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Lecturer(s)
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Večerek Lukáš, Ing. Ph.D.
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Baloun Ladislav, Ing. Ph.D.
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Vondráček Tomáš, Ing. CSc.
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Course content
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1) Sensor conception, sensor generations, metrological parameters of sensor, measurement error. Sensor guidance indexing according to measured parameter and according to conversion of measured parameter to electrical signal. 2) Temperature sensors - contact, contact-less - principle, thermometer temperature range, linearization. Industry types of thermometer. 3) Force, pressure and torsion moment - strain gauge tensometer types and strain gauge bridges, amplifiers, weighing - dynamic weighing, belt conveyor scales. 4) Position and displacement sensors, angular displacement sensor, electronic levels (inclinometers) - principle and industry types, measuring of velocity, angular velocity, acceleration - principle and industry types of accelerometers. 5) Liquid flow-meters, volume and mass flow-meters, types, measuring principle, liquid level measuring, volume measuring. Industry types of flow-meters. 6) Body motion sensors, security system sensors. 7) Automotive sensors. 8) Optical sensors, optical fibre sensors. 9) Humidity and moisture measurement, mass density measurement, environmental parameters measurement, radiation measurement. Electrical and magnetic values measuring. 10) Basic principles of gas detection, sorption based sensors, electrochemical sensors, thermocatalytic sensors, optical sensors, photoionization sensors. 11) Materials for sensitive sensor layers and technology of their preparation, construction and sensor topology. 12) Sensor output standards, sensor output conditioning circuit. Intelligent sensors - structure, standard interfaces, industrial busses. Sensor system assembly rules, electromagnetic compatibility aspects. 13) Control methods of actuators, ways and means of use - relays, semiconductor switching elements, frequency converters.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Laboratory work, Task-based study method, Individual study
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 6 hours per semester
- Individual project (40)
- 25 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 30 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| explain physics fundamentals concerning on temperature, heat, thermal expansion, thermal conductivity, heat capacity |
| explain physics fundamentals concerning on force, pressure, mass, density, viscosity |
| explain physics fundamentals concerning on velocity, acceleration, torque, angular velocity, angular acceleration, moment of inertia, kinetic and potential energy |
| explain physics fundamentals concerning on frequency, wave length, refractive index |
| explain the fundamentals of electric, magnetic field, electromagnetic field |
| explain the fundamentals of electrotechnics, functions of R, L C elements, voltage and current dividers, RC and RL networks, resonating circuits |
| explain the fundamentals of electronics, passive and active elements, transistor, diode, operational amplifier, feedback function, fundamentals of amplifiers and oscillators and other basic function blocks |
| explain the fundamentals of digital electronics, combinational and sequential circuits, memories, analog to digital and digital to analog convertors |
| explain the fundamentals of digital signal processing, effects of signal sampling quantisation |
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| use passive and active electronic components to implement circuits with the required function |
| measure common parameters of electronic components, verify their correct functionality |
| use a computer or microcontroller to create its own simple programs in any software environment usable for data processing |
| apply SPICE-based simulation software for basic circuit simulations in time and frequency domains |
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| learning outcomes |
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| explain the term sensor, sensor generations, metrological properties of sensors |
| explain the classification of sensors according to the measured quantity |
| explain the classification of sensors according to the principle of converting the measured quantity into an electrical quantity |
| describe the principles of operation and types of contact temperature sensors, range of measured temperatures, design of contact temperature sensors for industrial applications |
| describe the principles of operation and types of non-contact temperature sensors, range of measured temperatures, design of non-contact temperature sensors for industrial applications, thermovision |
| explain the operation of force, pressure and torque sensors |
| describe the types, properties and performance of strain gauges |
| explain the concepts of static and dynamic weighing with examples |
| explain the operation of position, angle, tilt, speed, angular velocity and acceleration sensors |
| explain the principles of speed and volume flowmeters |
| explain the principles of mass flowmeter operation |
| explain the principles of measuring the level and volume of liquids and bulk materials |
| describe the types and principles of sensors for Alarm Security and Emergency Systems |
| describe the types and principles of operation of sensors for automotive industry and their implementation |
| explain the types and principles of optical fiber sensors |
| explain methods of measurement of humidity, ionizing radiation, environmental parameters |
| describe the types and principles of chemical sensors |
| describe the forms of electrical outputs of the measured quantity, standardized interfaces and industrial buses |
| explain the terms Smart Sensor and Inteligent Sensor |
| describe the types of actuators together with their typical properties |
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| apply measuring methods and sensors in an optimal way in both industrial and laboratory environments |
| apply principles for use and connection of sensors to minimize measurement errors |
| apply computational methods to analyze and minimize measurement errors and increase the value of the results |
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| teaching methods |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Laboratory work |
| Task-based study method |
| Individual study |
| Students' portfolio |
| One-to-One tutorial |
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| Individual study |
| Laboratory work |
| Seminar classes |
| Competences |
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| Seminar classes |
| Task-based study method |
| Laboratory work |
| Students' portfolio |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
| Project |
| Skills |
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| Project |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Combined exam |
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Recommended literature
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Ďaďo, Stanislav; Bejček, Ludvík; Platil, Antonín. Měření průtoku a výšky hladiny. 1. vyd. Praha : BEN - technická literatura, 2005. ISBN 80-7300-156-X.
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Ďaďo, Stanislav; Kreidl, Marcel. Senzory a měřící obvody. 1. vyd. Praha : ČVUT, 1996. ISBN 80-01-01500-9.
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John G. Webster, Halit Eren. Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook : Electromagnetic, Optical, Radiation, Chemical, and Biomedical Measurement. Taylor & Francis Ltd, London, 2017. ISBN 9781138072183.
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John G. Webster, Halit Eren. Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook: Spatial, Mechanical, Thermal, and Radiation Measurement. CRC Press, 2017. ISBN 9781439848890.
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