UELE 251 - Electronic Measurements

Prerequisite(s): UELE 121, UELE 111

  

1. Discuss standards used in electronic measurements.
2. Define the types of errors made in measurements on physical systems.
3. Describe and discuss manufacturers` specifications for test instruments.
4. Show the operation of the test instrument with the aid of block diagrams.
5. Determine the loading effect of measuring instruments placed in electronic circuits.
6. Obtain accurate and meaningful measurements using oscilloscopes and meters. 
7. Organize measurement data into an engineering notebook.
8. Apply signal conditioning to a transducer source. 
9. Use basic transducers

1. Units and Standards of Measurement  
   1. SI system of units 
   2.  Classification and level of standards 
   3.  Physical standards  
2.  Measurement and Data Analysis  
   1.   Accuracy and precision of significant figures
   2.  Error 
   3.  Measures of central tendency 
   4.  Measures of variation  
3. Reports and Documentation 
   1.  Documentation of laboratory activity 
   2.  Laboratory report  
4. Test Equipment  
   1. Analog and digital meters 
      1. Accuracy statements and specifications  
      2.   Loading effects 
      3.  Frequency response  
      4. Use and application  
   2. Signal sources  
      1. Function Generators
         1.  Specifications 
         2.  Applications  
      2. Pulse generators  
         1. Specifications 
         2.  Applications  
      3. Sweep frequency generators  
         1.  Specifications 
         2.  Applications  
   3. Oscilloscopes
      1.  Block systems 
      2.  Specifications 
      3.  Probes 
      4.  Measuring applications and techniques  
   4. Digital counters
      1.  Frequency measurement 
      2.  Time interval measurement 
      3.  Specifications  
   5. Power sources 
      1. Current sources 
      2.  Voltage sources 
      3. Regulatory types 
      4. Specifications  
   6. Other instrumentation and test equipment 
5. Signal Conditioning 
   1. Amplifiers 
   2. Filters 
6. Transducers  
   1.  Thermal 
   2.  Strain 
   3.  Displacement 
   4.  Proximity