Subject content: 1. Basic terms, significance and purpose of measurements, measuring units, measuring methods, division of measuring instruments. Basic terms from the error theory, measurement and instrument errors. Uncertainty of measuring, errors of indirectly measured quantities. 2. Instrument properties (static and dynamic characteristic, accuracy, sensitivity, and reliability), frequency characteristic and information instrument properties. Evaluation circuits, bridge methods, electronic circuits. 3. Measuring of position and distance, resistance, induction, and capacity sensors, laser interferometers. Numeric sensors. 4. Measuring of time and time intervals, velocity and acceleration, frequency and rotation frequency. 5. Measuring of forces and moments, basic principles, tensometric, capacity, piezoelectric sensors, etc. Measuring of mechanical output, output brakes, principle. Testing vehicle stations. 6. Measuring of pressure and level. Principle of pressure gauges, basic types of pressure gauges, installation of pressure gauges and their verification. Level measuring, level gauges, level indicators (ultrasound, radioisotopic, radar), vibration systems. 7. Measuring of temperature, basic terms, thermometers, construction, and use. Special thermometers. 8. Measuring of temperature, pyrometers, photothermometry. Measuring of heat output and heat amount, heat meter. 9. Measuring of liquid flow and amount. Volume and velocity flowmeters, measuring of liquid viscosity. 10. Measuring of liquid properties. Gas humidity, psychrometers and hygrometers. Gas and liquid analysis. 11. Industrial measurement systems. Diagnostic systems - introduction. 12. Diagnostics, diagnostic methods, choice of diagnostic methods, examples. 13. Electromagnetic compatibility, interference.
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