FYSS6310 Measuring Techniques and Systems (5 cr)
Description
SI-units
metrology
measurement of physical quantities
sensors and transducers
shielding against noise and its elimination
signal processing
computer aided measurement
- design, implementation and testing of a simple measurement system based on Arduino development board
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, student will be able to
name SI units and describe their definitions as well as explain basic concepts of metrology, such as traceability, calibration and uncertainty.
explain functions of different parts of a measurement system and compare different sensor/transducer types and select the most suitable for the applicatio.
measure electrical quantities, identify sources of noise and eliminate them from a measurement system.
- explain the working principles of sensors typically used to measure physical quantities.
devise a simple measurement system in order to measure physical quantities and construct a simple computer aided measurement in LabView environment
Description of prerequisites
FYSS6301 (Electronics part A)
Study materials
Literature
- Regtien, P.P.L.: Measurement science for engineers, 2004, Butterworth-Heinemann, London. ISBN 1903996589