GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION SHEET

Course Title
Instrumentation & Measurements
Course Code
ECE 2161
Credit Hours
Credit Hours: 4
Contact Hours
3 + 0 + 3 (Lecture + Tutorial + Practical)
Number of Weeks of Teaching
16
Modes of Learning
Lecture, Tutorial, Case Study, Industrial Visits, Seminars/ Workshops, Project
Lecture Schedule
Day Time Venue
Theory

Tutorial
Instructor
Engr. Ijlal Haider
Assistant Professor,
Department of Electrical Engineering
University of Lahore, Lahore
Email: Ijlal.haider@ee.uol.edu.pk
Student Visiting Hours
Displayed on Office Door
(for other timings, email me first)
Room No. E-209 (2
nd
Floor)
Telephone Ext. 1415
Prerequisite
Basic Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Electrical & Electronic Engineering Laboratory
Signals & Systems
Electronic Devices & Circuits
Tools required
MATLAB
LabVIEW
Microcontrollers
Trivia
This course is a core course for students of Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical.
Purpose
To motivate the students to understand and explore the field of Instrumentation.
This course does not serve as a prerequisite for any other undergraduate course.
However the knowledge acquired will facilitate the student to work in industry, higher
studies in the relevant field and in project (if required).


Desired Outcomes
At the end of the course, students are expected to:
- Effectively communicate about measurement and related terminologies
- Understand essentials of various sensing and actuating devices and their
applications
- Acquire basic knowledge of computers, communication and data acquisition in
industrial environment
- Enhance knowledge of instruments in multidisciplinary application
- Use his knowledge for real world problems
- Understand codes and standards and other working knowledge in the field
Contribution of the Course towards Meeting Professional Goals
This course will enable the student to:
- Understand industrial process/system
- Design and analyze them using feedback
- Use analytical, creative and problem solving skills
- Work in teams towards a goal
- Recognize the need for keeping up-to-date in the rapidly changing technological
world
Recommended Literature
- A. Morris, 2008, Measurement & Instrumentation Principles, (citation required)
- W.C. Dunn, 2005, Fundamentals of Industrial Instrumentation and Process Control,
5
th
Edition, McGraw-Hill
- J. Fraden, 2004, Handbook of Modern Sensors, Physics, Designs and Applications, 3
rd
Edition,
Springer-Verlag
- J. Park and S. Mackay, 2003, Elsevier Practical Data Acquisition for Instrumentation
& Control System, Newnes (and other relevant books from this series)
- J.G. Webster, 1999, Measurement, Instrumentation and Sensors Handbook, 1
st

Edition, CRC Press
- U.S. Department of Energy, 1992, DoE Fundamentals Handbook- Instrumentation
and Control
- Explore Internet
- (visit http://saba.kntu.ac.ir/eecd/taghirad/E%20books/Ebooks.html for eBooks)
Assessment
Total Marks: 400
Type Description Marks
Exercises based on tutorials
Assignments based on lectures
Quizzes quarterly assessment (Best 3 will be considered out of 4)
Case Study to be presented before semester final exam
Project to be presented before semester final exam
Technical Visit any outcome in the form of report, presentation or lecture
Seminar/Workshop any outcome in the form of report, presentation or lecture
Class Performance in class assessments
Mid Semester Exam assessment on first half of semester
Semester Final Exam assessment on second half of semester
Comprehensive full semester assessment (Practical Design Problem)
Course Policies
Exercises, assignments and reports shall be submitted by due date, No Late Submissions Will
Be Entertained.
Assigned tasks must be written on A4 size neat papers and should be legible and written in an
orderly manner.
Keep in mind No plagiarism.
There will be 4 quizzes and best 3 will be counted towards final assessment.
As per department policy 75% attendance in the class is mandatory in order to qualify to sit in
the exam.
A group-based working for solving homework problems is allowed. However, the work that you
hand-in must be your own. Remember that solving homework problems by yourself will also
allow you solving unseen problems that you will be seeing on your class tests and the final
examination.
Class lectures will NOT cover everything in the recommended text(s). It is expected that youll
solve number of examples given in the text(s) which are not covered in the class. Further, you
will also be required to solve end-of-the-chapter problems given in the text(s). You are advised
to ask questions on the course material being presented to you, and you are expected to
participate in the class discussions.
Course Outline
- Introduction to measurement and instrumentation
- Units and standards of units
- Static & Dynamic Characteristics of Instruments
- Laboratory instruments and their principles
- Transducers
o Sensors and its various types
o Actuators and Control
- Display Devices and Recording Systems
- Signal conditioning in Measurement and Instrumentation
- Alarm and trip systems
- Energy Meters
- Fundamentals of Industrial Computers
- Virtual Instrumentation
- Data Communication for Instrumentation and Control
- Industrial Networks (Fieldbuses)
- Data Acquisition and Control
- Brief introduction to
o Piping& Instrumentation diagrams
o System documentation
o Computer Control: SCADA, DCS, NCS
- Application of Instrumentation in various disciplines (Medical, Supply Chain etc)
- Health, Safety and Environment for Instrument Engineers
- Project Management and Leadership for Instrument Engineers
- International codes and standards

Lecture Plan
1 What is the orientation of this course?
Meaning and objectives of measurements and Instruments
Various types of Instruments used in industry and lab
2 Systems of Measurements, Conversions
Static Characteristics of Instruments: Desired
Static Characteristics of Instruments: Undesired
3 Dynamic Characteristics of Instruments
Sensing and Transducing Process
Temperature and Heat Measurement
4 Temperature and Heat Measurement
Pressure Measurement
Level Measurement
5 Flow Measurement
Force, Torque and Strain Measurement
Position and Motion Detection
6 Density and Viscosity Measurement
Humidity Measurement
Sound and Light Measurement
7 pH and Chemicals Measurement
Composition Measurement
Radiation Detection
8 Safety Sensors: Fire, Smoke etc.
Energy Meters
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