Description:

Overview of sensor principles for measurement of non-electrical variables (temperature, position, force, speed, acceleration, torque). Calibration and verification of measurement instruments.

Contents:

1. Measurement system. Static properties of sensors and transducers, accuracy and sensitivity.
Uncertainty of measurement.
2. Dynamics of sensors. Electronic processing circuits.
3. Temperature sensors I (contact).
4. Temperature sensors II (non-contact).
5. Force and torque transducers.
6. Position and distance transducers.
7. RPM, Speed and acceleration.

Seminar contents:

1. Uncertainties of measurement
2. Optics I
3. Optics II
4. Contact temperature sensors I
5. Contact temperature sensors
II
6. Non-contact temperature sensors
7. Force
8. Position I
9. Position II
10. Torque
11. Position III
12. RPM
13. Speed
, acceleration

Recommended literature:

Master Book on Sensors parts A, B, Editors: P. Ripka and A. Tipek, 2003, NTK library signature: TK7872.D48 M37 2003

Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook, Second Edition Spatial, Mechanical, Thermal, and Radiation Measurement, John G . Webster and Halit Eren, CRC Press 2014, Print ISBN: 978-1-4398-4888-3, eBook ISBN: 978-1-4398-4889-0

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar