EECE
313
Measurement, Instrumentation and
Sensors
Course
Objectives
∙ To learn about applications and some basic terminologies
of measurement systems and instrumentation
∙ To introduce you to some examples of each of the
functional elements of a generalized measurement
system (working principles and some other important
aspects will be covered)
∙ To introduce the students to the basics of causes of signal
impairment in a measurement device and their
mitigation
Text and Other Study
TEXT: Materials
∙ ‘A Course in Electrical and Electronic Measurements and
Instrumentation’ by A. K. Sawhney- 19th Revised Edition
Other Material Sources:
∙ ‘Electronic Instruments and Instrumentation Technology’, by M. M. S.
Anand
∙ ‘Modern Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques’by
A.
D. Helfrick and W. D.
Cooper AND
∙ ‘World Wide Web’
Some materials will be handed in to the class in the form of handouts.
What is
M&I?
Measurement: Result of comparison between a quantity (of
unknown magnitude) and a predefined standard
Instrument: A device for determining the magnitude of a
quantity or variable
Instrumentation: The process of devising a measurement or
making an instrument
Applications of Measurement
Systems
Applications are generally classified into three major classes:
1. Monitoring of processes and operations
2. Control of processes and operations
3. Experimental engineering analysis
4. Monitoring of processes and operations
- measuring instrument is used to keep track of some quantity.
- e.g. thermometer, barometer, radar used by weather
department
- e.g. water, gas, electric meters in home
2. Control of processes and
operations
-The most important class of measurement applications
(automatic control systems)
- Feedback control system:
Output
Input Error
signal
Amplifier Actuator
(Desired (Controlled
output) quantity)
Measuring
instruments
3. Experimental engineering analysis
- Part of engineering design, development and research.
- Two basic ways of solving engineering problems:
Theory
and Experimentation.
- Most problems require blend of theory and experiment
For example,
• Experimental validation of
theoretical prediction/simulation.
• Formulation of empirical equations.
