Course Details

Theory of Measurement and Control

Academic Year 2025/26

NWB030 course is part of 1 study plan

​ NPC-SIM Summer Semester 1st year

Course Guarantor

Ing. Martin Mohapl, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Technology, Mechanisation and Construction Management

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

4 credits

Semester

summer

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/295849

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  • 1. Basic Measurement Theory and the principles of the measurement of physical quantities. Terminology. Information Theory. Information and measurement data. Ethalons.
  • 2. Basic properties of sensors. Overview of physical principles and their basic practical use. Resistive, capacitive and strain gauge sensors.
  • 3. Piezoelectric sensors, sensors with Hall Effect, optical, semiconductor and microelectronic sensors.
  • 4. Inductance, inductive and magnetic sensors.
  • 5. Sensors with CCD elements, thermo-emissivity and non-contact sensors.
  • 6. Chemical, laser, ultrasonic, tactile and nanosensors.
  • 7. Theory and practice regarding error occurrence – calculation of values. Indefiniteness and uncertainty in measurement.
  • 8. Assessment of uncertainty in measurements. Precision, reliability, repeatability and accuracy of measurements. Calibration.
  • 9. Measurement of temperature, pressure, velocity, acceleration, vibration.
  • 10. Measurement with tactile sensors. Measurement of flow, speed, distance, volume, level and electrical quantities.
  • 11. Transformation of non-electrical quantities into electrical ones. Converters. Reliability and intelligence of sensors. Measuring chains and their elements. Analytical measurement systems.
  • 12. Utilisation of computer technology. Interface systems and their protocols. Programmes for the performance of measurements.
  • 13. The basics of automation and control technology. Control theory. Linear, nonlinear, extremal systems. Systems with fuzzy logic and common-sense reasoning. Control elements from production lines.

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 1. Safety at work when using electrical equipment – electrical injuries. Terminology. Drawing of diagrams and symbols.
  • 2. Industrial electrical noise/ interference, causes, consequences, limitation of harmful effects.
  • 3. Analogue and digital signals – digitalization, converters.
  • 4. Classification of sensors. Calibration. Sensor design specialities. Reliability and intelligence of sensors.
  • 5.–6. Error analysis and calculations.
  • 7. Analysis of uncertainties in measurement and the basics of their calculation.
  • 8. Measuring chains. Connection systems and protocols.
  • 9.–10. Use of computer technology. Selected measurement software examples.
  • 11. Practical examples of the use of computer technology in the processing and evaluation of measurement results.
  • 12. Control elements for production lines.
  • 13. Modelling and simulation of control systems and production line control.