National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST)

School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS)

Department of Electrical Engineering

EE-383 Instrumentation and Measurement

Course Code: EE-383 Semester: Spring 2020
Credit Hours: 3-1 Prerequisite Codes: NIL
Instructor: Ahmed Rasheed Discipline: Electrical Engineering
Office: Innovation Hub-SEECS E-mail: [email protected]
Class Room: CR16 & CR20 IAEC Consulting Hours: All free hours in schedule.
Knowledge
Electronics, Power and Control Updates on LMS: Weekly
Group:

Course Description:
The course gives an introduction to Instrumentation and Measurement, providing undergraduate students with
both a basic and practical understanding of the subject. The main objective of this course is to study the
fundamental principles of metrology along with the design techniques of electrical precision measurement
equipment. The course is also intended to give students an idea that how instrumentation is achieved. The
course also covers different sensors (transducers) and how simple physics concepts can be applied in their
design. A try has also been made to introduce students to bio-sensors. Lab view is a nice software tool for
modeling of an instrumentation system.
The goal is to instill in students a degree of comfort and familiarity with electronics instruments, so there is a
great emphasis on practical aspect of the course. Students are required to design different electrical instruments
in the Lab. Experiments. They are also given a semester project where they apply their knowledge of the course
to develop a product (an instrument) by themselves; this exercise would give them a great confidence.

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO Description BT PLOs

After the completion of the course the students will be able to: Level
1. Understand the basic terminologies of Metrology C2 1
2. Describe different types of transducers and basic electronic instruments C2 1
3. Conduct experiments as well as analyze and interpret experimental data P4 4
4. Use Lab View, sensors, wheat stone bridge and measurement instrumentation to design P4 5
instrumentation systems
5. Exhibit good professional and ethical behavior while adhering to lab safety rules. A3 8
6. Function effectively both individually and as a member of a team A3 9

Mapping of CLOs to Program Learning Outcomes

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PLOs/CLOs CLO1 CLO2 CLO3 CLO4 CLO5 CLO6

PLO 1 (Engineering Knowledge) √ √
PLO 2 (Problem Analysis)
PLO 3 (Design/Development of Solutions)
PLO 4 (Investigation) √
PLO 5 (Modern tool usage) √
PLO 6 (The Engineer and Society)
PLO 7 (Environment and Sustainability)
PLO 8 (Ethics) √
PLO 9 (Individual and Team Work) √
PLO 10 (Communication)
PLO 11 (Project Management)
PLO 12 (Lifelong Learning)

Assessment Modules, Weightages, and Mapping to CLOs

Assessments/CLOs CLO1 CLO2 CLO3 CLO4 CLO5 CLO6

Quizzes: 10% of the theory part √ √
Assignments: 5% of the theory part √ √
OHTs: 35% of the theory part √ √
Labs:25% of the course √ √ √ √
End Semester Exam:50% of theory part √ √

Books:
Text Book:
 Introduction to Measurements and Instrumentation, by Arun K Ghosh
Reference
Books:  Modern Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques, Albert
D. Helfrick, William D. Cooper
 Measurement and Instrumentation, Theory and Application, Alan S Morris,
Reza Lengari
 Electronic Instruments and Instrumentation Technology, M.M.S. Anand
 "Instrumentation for engineering measurements" by James W. Dally,
William E. Riley, Kenneth G. McConnell

Main Topics to be Covered:

The course spans over a number of different topics as under:
Metrology Frequency Measuring Instruments
Parameters of measurement and related definitions Oscilloscopes
Types and Probability of error Transducers
Uncertainty of measurement Classification
Sensitivity factor, Degree of freedom Bio-medical transducers
System of units Temperature Measurements

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Calibration of the equipment. Photosensitive Devices

Standards and its classification Instrumentation & Data Acquisitioning
Electromechanical Instruments Instrumentation Systems
Suspension Galvanometer Interfacing Transducers to Electronic Control and
Measuring Systems
Torque and deflection of Galvanometer Multiplexing
Multirange DC Ammeter and Voltmeter Computer Controlled Test Systems
Bridge Measurements Instruments used in Computer Controlled Instrumentation
Types of Bridges and Applications

