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Metrology - course description

General information
Course name Metrology
Course ID 06.2-WE-AutP-M-Er
Faculty Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Automatics
Field of study WIEiA - oferta ERASMUS / Automatic Control and Robotics
Education profile -
Level of studies First-cycle Erasmus programme
Beginning semester winter term 2018/2019
Course information
Semester 2
ECTS credits to win 5
Course type obligatory
Teaching language english
Author of syllabus
  • prof. dr hab. inż. Ryszard Rybski
Classes forms
The class form Hours per semester (full-time) Hours per week (full-time) Hours per semester (part-time) Hours per week (part-time) Form of assignment
Lecture 15 1 - - Credit with grade
Laboratory 30 2 - - Credit with grade

Aim of the course

- to familiarize students with the basic issues of the theory of measurement and measure system and standards.
- to shape skills in the development of measurement results and estimation of errors and measurement uncertainty.
- to familiarize students with the methods and instruments for measuring selected electrical values.
- introduction to the classification, structure and properties of measurement systems.

Prerequisites

Mathematical analysis, Principles of electrical engineering

Scope

Basic concepts in metrology. Definition of measurement. Measurement scales and measurement units. Measurement methods and their accuracy. Errors, type A and type B measurement uncertainties, corrections, measurement results. Selected quantity standards. General information on mathematical modelling of objects and phenomena.

Measurements of selected electric quantities. Quantities characterizing electric signals. Static and dynamic properties of measuring instruments. Measuring voltages and currents. Methods and systems for measuring resistance and impedance. Measurements of frequency, period, time and phase shift angle. Power measurements. Electric signal recording.
Introduction to measurement systems. Measurement system definition. Classification of measurement systems. Configuring measurement systems. Interfaces. Examples of measurement system implementations.

Teaching methods

Lecture: conventional lecture

Laboratory: laboratory exercises

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description Outcome symbols Methods of verification The class form

Assignment conditions

Lecture – the credit is given for obtaining positive grades in written tests carried out at least once a semester.
Laboratory – to receive a final passing grade student has to receive positive grades in all laboratory exercises provided for in the laboratory syllabus.
Calculation of the final grade: lecture 50% + laboratory 50%

Recommended reading

  1. Tumanski S.: Principles of electrical measurement. Taylor & Francis, 2006
  2. Bhargawa S.C: Electrical measuring instruments and measurements. CRC Press, 2012 3. Vetelino J., Reghu A.: Introduction to sensors. CRC Press, 2010

Further reading

  1. Skubis T.: Fundamentals of measurement results metrological interpretation. Published by Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, 2004 (in Polish)

Notes


Modified by dr hab. inż. Wojciech Paszke, prof. UZ (last modification: 29-04-2020 11:49)