ECTS - Advanced Measurement Techniques for Physical Quantities
Advanced Measurement Techniques for Physical Quantities (MECE431) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Advanced Measurement Techniques for Physical Quantities | MECE431 | Area Elective | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Experiment, Problem Solving, Project Design/Management. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | To introduce the student general view about measurement of different physical quantities. To enable the students to implement different physical phenomena in measurement hardware and implement it to mechatronic systems. To familiarize students with typical measurement hardware systems and software tools |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The measurement and presentation of physical quantities; different methods of measurement of these quantities; a wide range of transducers; analysis of a multitude of analog and digital circuits used to amplify, transmit and display electrical signals; the application of these modules in modern measurement equipment. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction, classification of physical quantities, application of measurement instrumentation | N/A |
| 2 | Physical phenomena using for measurement of physical quantities | N/A |
| 3 | Errors, standards, accuracy and calibration. Direct and indirect measurements. | N/A |
| 4 | Motion measurement. Fundamental standards. Measurement of displacement, translational and rotational movement | N/A |
| 5 | Measurement of velocity, acceleration and vibrations. Seismic vibrations | N/A |
| 6 | Force, torque and shaft power measurement | N/A |
| 7 | Measurement of strain, stress. Gyroscopic force. | N/A |
| 8 | Pressure Measurement. Standards and Calibration. Basic Methods. | N/A |
| 9 | High- and low-pressure measurement. Sound measurement | N/A |
| 10 | Flow measurement. Flow velocity. Volume flow rate. Mass flow rate. | N/A |
| 11 | Liquid and solid level measurement and limit detection | N/A |
| 12 | Temperature and heat-flux measurement, radiation measurement | N/A |
| 13 | Time, frequency and phase-angle measurement. Light and luminous intensity measurement. Measurement of optical quantities. | N/A |
| 14 | Diagnostic testing and trouble shooting. Telemetry. | N/A |
| 15 | Case Studies | N/A |
| 16 | Final Examination | N/A |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Theory and Design for Mechanical Measurements, by R.S. Figliola and D.E. Beasley, Fifth Edition, John Wiley and Sons |
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| Other Sources | 2. Mechanical Measurements, T.G.Beckwith, R.D.Marangoni, J. H.Lienhard, Sixth Edition, Pearson (Prentice Hall) |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | 5 | 8 |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 7 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 1 | 15 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Toplam | 13 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 70 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 30 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | An ability to apply knowledge in mathematics and basic sciences and computational skills to solve manufacturing engineering problems | |||||
| 2 | An ability to define and analyze issues related with manufacturing technologies | |||||
| 3 | An ability to develop a solution based approach and a model for an engineering problem and design and manage an experiment | |||||
| 4 | An ability to design a comprehensive manufacturing system based on creative utilization of fundamental engineering principles while fulfilling sustainability in environment and manufacturability and economic constraints | |||||
| 5 | An ability to chose and use modern technologies and engineering tools for manufacturing engineering applications | |||||
| 6 | An ability to utilize information technologies efficiently to acquire datum and analyze critically, articulate the outcome and make decision accordingly | |||||
| 7 | An ability to attain self-confidence and necessary organizational work skills to participate in multi-diciplinary and interdiciplinary teams as well as act individually | |||||
| 8 | An ability to attain efficient communication skills in Turkish and English both verbally and orally | |||||
| 9 | An ability to reach knowledge and to attain life-long learning and self-improvement skills, to follow recent advances in science and technology | |||||
| 10 | An awareness and responsibility about professional, legal, ethical and social issues in manufacturing engineering | |||||
| 11 | An awareness about solution focused project and risk management, enterpreneurship, innovative and sustainable development | |||||
| 12 | An understanding on the effects of engineering applications on health, social and legal aspects at universal and local level during decision making process | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 128 | ||