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Measurement and Sensors

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 352-0517/01
Abbreviation MaS
Course title Measurement and Sensors
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Control Systems and Instrumentation
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Jaromír Škuta, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

The course is divided into following areas:
1. The system of measurement and control, measuring circuit, the static properties of members of measuring circuits
2. Static characteristics - accuracy, sensitivity, and measurement errors - types, properties, calculation, crews examples.
3. The dynamic properties of the members of measuring and control circuits, dynamic errors. Sensors and sensors (structure, properties, distribution).
4. Physical principles of sensors - passive dream. (resistive, inductive, capacitive, photoelectric, ionization, magnetic, polarizing, Hall, etc.)
5. Active Sensors - classification, properties, examples (thermoelectric, photoelectric, piezoelectric, inductive, ...).
6. Temperature measurement (principles, characteristics, contact and contactless sensors, wiring, design, examples of applications)
7. Pressure, flow and liquid gas, liquid level and bulk solids, feeding the media. Other physical and technical factors.
8. Methodology of measuring chain and measuring system (use standard ISO 180060, computer aided design, ...).
9. A new principles in sensor and sensor technology (fiber optic sensors, laser measuring systems, microelectronic sensors, smart sensors).
10. Measuring computer systems (hardware and software solutions, and implementation examples ...)
11. Computer Integrated Management Systems - CAD / CAM / CAT, CAQ
12. Examples of proposals and implementation of measurement and control systems

Literature

BOLTON, W. Mechatronics: Electronic Control Systems in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, 6th Ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2016. 663 p. ISBN 978-1-292-07668-3 .
FRADEN, J. Handbook of modern sensors: physics, designs, and applications. 5th ed. Springer, 2016. 758 p. ISBN 13 978-3-319-19303-8.
BOLTON, W. Mechatronics: a multidisciplinary approach. 5th ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2011. ISBN 978-0-273-74286-9.

Advised literature

BOLTON, W. Instrumentation and Control Systems. Newnes, 2004, 352 p. ISBN-10 9780750664325, ISBN-13 978-0750664325.
LIPTAK, B.G. Instrument Engineers´ Handbook, 4th Edition – Process Measurement and Analysis, Vol.1. New York (USA): ISA, 2003. 1824 p. ISBN 08-49310-830 .