ADVANCED MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY: UE16ME501

Faculty: Portions to be covered by Dr. CVC

Class
#

10

Chapter Title/
Reference
Literature
Chapter 2:
Analysis of
Experimental
Data
T1: Page 60-63
Chapter 2:
Analysis of
Experimental
Data
T1: Page 63-73
Chapter 2:
Analysis of
Experimental
Data
T1: Page 74-96
Chapter 2:
Analysis of
Experimental
Data
T1: Page 97-112
Chapter 2:
Analysis of
Experimental
Data
T1: Page 112-120
Chapter 2:
Analysis of
Experimental
Data
T1: Page 120-143
Chapter 9:
Data Acquisition
and Processing
T1: Page 612-615
Chapter 9:
Data Acquisition
and Processing
T1: Page 615-620
Chapter 9:
Data Acquisition
and Processing
T1: Page 621-629
Chapter 9:
Data Acquisition
and Processing
T1: Page 629-633

Topics to be Covered
Unit 1
Introduction; Causes and Types of
Experimental Errors; Error Analysis on a
Commonsense Basis

% Portions Covered
Reference
Cumulative
Chapter
2%

2%

2%

4%

2%

6%

2%

8%

2%

10%

2%

12%

1%

13%

Signal Conditioning Revisited; Data

Transmission;

2%

15%

Analog-to-Digital and Digital-to-Analog

Conversion;

2%

17%

Data Storage and Display; the Program as a

Substitute for Wired Logic;

2%

19%

Uncertainty Analysis; Evaluation of

Uncertainties for Complicated Data
Reduction;
Statistical Analysis of Experimental Data;
Probability Distributions; The Gaussian or
Normal Error Distribution; Comparison of
Data with Normal Distribution;
The Chi-Square Test of Goodness of Fit;
Method of Least Squares; The Correlation
Coefficient; Multivariable Regression;

Standard Deviation of the Mean; Students

t-Distribution;

Graphical Analysis and Curve Fitting; Choice

of Graph Formats; General Considerations in
Data Analysis ; Problems
Unit 5
Introduction; General Data Acquisition
System;

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12

13

14

15

16

Chapter 9:
Data Acquisition
and Processing
T1: Page 612-633
Chapter 10:
Design of
Experiments
T1: Page 671-675
Chapter 10:
Design of
Experiments
T1: Page 671-675
Chapter 10:
Design of
Experiments
T1: Page 675-675
Chapter 10:
Design of
Experiments
T1: Page 675-710
Chapter 10:
Design of
Experiments
T1: Page 675-710

Problems

Introduction; Types of Experiments

Types of Experiments;

Experiment Design Factors;

Experiment Design Protocol and Examples;

Experiment Design Protocol and Examples;

Problems

2%

21%

2%

23%

2%

25%

2%

27%

2%

29%

2%

31%

Text Books:
T1. Experimental Methods for Engineers, J.P.Holman, Seventh Edition, McGraw Hill Co., 2001
T2. Mechanical Measurements, S.P.Venkateshan, Ane Books Pvt. Ltd., 2010
T3. Low Speed Wind Tunnel Testing, Jewel B. Barlow, William H. Rae (Author), and Alan Pope,
Third Edition, Wiley Inter Science, 1999.
Reference Books:
R1. Mechanical Measurements, Thomas G Beckwith, Joohn H. Lienhard V, Roy D. Marangoni,
Sixth Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2011