ENGR 212 Instrumentation for Engineering
This course continues the concept of measurement and measurement error that is introduced in the Physics sequence. Students study measurement systems, instruments, and measurement errors, and the use of probability and statistical analysis to design and execute experiments in the presence of measurement errors. An emphasis of the course is the design of instrumentation for experimental problem solving in real systems.
Survey of physical quantities typically measured, both physical and electrical. Analog signal conditioning for instrumentation. Measurement errors and implications on experimental design, planning, execution, and analysis. Parameters of sensors and transducers. Applications to process control and instrumentation (including pressure systems, temperature control, flow control, level control). Sensors appropriate to linear or angular acceleration, velocity, and position, DC and AC voltage, electrical resistance, capacitance or induction. DC null instrumentation such as Wheatstone Bridges.
Textbook: Robert Northrop, Introduction to Instrumentation and Measurements, 2nd Edition, CRC Press, 2005.
Required of CE, EE, and ME students