Course
| code | EC416 |
| credit_hours | 3 |
| title | Electronic Measurements |
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| prequisites | EC331 |
| credit hours | 3 |
| Description/Outcomes | Amplitude, Time and frequency measurements. Errors, Waveform Generators (Sine, Square, triangular). Moving coil instrument, DC and AC measuring instruments. Bridges, Transducers. Strain gauges. Displacement transducers. Temperature measurement and photosensitive devices. Data acquisition system. Computer controlled measurements. |
| arabic Description/Outcomes | |
| objectives | Understanding the basic measuring techniques of quantities.
Getting acquainted with the techniques of waveform generation, Transducers and automated measurements.
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| arabic objectives | |
| ref. books | Berlin, Experiment in electronic devices, 1984 by Bell & Howell company |
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| textbook | Cooper, Electronic instrumentation and measurement techniques, 1990 by Prentice-Hall,Inc. |
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| objective set | bullets |
| content set | bullets |
Course Content
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Description |
| 1 |
Amplitude, time and frequency measurements
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| 2 |
Types of errors, calibration techniques
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| 3 |
Time and frequency measurements
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| 4 |
DC bridges
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| 5 |
AC bridges
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| 6 |
Transducers, displacement, strain, video cameras, microphones ? Part (1)
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| 7 |
Transducers ? Part (2)
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| 8 |
Temperature and diplacement sensors" temperature measurements devices, Thermistors, variable inductance transducer, variable capacitance transducer
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| 9 |
Photovoltaic cells
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| 10 |
ADC and DAC
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| 11 |
Data acquisition systems components
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| 12 |
Data acquisition systems cont
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| 13 |
Digital Multimeters, frequency counters
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| 14 |
Introduction to computer controlled measurements
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| 15 |
Revision
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| 16 |
Final Examination
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