Course detail

Methods and Equipment for Technical Diagnostic

FSI-XTDAcad. year: 2013/2014

The course familiarises students with the basic metrology terms and describes use. Terms as physical quantity, measurement, signal, classification of the measurements, basic measurement techniques, measurement facilities, algorithms for processing of the measured data, accuracy and errors in measurements, results and uncertainty of the measurements and methods of technical diagnostics are discussed.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will acquire skills and experience with respect to measurement methods, application of sensors, and configurations and functional descriptions of measuring instruments.

Prerequisites

Successful completion of the course is conditional on the knowledge and skills acquired in the courses "Physics I", "Physics II", "Metrological Physics".

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Teaching is suplemented by practical laboratory work.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Active participation in seminars and submitting written reports.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The course focuses on the physical principles of the method of measurement, on understanding of the operating principles of measurement hardware and on the problems encountered in the analysis, design, and application of such equipment.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance at seminars in labs is required.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ANTHONY, D.M. Engineering Metrology. New York: Pergamon Press, 1987.
DOEBELIN, O.D. Measurement Systems. Application and Design. 4. vydání. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1990. 960 s. ISMN 0-07-100697-4.
ORNATSKIJ, P.P. Teoretičeskije osnovy informacionno-izměritělnoj techniki. Kijev: Vyšča škola, 1976. 431 s.
SERWAY, R.A. and BEICHNER, R.J. Physics for Scientist and Engineers with Modern Physics. 5. vydání. Orlando: Saunders College Publisching, 2000. 1551 s.

Recommended reading

DOEBELIN, O.D. Measurement Systems. Application and Design. 4. vydání. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1990. 960 s. ISMN 0-07-100697-4.
Električeskije izměrenija nelekričeskich veličin. P.V. Novickij, ed. Leningrad: Energie, 1075. 575 s.
Halliday,D., Resnick,R., Walker,J.: Fyzika. VUTIUM, 2014.
JENČÍK, J., KUHN, L. a další. Technická měření ve strojírenství. Praha: SNTL, 1982. 580 s.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N2301-2 Master's

    branch M-KSB , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Measured signals and their parameters. Input and output signals of measurement systems.
Informative contents of measurement devices.
Mathematical description of signals. Errors of signals.
Transformation of signals.
Precision of measurements.
Methods of analysis of the measurement results.
Basic characteristics of the measurement instruments.
Accuracy and precision of instruments.
Sensors.
Diagnostic methods.
Tomography.
Optimal analysis of results of measuring.
Experimental engineering analysis.