ME 340 Instrumentation and Measurement Systems (3 cr.)
Prerequisites:	None
Corequisites:	ME 330 and STAT 350 or Equivalent
Textbooks:	Richard S. Figliola, Donald E. Beasley, Theory and Design for Mechanical Measurements, 4th Edition, John Wiley and Sons, 2005.
Description:	Modeling and formulation of differential equations for dynamic systems, including mechanical vibratory systems, thermal systems, fluid systems, electrical systems, and instrumentation systems. Analysis of dynamic systems and measuring devices including transient response and frequency response techniques, mechanical systems, transducers, and operational amplifiers. Consideration of readout devices and their responses to constant, transient, and steady-state sinusoidal phenomena. Calibration and data analysis techniques are introduced. Both analog and digital computation are included.
Goals:	To teach students the fundamentals of instrumentation, measurements, and interpretation of experimental data - such as temperature, stress, strain, vibration, voltage, and noise. Simulation, analysis, and design of dynamic system are introduced. The identification of mechanical systems will also be introduced. MATLAB and LabView will be used extensively throughout the course.
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Topics:	1. Introduction (1 class)   2. Standards of measurement (2 classes)   3. Measurement of system response (2 classes)   4. Probability and statistics (4 classes)   5. Uncertainty analysis (2 classes)   6. Signal conditioning (2 classes)   7. Transducers, conditioners and display devices (4 classes)   8. Strain and stress measurement (2 classes)   9. Displacement and dimension (2 classes) 10. Temperature measurement (2 classes) 11. Fluid flow measurement (2 classes) 12. Measurement and motion (2 classes) 13. Acoustics and vibration measurements (2 classes) 14. Digital techniques and instrument interface (2 classes) 15. Simulation and Design of Dynamic Systems (6 classes)
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