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Terminated in academic year 2021/2022

Sensors and Measurement

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 450-2003/01
Abbreviation SaM
Course title Sensors and Measurement
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Petr Bilík, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:
Introduction to the nonelectrical quantities measurement. Role and position of sensors in measurement and control systems. Basic properties of sensors generation of sensors and their classification. Physical and mathematical model of sensor.
Statical and dynamical properties of sensors. Method of correction of sensor characteristic.
Transport of information from sensor. Connection wiring influence. Unification of sensor signals. Sensor interfaces and buses.
Sensor of the 1-st generation. Resistance position sensors. Strain gauges. Resistance temperature detectors (RTDs).
Capacitive-type, inductance-type and inductive-type sensors.
Magnetic, piezoelectric and pyroelectric sensors. Thermoelectric sensor.
Photoelectric sensor. Radiation pyrometers. Thermovision.
Sensors of the 2-nd generation. Microelectronic sensors. Integrated and SMART sensors. The influence of sensor technology to their design. Microtechnology.
Basic microtechnology methods. Micromachining. Microelectronic pressure sensors. Integrated magnetic sensors. Imaging sensors.
Position and movement measurement. Force and strain measurement. Acceleration measurement. Pressure and vacuum measurement.
Level measurement. Flow measurement.
Temperature measurement. Heat consumption measurement.
Visible light and nuclear-particle radiation measurement.
Chemical quantities measurement. Gas and liquid composition measurement. Humidity measurement pH measurement. Emission measurement.


Laboratories:
Statical characteristic of resistance position sensor. Load and connecting wiring influence on the static characteristic.
Dynamical characteristic of thermocouple. The influence of thermocouple design to the dynamic characteristic.
Elimination of temperature sensitivity of strain gauge.
The influence of negative feedback on sensor characteristic. Magnetoelectric sensor for current measurement.
Rotational velocity measurement. The demonstration of influence of sensor presence to measurement system
Capacitive sensors. The influence of connecting wiring on statical characteristic. Signal and transmition to the processing unit.
Photoelectrical position sensors. Incremental shaft enconders. Digital shaft encoder.
Heat consumption measurement.
Microelectronic pressure sensor. Elimination of temperature sensitivity.
Imaging CCD sensors. Transmition of information from imaging sensor and their processing.

Literature

1.KREIDL, Marcel. Technická diagnostika: senzory, metody, analýza signálu. 1. vyd. Praha: BEN, 2006, 406 s. Senzory neelektrických veličin. ISBN 80-7300-158-6.

Advised literature

1. RIPKA, Pavel a Alois TIPEK. Modern sensors handbook. Newport Beach, CA: ISTE USA, 2007, xviii, 518 p. ISBN 1905209665 .