Special Measurement Instruments

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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. Precision digital multimeters with high resolution

6. Instruments of for extremely low current and voltage measurement

7. Lock-in amplifiers

8. Power analysers and electronic loads

9. Special instruments for multichannel data acquisition (dataloggers)

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

11. Vector signal analysers, real time spectrum analysers

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

13. Testers for Bluetooth, NMT, GSM, UMTS a trunk radio nets. Measuring receivers for GPS

14. Virtual instrumentation - advantages and limitations

Syllabus of tutorials:

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

2. Measurement of parameters of low frequency generators

3. Properties of frequency synthesisers

4. Digitising scope I - application of advanced triggering modes

5. Digitising scope II - application of advanced DSP modes

6. Nanovoltmeter

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

8. Power analysers - non-standard applications

9. Datalogger - measurement of crosstalk, dynamical properties

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

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

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

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

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)