A. Electronic Test Instruments-Theory and Applications. 1993.


Study plans that include the course
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