Error analysis, general principles of measurement and instrumentation, sensors, signal conditioning and data presentation elements, and power supplies. The role of the various elements of a measurement system and evaluation of a measurement system for a given application. Construction and testing of measurement systems using common sensors and signal conditioning components. Real-world case studies such as acoustic emission detection, vibration monitoring, triboelectric sensing, flow measurement measurement and structural health monitoring are provided to illustrate the applications and significance of measurement systems in industry.
Total contact hours: 40
Private study hours: 110
Total study hours: 150
70% Examination
30% Coursework (Lab Reports)
• Grounding & Shielding Techniques in Instrumentation (1997), R. Morrison, Wiley
• Principles of Measurement Systems, (2005) Bentley, Longman
• Sensors and Systems, Usher M.J. and Keating,(1996) D.A., MacMillan
• The Art of Electronics (2nd Ed),(2006) Horowitz & Hill, Cambridge University Press
• Transducers & Interfacing, (1991) Bannister & Whitehead, Van Nostrand Reinhold
• Electronics - A Systems Approach, (2018), Neil Storey, Pearson Education
See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
1. Have a knowledge and critical understanding of the well-established principles underpinning measurement;
2. Have a knowledge and critical understanding of the well-established principles of measurement and instrument design;
3. Have a knowledge and critical understanding of sensors;
4. Have a knowledge and critical understanding of analogue signal conditioning and processing;
5. Have an understanding of power supplies.
6. Have the necessary skills to apply underlying concepts and principles to apply sensors and instruments and analyse their outputs.
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