Course: Sensors and measuring instrumentation

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Course title Sensors and measuring instrumentation
Course code KET/SMT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Švarný Jiří, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Koucký Václav, Ing. CSc.
  • Tureček Oldřich, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Sýkora Martin, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Kuberský Petr, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Handrejch Jan, Ing.
Course content
1) Metrology of sensors (static errors, dynamic properties) 2) Sensor output standards, sensor output conditioning circuit. Intelligent sensors - structure, standard interfaces, industrial busses. 3) Measurement of electrical current (AC, DC current measurement, shunt, Hall sensor, Rogovski coil, contact-less measurement, measuring transformer). 4) Measurement of electrical voltage (AC, DC voltage measurement, measuring transformer, voltage divider, signal amplification, probes). 5) Measurement of electrical power (DC, AC, non-harmonic power measurement). 6) Temperature measurement (contact and non-contact methods), sensors of temperature 7) Flow measurement (mass flowmeters, volume flowmeters, velocity flowmetrs), level measurement 8) Position, distance, rotation angle sensors (IRC, ARC, inclinometers, speed-voltage generators) 9) Force, pressure and torque sensing and measurement (piezoresistive sensors, piezoelectric sensors) 10) Optical fiber sensors, chemical sensors, moisture measurement, viscosity measurement. 11) Specific application sensors (ionizing radiation, environmental parameters sensors, security systems sensors). 12) Noise measurement (basic acoustic quantities, measuring equipment). 13) Vibration measurement (vibration parameters, principle of accelerometer, charge and voltage amplifier).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory work, Lecture
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 26 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory testing; outcome analysis (1-8) - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 15 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to explain basic methods of measurement of active and passive electrical quantities
to use the basic knowledge from the field of the signal processing
to have sufficient knowledge in the field of analogue and digital electronics
Skills
to build an electrical circuit for measurement of particular electrical quantity
to operate a basic measuring instrumentation (voltmeter, ampermeter, wattmeter, multimeter, oscilloscope, signal generator)
to process and evaluate the measured data
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to explain principles of selected types of electrical and non-electrical quantities
to explain principles of selected types of sensors
to describe mutual dependence between electrical and non-electrical quantities in regard of particular sensors
Skills
to choose an appropriate type of sensor for particular measurement
to design a signal conditioning to meet the needs of the application (level of noise, signal transmission, accuracy of measurement)
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Skills
Laboratory work
Competences
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Laboratory work
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills
Test
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Test
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Broch, J. T. Mechanical Vibration and Shock Measurements. Brüel & Kjaer, DK, 1984. ISBN 87-87355-34-5.
  • Ďaďo, S.; Bejček, L.; Platil, A. Měření průtoku a hladiny. BEN, 2005. ISBN 80-7300-156-X.
  • Ďaďo, S.; Kreidl M. Senzory a měřicí obvody. Praha, ČVUT, 1999. ISBN 80-01-02057-6.
  • Haasz, V. a kol. Elektrická měření - přístroje a metody. Praha, ČVUT, 2018. ISBN 978-80-01-06412-2.
  • Kreidl, M. Měření teploty ? senzory a měřicí obvody. BEN, 2005. ISBN 80-7300-145-4.
  • Northrop, R. B. Introduction to Instrumentation and Measurements. New York, 2017. ISBN 9781138071902.
  • Ripka, P.; Tipek, A. Modern Sensors Handbook. London, ISTE, 2007. ISBN 978-1-905209-66-8.
  • Vedral, J.; Svatoš, J. Zpracování a digitalizace analogových signálů v měřicí technice. Praha, ČVUT, 2018. ISBN 978-80-01-06424-5.
  • Webster, J. G., Eren, H. Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook: Electromagnetic, Optical, Radiation, Chemical, and Biomedical Measurement. New York, 2017. ISBN 9781138072183.


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