Virtual measurement systems

Subject description

Basic concepts of virtual measurement instrument
Software for programming virtual measurement instruments, graphical programming, data flow concept
Hardware for virtual measurement instruments, communication bus, plug in data acquisition board
Basic of data acquisition
Synthetic measurement instruments
Control of virtual instruments via TCP/IP network
Automation of measurement laboratory based on the central database approach
Development of Virtual instruments – good practice guides
Methods of testing and validation of virtual measurement instruments, limitation of software testing
Software quality and other quality standards
Reliability of software
Advanced software testing techniques
How to prepare good test case
Different testing methods
Open source code and quality (Linux, BSD, Android, …)

The subject is taught in programs

Objectives and competences

Basic concept of virtual measurement instrument, basic and advanced methods of software quality assurance, concepts and good programming practice, testing and validation of software methods, methods for preparing test cases, link between software quality and quality standards, Open source code and quality (Linux, BSD, Android, …)

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, seminar, individual work

Expected study results

Knowledge and understanding:

Concept of virtual measurement instruments
Graphical software tools for programming virtual measurement instruments
Different methods of software testing

Basic sources and literature

[1] Virtual Instrument no Virtual Reality but Real PC Based Measuring System, Vladimir Haasz et al, IEEE 2005

[2] Virtual Instrumentation and Traditional Instruments, National instruments, 2012

[3] Computerized Instrumentation, Tran Tien Lang, Wiley, 1991

[4] Synthetic Instrumentation: Contemporary architectures and applications, Peter Pragastis et al, RF Design, 2004

[5] Glenford J. Myers, Corey Sandler, Tom Badgett, and Todd M. Thomas: “The Art of Software Testing”, John Wiley & Sons, 2011

[6] Debra S. Herrmann: “Software Safety and Reliability: Techniques, Approaches, and Standards of Key Industrial Sectors”, Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Pr, 2000

[7] P. Ciarlini, A.B. Forbes, F. Pavese, D. Richter: “Advanced Mathematical & Computational Tools in Metrology IV,V,VI, VII, VIII and IX”, World Scientific Publishing Co, 2000-2012

[8] Ian Sommerville: ”Software Engineering”, Adison Wesley, 2011

[9] ISO/IEC 25000 Software Engineering — Software product Quality Requirements and Evaluation (SQuaRE) — Guide to SquaRE, 2014