1. SylabUZ
2. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
3. winter term 2023/2024
4. Management and Production Engineering - Second-cycle studies leading to MSc degree
5. Metrology in mechanical and electrical II

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Metrology in mechanical and electrical II - course description

Aim of the course

• To provide knowledge about the parameters of measuring transducers and methods to describe their static and dynamic properties.
• To provide knowledge about the structure, principle of operation and properties of functional blocks of the measurement signal processing path and measuring transducers of basic non-electric quantities.
• To provide knowledge abou the principles of organization of measuring systems and computer measuring techniques.
• Developing the skills of planning and conducting experiments in the field of experimental determination of the characteristics of the components of the measurement signal processing track.
• Developing skills in setup and using measuring systems.

 

Prerequisites

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Metrology in mechanical and electrical I

Scope

Lecture:

L1: Introduction. Transducer, sensor. The role of sensors and measuring transducers in mechanics and electronics. Classification of sensors and transducers. Static and dynamic properties of measuring transducers.
L:2 Analog measurement signal processing. Basic functional blocks of analog measurement signal processing track.

L3: Analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog processing. General characteristics of the A / D and D / A processing process: sampling, quantizing, coding. Characteristics of the        basic types of A / D and D / A converters. Parameters of A / D and D / A converters. Selected examples of A / D and D / A converters applications.

L4: Introduction to measurements of non-electric quantities using electric methods. Classification and basic areas of sensor application. Intelligent sensors. Measurements of the quantities describing the displacement. Linear displacement sensors: with changing electrical circuit parameters, ultrasonic, optoelectronic. Acceleration and speed sensors in linear and rotational displacement. Angular displacement sensors.

L5: Force and pressure measurements. Strain gauges, piezoelectric, force sensors. Structures of force transducers. Membrane pressure sensors.

L6: Temperature measurements. Thermoresistors, thermocouples, thermistors and semiconductor sensors. Measuring systems for temperature sensors.

L7: Measuring systems. Organization and classification, basic tasks and configurations of measuring systems. DAQ systems. Measuring interfaces. Virtual measuring instruments.

L8: Written test.

Laboratory:

L1: Measurements of static properties of measuring transducers

L2-3: Analog circuits for processing analog signals

L4: Measurements of the properties of analog-to-digital converters

L5: Measurements of the properties of digital-to-analog converters

L6: LVDT sensors for measuring linear displacements

L7: Workout of any nonattendance 

L8: Optical and inductive proximity sensors

L9: Acceleration sensors

L10: Strain gauges and signal processing systems from strain gauges

L11: Pressure gauges and pressure sensors

L12: Temperature sensors and temperature transducers

L13: Measurement systems for temperature sensors.

L14: Workout of any nonattendance

L15: Passing of the laboratory

 

Teaching methods

• lecture: conventional/traditional lecture
• laboratory: work in the groups, practical excersises.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description	Outcome symbols	Methods of verification	The class form

Assignment conditions

Lecture: Written test conducted at the end of the semester,

Laboratory: arithmetic mean of positive grades obtained from individual laboratory classes,

Final grade: The condition for passing the course is passing all its forms. The final grade for the course is the arithmetic mean of the grades for individual forms of classes.

Recommended reading

1. Bentley J. P.: Principles of Measurement Systems,  Pearson Education Limited, Harlow, England, 2005.
2. Sansen W., Huijsing J., Plassche R.J.:  Analog Circuit Design: Mixed A/D Circuit Design, Sensor Interface Circuits and Communication Circuits. Springer, 2013.
3. Huijsing J.: Operational Amplifiers: Theory and Design. Third edition, Springer, 2016.
4. Fraden J.: Handbook of Modren Sensors. Physics, Design, and Applications. Fifth edition. Springer - Verlag New York, 2015.
5.  Pelgrom M.: Analog-to-Digital Conversion. Springer, 2016. 

Further reading

1. Sydenham P. H. (Ed.): Handbook of Measurement Science – Vol -  1: Theoretical Fundamentals, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester,1991.

Notes

Modified by dr inż. Leszek Furmankiewicz (last modification: 14-04-2023 12:10)