Mechanical Engineering

Program in Detail Topic Lecture 1. Basic Principles of Metrology Introduction Static Characteristics of measurement instruments Dynamic behavior of mechanical systems 2. Statistic tools Basic Statistics Linear regression 3. GUM Uncertainty in measurements 4. Signal Processing Operational amplifiers Filters LAB Session - Dynamical behavior of mechanical systems / Filters 5. Temperature Measurements Temperature scales - Resistance thermometers Thermocouples and other systems LAB Session Temperature Measurements 6. Strain Measurements Electrical strain gages Wheatstone bridge 7. Pressure Measurements Pressure sensors 8. Flow rate Measurements Flow rate measurement systems 9. Force Measurements Introduction to load cells Elastic element design Use of force sensors in industrial settings Calibration of force transducers Exam-type exercises 10. Motion measurements Potentiometers Encoders and lasers 11. A/D Converter Boards Teory of signal sampling and quantization Circuits for A/D conversion

No previous course is strictly required. However, students should have a general knowledge of basic physics.

Ernest O. Doeblin, Measurement Systems: Application and Design.

Students are invited to come to class regularly. However, attendance is not strictly required.

The exam consists of a written assignment in class. The student is asked to answer some theoretical questions and solve some exercises. 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.

The course is taught in class with theoretical lectures, interactive lab exercise sessions, exam simulations.