Measurement for mechanical systems and industry

Course objectives

This class will provide the students with the ground knowledge to correctly design and set up a measurement chain or system, taking in account the specific needs of the instrument user. Specific attention will be given to applications aimed at mechanical production and manufacturing industry. The class comprises a number of laboratory lessons, which explain and go into the main experimental techniques and are considered a fundamental part of the course.

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EDUARDO PALERMO Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Topic Lecture Force Measurements Introduction to load cells Elastic element design Use of force sensors in industrial settings Calibration of force transducers Exam-type exercises Motion measurements Potentiometers Encoders and lasers A/D Converter Boards Teory of signal sampling and quantization Circuits for A/D conversion LabVIEW CORE 1 Introduction to LabVIEW Creating the first application Troubleshooting and debugging - Using Loops Arrays - Case structures Sub Vis Acquiring Measurments with Hardware LAB Session - Acquiring Measurements with Hardware Accessing Files Using state machines Exam-type exercises
Prerequisites
Basic course in Mechanical and Thermal Measurements
Books
Ernest O. Doeblin, Measurement Systems: Application and Design. LabVIEW CORE 1 Participant Guide, NI
Frequency
Students are invited to come to class regularly. However, attendance is not strictly required.
Exam mode
The exam consists of a written assignment in class. The student is asked to answer some theoretical questions, to solve some exercises, and to answer multiple choices questions about LabVIEW programming. The evaluation of the paper submitted will generate a grade with a maximum value of 30. Students with a grade higher than 17 can register their grade or ask for an additional oral exam session where they try to improve their grade. The oral session is mandatory for students with a written grade between 15 and 17. Students with a grade below 15 are not admitted to the oral exam and need to repeat the exam at the next session available.
Lesson mode
The course is taught in class with theoretical lectures, interactive lab exercise sessions, exam simulations.
EDUARDO PALERMO Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Topic Lecture Force Measurements Introduction to load cells Elastic element design Use of force sensors in industrial settings Calibration of force transducers Exam-type exercises Motion measurements Potentiometers Encoders and lasers A/D Converter Boards Teory of signal sampling and quantization Circuits for A/D conversion LabVIEW CORE 1 Introduction to LabVIEW Creating the first application Troubleshooting and debugging - Using Loops Arrays - Case structures Sub Vis Acquiring Measurments with Hardware LAB Session - Acquiring Measurements with Hardware Accessing Files Using state machines Exam-type exercises
Prerequisites
Basic course in Mechanical and Thermal Measurements
Books
Ernest O. Doeblin, Measurement Systems: Application and Design. LabVIEW CORE 1 Participant Guide, NI
Frequency
Students are invited to come to class regularly. However, attendance is not strictly required.
Exam mode
The exam consists of a written assignment in class. The student is asked to answer some theoretical questions, to solve some exercises, and to answer multiple choices questions about LabVIEW programming. The evaluation of the paper submitted will generate a grade with a maximum value of 30. Students with a grade higher than 17 can register their grade or ask for an additional oral exam session where they try to improve their grade. The oral session is mandatory for students with a written grade between 15 and 17. Students with a grade below 15 are not admitted to the oral exam and need to repeat the exam at the next session available.
Lesson mode
The course is taught in class with theoretical lectures, interactive lab exercise sessions, exam simulations.
  • Lesson code1055978
  • Academic year2024/2025
  • CourseMechanical Engineering
  • CurriculumMateriali Georgia Tech University (percorso valido anche ai fini del conseguimento del doppio titolo con Georgia institute of technology and Georgia tech Lorraine)
  • Year1st year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDING-IND/12
  • CFU6
  • Subject areaIngegneria meccanica