2025
Automatic Measurement Systems
Name: Automatic Measurement Systems
Code: EME13160D
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Electrotechnical Engineering
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
The aim of this course is to give students advanced concepts of digital instrumentation supported by personal computers. Aims to boost its capabilities in the use of signal processing algorithms for the planning and design of virtual instruments and their implementation in automated systems of measurement (AMS) for the purpose of tests and experiments. Besides the proposed laboratory subjects, students are encouraged to propose issues to resolve, according to the needs they may have in the framework of research that are developing. The wording of the laboratory work will take the form of a scientific publication.
Contents
Automatic measurement System (AMS): Definition and purposes.
Metrology revisions: Measurement, Accuracy, accuracy class, uncertainties, law of propagation of uncertainty, probabilistic distribution laws.
Adjustment and approximations of functions: Criteria of least squares, Chebyshev criterion.
Revisions of digital instrumentation.
Communication interfaces: GPIB, RS232, USB 2.0.
IEEE 488.2: Communication protocol (handshaking) Physical characterization.
SAM Design.
Virtual instrumentation.
Laboratory applications: Design a SAM to:
- Measurement of impedances.
- Determination of the TF of a 2nd order dynamic system.
- Determination of frequency response of a filter.
- Measurement of noise from a function generator.
- Characterization of A/D converters for static and dynamic methods.
- Measurement and characterization of audible noise in frequency domain.
- Measurement of deformations in mechanical structures.
- Measurement of meteorological and environmental parameters.
Metrology revisions: Measurement, Accuracy, accuracy class, uncertainties, law of propagation of uncertainty, probabilistic distribution laws.
Adjustment and approximations of functions: Criteria of least squares, Chebyshev criterion.
Revisions of digital instrumentation.
Communication interfaces: GPIB, RS232, USB 2.0.
IEEE 488.2: Communication protocol (handshaking) Physical characterization.
SAM Design.
Virtual instrumentation.
Laboratory applications: Design a SAM to:
- Measurement of impedances.
- Determination of the TF of a 2nd order dynamic system.
- Determination of frequency response of a filter.
- Measurement of noise from a function generator.
- Characterization of A/D converters for static and dynamic methods.
- Measurement and characterization of audible noise in frequency domain.
- Measurement of deformations in mechanical structures.
- Measurement of meteorological and environmental parameters.
Teaching Methods
- Lectures, study guidance and clarification of doubts.
- Laboratory assignments.
Depending on the topics will be provided the materials specific to each subject addressed or work to develop. May be promoted seminars focused on specific points.
Rating: Conducting a SAM project-oriented problem solving test or essay. The project will be submitted to teachers for assessment under the format of a scientific publication. The study reveals that more emphasis will be subject to a public seminar.
- Laboratory assignments.
Depending on the topics will be provided the materials specific to each subject addressed or work to develop. May be promoted seminars focused on specific points.
Rating: Conducting a SAM project-oriented problem solving test or essay. The project will be submitted to teachers for assessment under the format of a scientific publication. The study reveals that more emphasis will be subject to a public seminar.
Teaching Staff (2024/2025 )
- Mouhaydine Tlemcani [responsible]
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