Instrument Design I

Course guarantor:

Jan Hošek

Lecturer:

Jan Hošek

Tutor:

Petr Denk, Jan Hošek

Supervisor:

Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering

Synopsis:

Lectures give knowledge about basics of instruments design in order student would be able to design different kinds of mechanical and optomechanical instruments. Lectures highlight differences between design of standard mechanical engineering systems and measurements instruments.

Requirements:

Knowledge of lectires matter, Presence on practices.

Syllabus of lectures:

•Review of terms and physical and trade properties affecting instrument design, Abbe principle

•Review and properties of materials used for instruments design.

•Review and design of joining methods.

•Imaging and non-imaging optics elements mounting.

•Human eye, its properties and consequences for instrument design.

•Scales in instruments. Modular design approach.

•Review and design of linear guides.

•Review and design of supports and bearing.

•Review and design of couplings, clutches and flexible shafts.

•Involute and cycloidal teeth gears. Micrometric screws.

•Lever mechanisms, its advantages and limits.

•Design and properties of cam gears.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Solution of examples and a review of design parts.

Study Objective:

Subject gives knowledge about basics of instruments design in order student would be able to design different kinds of mechanical and optical instruments.

Study materials:

Trylinski, W., Fine mechanisms and precision instruments, principles of design, Pergamin Press, Warsaw, 1971,

Yoder, P., R., Jr., Opto-Mechanical system design, SpiePress, Washington, 2005

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed	roomT4:C2-136 Hošek J. 10:45–13:15 (lecture parallel1) Dejvice roomT4:C2-136 Hošek J. Denk P. 16:00–17:30 ODD WEEK (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.1) Dejvice
Thu
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: