Course detail

Technical Measurement

FSI-VTM Acad. year: 2026/2027 Winter semester

Supervisor

doc. Ing. Miloš Hammer, CSc.

Department

Institute of Automation and Computer Science

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Prerequisites

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Language of instruction

Czech

Aims

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The study programmes with the given course

Programme B-STR-P: Engineering, Bachelor's
branch AIŘ: Applied Computer Science and Control, 7 credits, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, optionally

Syllabus


  1. Technical measurements (metrology), basic concepts, quantities, units, laws, standards, categories of metrology, metric convention, national metrological system, institutions, gauges. Measurement errors, distribution of errors, measurement uncertainties, standard uncertainty type A, type B, standard combined uncertainty, expanded uncertainty.

  2. Measuring instruments, their properties, block diagram of a measuring chain, block diagram of a digital measuring instrument, measurement process controlled by a microprocessor, wireless communication, virtual instrumentation, LabVIEW.

  3. Measurement of lengths, division of length gauges, sliding gauge, micrometric gauges, caliper, deflection gauges, end gauges, plane angle metrology, protractors, protractors, protractors, spirit levels, profile projector.

  4. Deformation measurement, strain gauges, resistance strain gauges, use of strain gauges, pressure measurement, deformation pressure gauges, electric pressure gauges.

  5. Measurement of force, moment, position, speed (revolutions), acceleration. Vibration measurement.

  6. Temperature measurement, touch temperature measurement.

  7. Non-contact temperature measurement, thermal cameras and their properties, modern methods of temperature measurement.

  8. Measurement of weight, amount of heat, concentration, density, viscosity, electrolytic conductivity.

  9. Measurement of electrical quantities, basic measuring systems and methods.

  10. Electronic measuring devices, digital measuring devices, counter, oscilloscope, measuring converters.

  11. Level measurement, level gauges.

  12. Flow measurement, flow meters, humidity measurement.

  13. Measurement and data collection using a computer, communication protocols (HART), IO-link communication standard, software for data collection and processing.

Laboratory exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Syllabus


  1. Measurement errors, measurement uncertainties, type A standard uncertainty.

  2. Measurement uncertainties, standard type B uncertainty, combined and extended uncertainty.

  3. Measuring lengths.

  4. Strain gauges in metrology.

  5. Measurement of selected mechanical quantities.

  6. Temperature measurement.

  7. Vibration measurement.

  8. Measurement and evaluation of vibrations.

  9. Measurement of basic electrical quantities. Analogue and digital instruments. Measurement errors.

  10. Measurement of electrical quantities. Measurement methods and methodology.

  11. Oscilloscope, counter – operation, measurement, use in technical practice.

  12. Matlab, Matlab Simulink and their use in the field.