Instrumentation and Measurements

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

Teaching in the classroom:

- Explanation of the issues under discussion with students (student-teacher and student-student).

- Use of virtual laboratories developed by the teacher to demonstrate the concepts

- Conducting group work

- Resolution of exercises

- Discussion of Case Studies

Learning Outcomes

1.  To Provide training to enable students to select, configure and operate sensors and measurement systems.

2.  To transmit Initial knowledge about systems and automatic data acquisition computational application.

3.  To encourage the development of new skills associated with experimental work, including identifying problems, planning of experimental facilities and measuring chains, analysis and synthesis of information

4.  To promote the students aware of the importance of the experimental methods can have in solving engineering problems.

5.  Lead students to realize the complementarity between theory and practice.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

PART I - GENERAL CONCEPTS ABOUT MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS

1 - Applications of Measurement Systems

2 - Functional description of measurement systems and general definitions

3 – Static Characteristics of measurement systems

4 - Dynamic characteristics of measurement systems

5 - Signal Processing

 

PART II - SENSORS AND TRANSDUCERS

6 - Kinematic Quantities

7 - Force, Torque and Power

8 – Visualizations and Measurements in Flows

9 - Temperature and Heat Flux

10 - Pressure and Sound.

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Research work in group: 20.0%
Written test: 80.0%

Bibliography

Gameiro da Silva, M. C. - Apontamentos da cadeira de Métodos de Medida. DEM-FCTUC, Coimbra , 1996

Gameiro da Silva, M. C. “Enhancement of teaching about measurement systems in a graduation course on mechanical engineering”, in Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Mechanics and Materials in Design, 24-26 July 2006, Porto, Portugal

Doebelin, E. O. Measurement Systems: application and design. (4th ed.), McGraw Hill, ISBN 0-07-017338-9.1990

Holman, J. P.. Experimental Methods for Engineers. (6th ed.), McGraw Hill, ISBN 0-07-029666-9.1994

Park, J.; Mackay, S. – Practical Data Acquisition for Instrumentation and Control Systems, ed. Newnes, Elsevier, 2003