Jordan University of Science and Technology
Faculty of Engineering
Electrical Engineering Department
EE 341 Instrumentation and Measurements
Fall 2013
2007 Course Catalog
3 Credit hours (3 h lectures). Units, Dimensions, and standards; Measurement errors; Statistical analysis of experimental
data; Operational amplifier circuits in instrumentation; Transducers: mechanical, thermal, optical; Measurements of basic
electrical quantities: electromechanical indicating instruments, electronics multi-meters, digital multi-meters, ac bridges;
Digital-signal conditioning: analog-to-digital converters, digital-to-analog converters, sample-and-hold circuits, data
acquisition hardware, IEEE 488 instrumentation bus; Oscilloscopes: vertical deflection system, horizontal deflection
system, digital storage oscilloscopes; Spectrum analyzers.
Textbooks
1) Johnson C. (2006). Process Control Instrumentation Technology, Eighth Edition, Prentice-Hall Inc.
2) Morris A. S. (2001). Measurement and Instrumentation Principles, Third Edition, Butterworth Heinemann.
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References
Books
1) Holman, J. P. (2001). Experimental Methods for Engineers, Seventh Edition, McGraw Hill Co.
2) Helfrick, A. D., and Cooper,W. D. (1990). Modern Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques, PrenticeHall Inc.
Internet links
http://www.tek.com/industry/education
http://www.ni.com/white-paper/13654/en
http://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/io/io_4.html
http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_2/chpt_12/1.html
Instructor
Instructor
Dr. Moh’d Rashad Al-Mothafar, E-mail: mothafar@just.edu.jo
Prerequisites
Prerequisites by topic Electronic Circuits II; Signal and System Analysis
Prerequisites by course
EE 320; EE 260
Co-requisites by course
Prerequisite for
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Topics Covered
Week
1
2-5
6-10
11-13
14-15
Topics
Definitions; Standards; SI system of units; Types of errors;
Limiting errors; Statistical analysis of experimental data
Analog and Digital Signal Conditioning: Op-Amp circuits in
instrumentation, analog-to-digital converters, digital-to-analog
converters, sample-and-hold circuits; data-acquisition hardware,
IEEE 488 Instrumentation bus
Transducers: The strain gauge, the linear variable differential
transformer, capacitive sensors, the thermistor, the resistance
temperature detector, the thermocouple, the bimetal switch and
reed relay, the light-dependent resistor, the photodiode and
phototransistor, the photovoltaic cell
Measurements of basic electrical quantities: Electromechanical
indicating instruments, electronic multi-meters, digital multi-meters,
AC bridges, the spectrum analyzer
Oscilloscopes: The cathode-ray tube, the vertical and horizontal
deflection systems, oscilloscope probes, the digital-storage oscilloscope
Chapters in Text
1
2, 3
4-6
6, 7
6
Evaluation
Assessment Tool
Homework
Participation
First Exam
Second Exam
Final Exam
Expected Date
One week after homework problems are assigned
According to the University final examination schedule
Weight
5%
5%
25 %
25 %
40 %
Objectives and Outcomes1
Objectives
1
Outcomes
1.
Learn the SI system of units and
measurement
standards,
and
understand terminologies related to
data, including accuracy, precision,
sensitivity, resolution, linearity,
and error. Also learn how to use the
standard deviation for the statistical
analysis of data [a,e]
1.1 Identify the SI system of units and measurement standards [a]
1.2 Explain and use terminologies related to data, including accuracy,
precision, sensitivity, resolution, linearity, and error [a,e]
1.3 Use the standard deviation for the statistical analysis of data [a,e]
2.
Learn how to use Op-Amp circuits
in instrumentation and be able to
use these circuits for signal
conditioning. Learn the principles
of operation of analog-to-digital
and digital-to-analog converters
and the use of sample-and-hold
circuits. Also be able to describe
the function of each part of a
typical data-acquisition system and
the application of the IEEE 488 bus
to data acquisition [a,e]
2.1 Know how to use Op-Amp circuits in instrumentation and for signal
conditioning. Applications include: buffering, level-shifting, difference
amplifier, integrator, current-to-voltage converter, and instrumentation
amplifier [a,e]
2.2 Know how to use analog-to-digital converters (single-slope, dual slope,
successive approximation) and digital-to-analog converters (R-2R ladder
network), and sample-and-hold circuits for signal conditioning [a,e]
2.3 Describe the function of each part of a typical data-acquisition system and
the use of the IEEE 488 bus for data acquisition [a,e]
3.
Learn the characteristics of major
types of mechanical, thermal, and
light transducers, and be able to
design signal-conditioning circuits
for them [a,c,e]
3.1 Describe the characteristics of the thermistor, the platinum resistance
temperature detector, the thermocouple, the bimetal switch, the strain
gauge, the linear variable differential transformer, the variable area
capacitive transducer, the light dependent resistor, the photodiode, and the
photovoltaic cell. [a]
3.2 Design signal conditioning circuits for the transducers mentioned above
[a,c,e]
4.
Learn the construction and
operation of analog, electronic, and
digital meters for measuring basic
electrical quantities. Learn the
operation of various types of AC
bridges. Also be able to explain the
operating principle of the spectrum
analyzer [a,e]
4.1 Describe the construction and explain the operation of analog, electronic,
and digital meters for measuring basic electrical quantities [a]
4.2 Analyze various types of AC bridges [a,e]
4.3 Explain the operating principle of the spectrum analyzer [a]
5.
Learn the construction and
operation of the cathode-ray tube,
the
vertical
and horizontal
deflection
systems
of
an
oscilloscope. Also compare the
digital storage oscilloscope with
the
general-purpose
analog
oscilloscope [a,e]
5.1 Describe the construction and explain the operation of the cathode-ray
tube, the vertical and horizontal deflection systems of an oscilloscope [a,e]
5.2 compare the digital storage oscilloscope with the general-purpose analog
oscilloscope [a,e]
Lower-case letters in brackets refer to the Program outcomes
2
Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component
The course contributes to teaching students the principles and methods of electrical, thermal, mechanical, and light
measurements.
Relationship to Program Outcomes (%)
A
3
B
C
2
D
E
5
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
Relationship to Electrical Engineering Program Objectives
PEO1 PEO2 PEO3 PEO 4 PEO 5
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Prepared by:
Last Modified:
Dr. Moh’d Rashad Al-Mothafar
September 8, 2013
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