Lecture Breakdown

No. of Lecture
Topic
Weeks No.
1 Introduction to Measurement, Metrology
1st 2 Measurement and its related definition of terms, Parameters of Measurement
3 Significant Figures, types of error, Statistical Analysis, Probability of errors
4 Uncertainty of Measurement, components of uncertainty, Sources of uncertainty
2nd 5 Evaluation of Uncertainty, sensitivity factor, degree of freedom units
6 Dynamic Characteristics of an Instrument
7 Calibration and steps/procedure of calibration of equipment.
8 Standard of mass, length, volume, Standard of pressure & electrical, Standard of
3rd
Temperature
9 Standard of time and frequency
10 Types of Instruments
4th 11 Electromechanical Indicating Devices
12 DC Ammeters, DC Voltmeters, Ohmmeters
13 Displacement and Position Sensors, Strain Gages
5th 14 Different Types of Potentiometers and Capacitance Transducers
15 Other Applications of Capacitive Transducers
6th ONE HOUR TEST (I)
16 Errors in Capacitive Transducers
th
7 17 Principle Types of Temperature Sensors
18 RTDs and Thermistors
19 Thermocouples and Seebeck Effect
8th 20 Laws of Thermocouples
21 Calibration of Thermocouples and Errors
22 Thermocouples different applications and problem solving
9th 23 Resistance Hygrometers
24 Photosensitive devices
25 Photoconductive Cells
10th 26 LDRs
27 Practical circuits involving photoconductive Cells and LDRs
28 Vacuum and Gas Filled Phototubes
11th
29 Photovoltaic Cells and Infrared LED

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30 Inductive Transducers and Pressure Measurements

th
12 ONE HOUR TEST (II)
31 LVDT
th
13 32 Flow meters and Flow measurements
33 Different type of Flowmeters and measurements
34 Piezoelectric Transducers for displacement measurements
14th 35 Velocity Transducers
36 Bridge Measurements, and Wheatstone Bridge
37 Kelvin Bridge and Kelvin Double Bridge
15th 38 Other types of Bridge Circuits and Unbalance conditions
39 Computer Controlled Test equipment, Automatic Test Equipment
40 Testing High Frequency Devices
16th 41 Third order Intercept point, Noise Figure
43 Dynamic and Static Range of Equipment
44 Digital Control Description
17th 45 Problem Solving
46 Problem Solving
47 Revision
18th 47 Revision
48 Revision
19th FINAL EXAM

Lab Experiments:
Lab 01: Introduction to LabVIEW
Lab 02: Creating VIs in LabVIEW
Lab 03: Data Acquisition and Use of MAX
Lab04: DAQ and File I/O in LabVIEW
Lab05: DIFFUSE REFLECTIVE PHOTOELECTRIC SWITCHES
Lab 06: Background Suppression Photoelectric Switches
Lab 07: Fiber-Optic Photoelectric Switches
Lab 08: Polarized Retroreflective Photoelectric Switches (Part 1)
Lab 09: Polarized Retroreflective Photoelectric Switches (Part 2)
Lab 10,11: Capacitive Proximity Switches
Lab 12,13: Clusters Local variables and Event Structure
Lab 14: Lab Exam

Tools / Software Requirement:

National instruments LabView is required for lab exercises. The labs will also require use of sensing
instruments.

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Grading Policy:
Quiz Policy: The quizzes will be a combination of announced and unannounced and normally last for ten
minutes. The question framed is to test the concepts involved in last few lectures. Number
of quizzes that will be used for evaluation is minimum 5. Grading for quizzes will be on a fixed
scale of 0 to 10. A score of 10 indicates an exceptional attempt towards the answer and a
score of 1 indicates your answer is entirely wrong but you made a reasonable effort towards
the solution. Scores in between indicate very good (8-9), good (6-7), satisfactory (4-5), and
poor (2-3) attempt. Failure to make a reasonable effort to answer a question scores a 0.
There will be no retest of a quiz for whatsoever reason and no ‘best-of’ policy.

Assignment Policy: In order to develop comprehensive understanding of the subject, assignments will be given.
Late assignments will not be accepted / graded. All assignments will count towards the total
(No ‘best-of’ policy). The students are advised to do the assignment themselves. Copying of
assignments is highly discouraged and violations will be dealt with severely by referring any
occurrences to the disciplinary committee. The questions in the assignment are meant to be
challenging to give students confidence and extensive knowledge about the subject matter
and enable them to prepare for the exams.

Plagiarism: SEECS maintains a zero tolerance policy towards plagiarism. While collaboration in this
course is highly encouraged, you must ensure that you do not claim other people’s work/
ideas as your own. Plagiarism occurs when the words, ideas, assertions, theories, figures,
images, programming codes of others are presented as your own work. You must cite and
acknowledge all sources of information in your assignments. Failing to comply with the
SEECS plagiarism policy will lead to strict penalties including zero marks in assignments and
referral to the academic coordination office for disciplinary action.

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