A Practice-Oriented Guide Cataldo, Andrea. creator Giaquinto, Nicola. De Benedetto, Egidio. Masciullo, Antonio. Cannazza, Giuseppe. Lorenzo, Ilaria. Nicolazzo, Jacopo. Meo, Maria Teresa. De Monte, Alessando. Parisi, Gianluca. text Electronic books. xx 2020 1st ed. monographic eng 1 online resource (205 pages) This textbook offers a unique compendium of measurement procedures for experimental data acquisition.After introducing readers to the basic theory of uncertainty evaluation in measurements, it shows how to apply it in practice to conduct a range of laboratory experiments with instruments and procedures operating both in the time and frequency. Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Acronyms -- 1 Basic Theory of Uncertainty Evaluation in Measurements -- 1.1 Introducing Uncertainty in Instruments: A Real-World Example -- 1.2 Measurand, Value of the Measurand, Measurement Results -- 1.3 Measurement Error -- 1.3.1 Definition and Statistical Nature of the Measurement Error -- 1.3.2 Measurement Error with Normal (Gaussian) pdf -- 1.3.3 Measurement Error with Uniform pdf -- 1.4 Measurement Uncertainty -- 1.4.1 General Definition -- 1.4.2 ``Type A'' and ``Type B'' Evaluation of Uncertainty -- 1.4.3 Standard Uncertainty -- 1.4.4 Expanded Uncertainty, Coverage Probability, Coverage Factor -- 1.5 Uncertainty Propagation -- 1.5.1 Indirect Measurements: Measurement Model, Input Quantities, Output Quantities -- 1.5.2 Law of Propagation of Errors (LPE) -- 1.5.3 Law of Propagation of Uncertainty (LPU) -- 1.5.4 Propagation of Worst-Case Uncertainties -- 1.5.5 Laws of Propagation in Terms of Relative Quantities -- 1.5.6 Propagation for Some Typical Indirect Measurements -- 1.5.7 A Note About Independence of Errors -- 1.6 Errors and Uncertainty in Instruments -- 1.6.1 Measuring Instrument as a Black Box -- 1.6.2 Ideal Uniform Roundoff Quantization. Quantization Error -- 1.6.3 Nonideal Uniform Roundoff Quantization -- 1.6.4 Gain, Offset, Integral Nonlinearity Errors -- 1.7 Error Model and Uncertainty Specifications for a Measuring Instrument -- 1.7.1 Error Model -- 1.7.2 Uncertainty Specifications -- 1.7.3 Uncertainty of Typical Measurements -- 1.8 Examples of Manufacturer's Uncertainty Specifications of Laboratory Instruments -- 1.8.1 Example of Uncertainty Specifications for the Tektronix TDS1000B-TDS2000B Series Oscilloscopes -- 1.8.2 Horizontal (Time) Measurements -- 1.8.3 Example of Uncertainty Specifications for the Keysight, InfiniiVision, 2000 X-Series Oscilloscopes -- References. 2 Time-Domain Measurements -- 2.1 Basic Theory and Functionalities of Oscilloscopes -- 2.1.1 Main Functionalities -- 2.1.2 Sampling Modalities -- 2.2 Didactic Experiments Involving Time-Domain Measurements ... -- 2.2.1 Uncertainty of Measurements Provided by Instruments -- 2.2.2 Uncertainty of Computed Measurements in Experiments -- 2.3 Didactic Laboratory Experiments on Passive Filters -- 2.3.1 General Measurement Procedure -- 2.3.2 Characterization of an RC Filter -- 2.3.3 Characterization of a CR Filter -- 2.3.4 Characterization of a CR-RC Filter -- 2.3.5 Characterization of an LCR Filter -- 2.4 Didactic Laboratory Experiments on Operational Amplifiers -- 2.4.1 Closed-Loop Gain -- 2.4.2 Open-Loop Gain -- 2.4.3 Common-Mode Rejection Ratio -- 2.4.4 Slew Rate -- References -- 3 Frequency Domain Measurements -- 3.1 Basic Theory and Functionalities of Spectrum Analyzers -- 3.1.1 Analog Spectrum Analyzers -- 3.1.2 Digital Spectrum Analysis -- 3.2 FFT-Based Measurements -- 3.2.1 FFT on Periodic Signals and Aliasing Effect -- 3.2.2 Harmonic Distortion of a Signal Generated by an Oscillator -- 3.3 Basic Measurements Using the GSP-730 Gw Instek Analog Spectrum Analyzer -- 3.3.1 Visualization of a Sinusoidal Signal and Its Spurious Components -- 3.3.2 Measurements of Two Sinusoidal Signals Having a Similar Amplitude and ``Very Close in Frequency'' -- 3.3.3 Measurements of Two Sinusoidal Signals Having Different Amplitudes -- 3.4 Measurements Using an HP E4411B Analog Spectrum Analyzer -- 3.4.1 Visualization of a Sinusoidal Signal and Its Spurious Components -- 3.4.2 Measurements of Two Sinusoidal Signals Having a Similar Amplitude and ``Very Close in Frequency'' -- 3.4.3 Measurements on Two Sinusoidal Signals Having Different Amplitudes -- 3.4.4 Signal-to-Noise Ratio Measurement -- 3.4.5 Measurement of Total Harmonic Distortion (THD). 3.5 Measurements of Modulated Signals -- 3.5.1 Basic Theory on Modulations -- 3.5.2 Measurements on AM Signals -- 3.5.3 Measurements on FM Signals -- 3.5.4 Measurements on an FSK Modulated Signal -- References -- 4 Reflectometric Measurements -- 4.1 Theoretical References -- 4.1.1 Time-Domain Reflectometry -- 4.1.2 Frequency-Domain Reflectometry -- 4.2 TDR Measurements Using an Oscilloscope and a Waveform Generator -- 4.2.1 Experimental Characterization of Open and Short Circuits -- 4.2.2 Measurement of Wave Propagation Speed on a Cable of Known Length -- 4.2.3 Evaluation of the Unknown Length of a Coaxial Cable -- 4.2.4 Frequency Modulation Echo System -- 4.2.5 Identification of Unknown Electrical Loads -- 4.3 TDR Measurements Using a Reflectometer -- 4.3.1 Identification and Characterization of Unknown Electrical Loads -- 4.3.2 Dielectric Characterization of Materials: Measurements on Water -- References -- 5 Correction to: Basic Theory and Laboratory Experiments in Measurement and Instrumentation -- Correction to: A. 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