Special Measurement Instruments

Prerequisite:

Electrical Circuits 3 (X31EO3)
Electronic Systems (X35ESY)
Electrical Measurements and Instrumentation C (X38EMC)

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Measurement

Synopsis:

The course is dedicated to principle, properties and applications of measuring instruments used for precise measurement, measuring of extremely low signals, HF measurement etc. Above the knowledge obtained in basic course Electrical measurement. Labs are focused to their optimum usage both in standard and less frequent applications.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Introduction, overview, trends

2. Measuring signal sources - AC/DC voltage and current calibrators

3. Measuring signal sources - Low distortion generators, frequency synthesisers

4. Digitising scopes - advanced modes

5. Lock-in amplifiers

6. Power analyzers

7. High-resolution multi-meters, low current and voltage measurement devices

8. Special instruments for multichannel data acquisition (dataloggers)

9. Spectrum analysers and measuring receivers. DSP of intermediate frequency signal

10. Vector signal analysers, real time spectrum analysers

11. HF power meters, metallic and optical reflectometers. Principle, parameters

12. Testers for Bluetooth, NMT, GSM, UMTS a trunk radio nets.

13. Measurement of audio and video signal transmission quality

14. Virtual instrumentation - advantages and limitations

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introduction, organisation. Measurement „safe for both sides“ rules

2. Calibrator

3. Measurement of parameters of low frequency generators

4. Digitising scope I - application of advanced triggering modes

5. Digitising scope II - application of advanced DSP modes

6. Lock-in amplifier - application of individual measuring modes

7. Power analysers - non-standard applications

8. Datalogger - measurement of crosstalk, dynamical properties

9. Spectrum analyser application for (non)stationary HF signal parameter measurements

10. Measuring radio receiver - detector linearity, mirror- and intermodulation products immunity

11. Detection and power measurement of spread spectrum signals using power meter and vector analyser

12. Measuring GSM / UMTS terminal. Measurement of GSM / UMTS radio interface parameters

13. Narrow-band and wide-band audio signal transmission quality system

14. Excursion

Study Objective:

Study materials:

1. Clyde, F., Coombs, J.: Electronic Instrument Handbook. McGraw-Hill, 1994

2. Witte, R.A.: Electronic Test Instruments, Theory and Applications. Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1993

3. Yeager, J., Hrush-Tupta M. A.: Low Level Measurements. Keithley 1998

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Cybernetics and Measurements - Control Engineering- structured studies (compulsory elective course)
• Cybernetics and Measurements - Artificial Intelligence- structured studies (compulsory elective course)
• Cybernetics and Measurements - Measurement and Instrumentation Systems- structured studies (compulsory elective course)
• Cybernetics and Measurements - Aeronautical Engineering and Control Systems- structured studies (compulsory elective course)