Course detail

Measurement of Physical Quantities

FIT-IMFVAcad. year: 2010/2011

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.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Ludvík Bejček, CSc.

Department

Department of Control and Instrumentation (UAMT)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

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.

Prerequisites

Fundamentals of physics, electrical and electronic engineering.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

It is necessary to participate in all 10 laboratory practical lessons and two tests. And to elaborate 3 complete protocols from selected laboratory themes.

Course curriculum

  1. Introduction, basic terms, sensor and instrumentation concepts, sensor construction.
  2. Position and dimensions measurements.
  3. Velocity and acceleration measurements.
  4. Forces, pressures and weight measurements.
  5. Deformations and force moment measurements.
  6. Vibration measurements.
  7. Temperature, heat and thermal flow measurements.
  8. Flow measurements.
  9. Emission measurements (light, infrared, UV).
  10. Ionizating emission measurements.
  11. Material composition and humidity measurements.
  12. Protection technique measurements (monitoring).
  13. Measurement system for data collecting, acquisition and presentation, local networks.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

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.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

It is necessary to participate in all 10 laboratory practical lessons.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

  • BEJČEK, L.: Měření neelektrických veličin. Skriptum, VUT Brno, 1988.
  • ZEHNULA, K.: Snímače neelektrických veličin. SNTL Praha, 1986

Recommended reading

  • 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.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme IT-BC-3 Bachelor's

    branch BIT , any year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Ludvík Bejček, CSc.

Syllabus

  1. Introduction, basic terms, sensor and instrumentation concepts, sensor construction.
  2. Position and dimensions measurements.
  3. Velocity and acceleration measurements.
  4. Forces, pressures and weight measurements.
  5. Deformations and force moment measurements.
  6. Vibration measurements.
  7. Temperature, heat and thermal flow measurements.
  8. Flow measurements.
  9. Emission measurements (light, infrared, UV).
  10. Ionizating emission measurements.
  11. Material composition and humidity measurements.
  12. Protection technique measurements (monitoring).
  13. Measurement system for data collecting, acquisition and presentation, local networks.

Laboratory exercise

39 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Ludvík Bejček, CSc.

Syllabus

  • 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.