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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KEI
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SC
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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Sensors and Actuators
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
4
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Lecture
2
[Hours/Week]
Tutorial
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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Yes
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Course credit prior to examination
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Yes
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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Czech, English
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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7 / -
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2 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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10
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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Czech, English
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
Yes
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Substituted course
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None
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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KEI/SNACE
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
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Course objectives:
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To make students acquainted with sensors types and measuring principles with focus on the application of sensors of mechanical, thermal, optical, chemical, magnetic and electrical quantities. Students become acquainted with industrial sensor types, possibilities and examples of their use, standards for interconnection and data collection, and methods and algorithms for data processing. Part is also devoted to the overview of basic actuators for industrial control purposes.
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Requirements on student
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Successful processing and presentation of semestral project. Exam has the form of written test and an interview with the aim to demonstrate an understanding of physical quantities sensing and measurement in the range of lectures and exercises.
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Content
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1) Sensor conception, sensor generations, metrological parameters of sensor, measurement error. Sensor guidance indexing according to measured parameter and according to conversion of measured parameter to electrical signal.
2) Temperature sensors - contact, contact-less - principle, thermometer temperature range, linearization. Industry types of thermometer.
3) Force, pressure and torsion moment - strain gauge tensometer types and strain gauge bridges, amplifiers, weighing - dynamic weighing, belt conveyor scales.
4) Position and displacement sensors, angular displacement sensor, electronic levels (inclinometers) - principle and industry types, measuring of velocity, angular velocity, acceleration - principle and industry types of accelerometers.
5) Liquid flow-meters, volume and mass flow-meters, types, measuring principle, liquid level measuring, volume measuring. Industry types of flow-meters.
6) Body motion sensors, security system sensors.
7) Automotive sensors.
8) Optical sensors, optical fibre sensors.
9) Humidity and moisture measurement, mass density measurement, environmental parameters measurement, radiation measurement. Electrical and magnetic values measuring.
10) Basic principles of gas detection, sorption based sensors, electrochemical sensors, thermocatalytic sensors, optical sensors, photoionization sensors.
11) Materials for sensitive sensor layers and technology of their preparation, construction and sensor topology.
12) Sensor output standards, sensor output conditioning circuit. Intelligent sensors - structure, standard interfaces, industrial busses. Sensor system assembly rules, electromagnetic compatibility aspects.
13) Control methods of actuators, ways and means of use - relays, semiconductor switching elements, frequency converters.
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Dostupné na webové stránce předmětu: https://courseware.zcu.cz/portal/studium/courseware/kae/sac
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Guarantors:
Ing. Richard Linhart, Ph.D. ,
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Lecturer:
Ing. Václav Koucký, CSc. (40%),
Ing. Petr Kuberský, Ph.D. (10%),
Ing. Richard Linhart, Ph.D. (50%),
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Tutorial lecturer:
Ing. Václav Koucký, CSc. (50%),
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Literature
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Basic:
Ďaďo, Stanislav; Kreidl, Marcel. Senzory a měřící obvody. 1. vyd. Praha : ČVUT, 1996. ISBN 80-01-01500-9.
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Recommended:
John G. Webster, Halit Eren. Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook : Electromagnetic, Optical, Radiation, Chemical, and Biomedical Measurement. Taylor & Francis Ltd, London, 2017. ISBN 9781138072183.
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Recommended:
John G. Webster, Halit Eren. Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook: Spatial, Mechanical, Thermal, and Radiation Measurement. CRC Press, 2017. ISBN 9781439848890.
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Recommended:
Ďaďo, Stanislav; Bejček, Ludvík; Platil, Antonín. Měření průtoku a výšky hladiny. 1. vyd. Praha : BEN - technická literatura, 2005. ISBN 80-7300-156-X.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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52
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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30
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Individual project (40)
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25
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Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
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6
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Total
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113
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
explain physics fundamentals concerning on temperature, heat, thermal expansion, thermal conductivity, heat capacity |
explain physics fundamentals concerning on force, pressure, mass, density, viscosity |
explain physics fundamentals concerning on velocity, acceleration, torque, angular velocity, angular acceleration, moment of inertia, kinetic and potential energy |
explain physics fundamentals concerning on frequency, wave length, refractive index |
explain the fundamentals of electric, magnetic field, electromagnetic field |
explain the fundamentals of electrotechnics, functions of R, L C elements, voltage and current dividers, RC and RL networks, resonating circuits |
explain the fundamentals of electronics, passive and active elements, transistor, diode, operational amplifier, feedback function, fundamentals of amplifiers and oscillators and other basic function blocks |
explain the fundamentals of digital electronics, combinational and sequential circuits, memories, analog to digital and digital to analog convertors |
explain the fundamentals of digital signal processing, effects of signal sampling quantisation |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
use passive and active electronic components to implement circuits with the required function |
measure common parameters of electronic components, verify their correct functionality |
use a computer or microcontroller to create its own simple programs in any software environment usable for data processing |
apply SPICE-based simulation software for basic circuit simulations in time and frequency domains |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
explain the term sensor, sensor generations, metrological properties of sensors |
explain the classification of sensors according to the measured quantity |
explain the classification of sensors according to the principle of converting the measured quantity into an electrical quantity |
describe the principles of operation and types of contact temperature sensors, range of measured temperatures, design of contact temperature sensors for industrial applications |
describe the principles of operation and types of non-contact temperature sensors, range of measured temperatures, design of non-contact temperature sensors for industrial applications, thermovision |
explain the operation of force, pressure and torque sensors |
describe the types, properties and performance of strain gauges |
explain the concepts of static and dynamic weighing with examples |
explain the operation of position, angle, tilt, speed, angular velocity and acceleration sensors |
explain the principles of speed and volume flowmeters |
explain the principles of mass flowmeter operation |
explain the principles of measuring the level and volume of liquids and bulk materials |
describe the types and principles of sensors for Alarm Security and Emergency Systems |
describe the types and principles of operation of sensors for automotive industry and their implementation |
explain the types and principles of optical fiber sensors |
explain methods of measurement of humidity, ionizing radiation, environmental parameters |
describe the types and principles of chemical sensors |
describe the forms of electrical outputs of the measured quantity, standardized interfaces and industrial buses |
explain the terms Smart Sensor and Inteligent Sensor |
describe the types of actuators together with their typical properties |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
apply measuring methods and sensors in an optimal way in both industrial and laboratory environments |
apply principles for use and connection of sensors to minimize measurement errors |
apply computational methods to analyze and minimize measurement errors and increase the value of the results |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Project |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Project |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Combined exam |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Laboratory work |
Task-based study method |
Individual study |
Students' portfolio |
One-to-One tutorial |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Individual study |
Laboratory work |
Seminar classes |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Seminar classes |
Task-based study method |
Laboratory work |
Students' portfolio |
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