Remigiusz J. Rak, Pawel Pyszlak
Virtual Instruments, as well as networked and distributed measurement systems, are the natural tools, which can be used in a modern didactic process for creating virtual laboratories offered by a group of Universities. In the paper the solution of the experimental model of the remote access to the measurement laboratory is presented. The project aims at designing the complete PC-based Virtual Instrument (VI) as a platform for acquisition, processing, presenting and distributing data throughout a global network. Computer network based measurement and automation is dramatically affecting...
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Bojan Erjavec, Janez Šetina
The calibration of helium permeation reference leaks below 10 -14 mol/s is presented. The reference leak is based on the known construction with a He reservoir and a permeable glass tube leak element. The leak rate is determined in situ using the rate of pressure rise method. The reference leak is equipped with a small calibration volume containing a miniature Ti-getter pump to reduce the residual pressure rise due to outgassing and a spinning rotor gauge (SRG) to measure the rate of He pressure rise. In vacuum metrology, the SRG has been recognized as a transfer standard due to its...
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J.C. Campo, M. A. Pérez, F. J. Ferrero, M. González, J.C. Viera, C. Blanco
A new laboratory course in electronic instrumentation based on the telemetry of the temperature, revolutions per minute and acceleration of a remote controlled car is described in this paper. The main objective of the course is to cover the disciplines involved in Instrumentation, that is, sensor use, analog and digital design, microcontrollers, data acquisition and software, within a framework that provides highly motivating work.
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Artur Cardoso, Aurélio Campilho
This paper describes a set of computer-based experiments, based in LabVIEW, designed to help engineering students learn the basic concepts of analogue-to-digital conversion, such as quantization and sampling. The course was taken by Electrical and Computer Engineering students at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. A broader aim of this pedagogical experiment was to increase the students’ motivation and to increase their learning effectiveness.
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Tomáš Sysala, Petr Dostál, Petr Bláha
This paper is focused on education in the field Measurement and control of technological processes. In one part of this field students obtain theoretical knowledge in an application of commercial systems for measurement, visualisation and control of technological processes. The data are measured by a programmable controller (PLC) and as the superior systems the system InTouch, Wizcon and ContolWeb2000 were used. All systems were tested on the real equipment. The programmable controller controls the surface of two communicating vessels and at the same time is a data source for master...
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C. De Lazzari, M. Darowski, E. D'Avino, F. Clemente, R. Mimmo, M. Guaragno, G. Tosti, G. Ferrari, A. Menichetti
In the paper the results of clinical and simulation studies on main haemodynamic parameters were compared. Cardiac output, arterial, atrial and venous pressures were measured in vascular patients during spontaneous breathing and artificial ventilation. Computer simulator was used to model a human cardiovascular system and calculate values of haemodynamic parameters in steady states. Changing intrathoracic pressure, from negative to positive values simulated cardiopulmonary interaction during spontaneous breathing and controlled ventilation. The results of the studies presented in the paper...
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Shigeru Takayama, Satoshi Miyajima, Eiji Yoneda, Komyo Kariya
Virtual instrument is the system to operate the task of measurement, data processing, monitoring and system control on one virtual platform. The remarkable characteristics are on the integration and the flexible customization. Therefore, the virtual instrument has been used by researchers and engineers as a professional engineering tool. However, by using various features of virtual world, the virtual instrument is utilized as an educational tool for students to learn measurement principle, measuring object, operation method of system and various topics concerning to the measuring. By using...
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Matteo Bertocco, Sandro Cappellazzo, Claudio Narduzzi
The scanning spectrum analyser is a particularly complex instrument, which requires careful understanding of its operating principles and a good deal of training to be employed properly. In this paper the development of a spectrum analyser virtual instrument, that can be offered as intensive self-study laboratory exercises, is presented.
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Luciana A. Almeida, Maurício N. Frota, Maria Helena A. Frota
The XVII IMEKO World Congress presents a paper on Metrology Education and Citizenship that describes Brazilian experiences with metrology education at all academic levels. Based on a Master’s Degree dissertation entitled METROLOGY: A TOOL FOR CITIZENSHIP recently presented at the Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, it analyses education and legislation in Metrology, among other related issues, while addressing the Brazilian experience with metrology education. This study argues that the sooner metrological concepts embody cultural patterns of human behaviour the faster...
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P. Aebli, A. Kaufmann, K. Ruhm
E-Learning and web-based training are present-day topics in education. So far this has been less the case in the fields of measurement sciences and technologies, even though there is an increasing need for a stock of basic knowledge and expertise. The following project aims at this target. There are two key aspects in this context: 1. Structuring of knowledge and methods in the field, leading via a sophisticated knowledge network to a multidimensional knowledge matrix. 2. Organization and standardization of all activities in the process on the teaching side as well as on the learning side....
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