AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Design of measuring systems, including the selection of components and architectures and the development of software for data acquisition, data processing and automatic control. Measurement of motion, forces and acoustic phenomena.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures and laboratory

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The measuring system as a communication system. Conditioning of input signals: power sources, oscillators, instrumentation amplifiers, current transmission, interfacing criteria. Data acquisition boards. Microcomputers in measuring systems: hardware, software, connectivity. Data acquisition: programming (LabView) and management of data acquisition, for process monitoring and for automatic control. Processing of measurement signals: spectrum analysis and digital filtering (outline). Instrumentation networks; remote control of measuring systems. Architectures of digital measuring systems.

Design and implementation of a position servo-system and of a remote vibration-monitoring system.

Measurement of motion, forces and acoustic phenomena. Microsensors. Case studies.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

J. Park, S. Mackay, Data acquisition for instrumentation and control system, Elsevier, 2003

I. Lee, J. Leung, S. Son, Handbook of real-time and embedded systems, Chapman &Hall/CRC, 2008

T. T. Lang, Computerized instrumentation, Wiley, Chichester, 1991

P. H. Garrett, Computer interface engineering for real time systems, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1991

S. L. Marple, Digital spectral analysis with applications, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1988

C. Greco, M. Rulla, L. Spagnolo Laboratorio sperimentale di automatica, McGraw-Hill 2003

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

FRANCESCO CRENNA (President)

GIOVANNI BATTISTA ROSSI (President)

VITTORIO BELOTTI

ALICE PALAZZO

LESSONS

Class schedule

MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written admission test and oral examination, including discussion of design reports based on lab experience.

Exam schedule