| Laboratory of measurements for clinical engineering
(objectives)
The overall aim of the Laboratory of Measurements for Clinical Engineering is providing the students with basic knowledge and skills about the use and management of measurement systems in dependance of the needs of the experiment and/or the user of the instrumentation within specific Clinical Engineering applications and measurements of mechanical and thermal quantities. In particular, students will be provided with general criteria in testing and characterization of specific components of the measuring system.
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Code
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20810377 |
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Language
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ITA |
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Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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6
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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ING-IND/34
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Contact Hours
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48
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Type of Activity
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Core compulsory activities
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Teacher
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SCORZA ANDREA
(syllabus)
Introduction. Elements of applied statistics: refresher on basic statistics and measurement uncertainty evaluation, hypothesis testing.
Introduction to velocity measurements. Speedometers. Measurements in moving fluids: pitot tube, fan and hot wire anemometers. Ultrasound systems for velocity measurements: fundamentals of doppler velocimetry.
Refresher on deformation, force and pressure measurements with experimental exercises. Introduction to flow measurements. Venturi meter. Orifice plates. Nozzle and calibrated diaphragms. Rotameter
Introduction to pulmonary mechanics. Fundamentals of respiratory physiology. Mechanical behavior of the lungs. Fundamental quantities of pulmonary mechanics and their measurement: spirometer, pneumotachograph,. Plethysmograph.
Introduction to anesthesia procedure. Anesthesia machines. Pulmonary ventilators. Ventilation models.
Introduction to temperature measurements. Temperature standards and definition, primary thermometers. Gas, liquid-in-glass and metal thermometers, saturated vapor thermometers. Electrical resistance thermometry: concepts, resistance temperature detectors and thermistors, circuits and applications. Thermoelectric temperature measurement: thermocouples, concepts and applications. Fundamentals of radiative temperature measurements and pyrometers. Dynamic characterization of thermometers for clinical applications with experimental activities.
Introduction to acceleration measurements. Acceleration, vibration, and shock measurement. Piezoelectric transducers: concepts, measurement set up and calibration. Experimental characterization of the dynamic behavior of a second-order measuring systems.
(reference books)
• Notes and presentations from the course.
• Francesco Paolo Branca “Fondamenti di Ingegneria Clinica - vol. 1”, Springer-Verlag Italia, 2000
• Francesco Paolo Branca "Misure Meccaniche" E.S.A. Editrice.
• J.G. Webster "Medical instrumentation: application and design", ed. Wiley and Sons, 2009
• Rinaldo Vallascas "Fondamenti di Misure Meccaniche e Termiche. Grandezze statiche e sistemi" Hoepli 2008.
• Rinaldo Vallascas e Federico Patané "Misure Meccaniche e Termiche. Grandezze tempo-varianti" Hoepli 2007
• P. Cappa, Sensori e Trasduttori per Misure Meccaniche e Termiche, Voll. I-III, Borgia Editore, 1994
• W. Navidi, Statistics for Engineers and Scientists, 3rd edition, Mc Graw Hill,2010
• Beckwith T.G., Marangoni R.D. & LienhardJ.H, Mechanical Measurements, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007
• R. S. Figliola, D. E. Beasley, Theory and Design for Mechanical Measurements, 6th Edition, Wiley, 2015
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From 22/02/2026 to 05/06/2026 |
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
Oral exam
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Teacher
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SCIUTO SALVATORE ANDREA
(syllabus)
Introduction. Elements of applied statistics: basic statistics refresher, hypothesis testing.
Introduction to velocity measurements. Speedometers. Measurements in moving fluids: pitot tube, fan and hot wire anemometers. Ultrasound systems for velocity measurements: fundamentals of doppler velocimetry.
Refresher on deformation, force and pressure measurements with experimental exercises. Introduction to flow measurements. Venturi meter. Orifice plates. Nozzle and calibrated diaphragms. Rotameter
Introduction to pulmonary mechanics. Fundamentals of respiratory physiology. Mechanical behavior of the lungs. Fundamental quantities of pulmonary mechanics and their measurement: spirometer, pneumotachograph,. Plethysmograph.
Introduction to anesthesia procedure. Anesthesia machines. Pulmonary ventilators. Ventilation models.
Introduction to temperature measurements. Temperature standards and definition, primary thermometers. Gas, liquid-in-glass and metal thermometers, saturated vapor thermometers. Electrical resistance thermometry: concepts, resistance temperature detectors and thermistors, circuits and applications. Thermoelectric temperature measurement: thermocouples, concepts and applications. Fundamentals of radiative temperature measurements and pyrometers. Dynamic characterization of thermometers for clinical applications with experimental activities.
Introduction to acceleration measurements. Acceleration, vibration, and shock measurement. Piezoelectric transducers: concepts, measurement set up and calibration. Experimental characterization of the dynamic behavior of a second-order measuring systems.
(reference books)
• Notes and presentations from the course.
• Francesco Paolo Branca “Fondamenti di Ingegneria Clinica - vol. 1”, Springer-Verlag Italia, 2000
• Francesco Paolo Branca "Misure Meccaniche" E.S.A. Editrice.
• J.G. Webster "Medical instrumentation: application and design", ed. Wiley and Sons, 2009
• Rinaldo Vallascas "Fondamenti di Misure Meccaniche e Termiche. Grandezze statiche e sistemi" Hoepli 2008.
• Rinaldo Vallascas e Federico Patané "Misure Meccaniche e Termiche. Grandezze tempo-varianti" Hoepli 2007
• P. Cappa, Sensori e Trasduttori per Misure Meccaniche e Termiche, Voll. I-III, Borgia Editore, 1994
• W. Navidi, Statistics for Engineers and Scientists, 3rd edition, Mc Graw Hill,2010
• Beckwith T.G., Marangoni R.D. & LienhardJ.H, Mechanical Measurements, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007
• R. S. Figliola, D. E. Beasley, Theory and Design for Mechanical Measurements, 6th Edition, Wiley, 2015
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From 22/02/2026 to 05/06/2026 |
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
At a distance
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
Oral exam
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Teacher
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FIORI GIORGIA
(syllabus)
Introduction. Elements of applied statistics: basic statistics refresher, hypothesis testing.
Introduction to velocity measurements. Speedometers. Measurements in moving fluids: pitot tube, fan and hot wire anemometers. Ultrasound systems for velocity measurements: fundamentals of doppler velocimetry.
Refresher on deformation, force and pressure measurements with experimental exercises. Introduction to flow measurements. Venturi meter. Orifice plates. Nozzle and calibrated diaphragms. Rotameter.
Introduction to pulmonary mechanics. Fundamentals of respiratory physiology. Mechanical behavior of the lungs. Fundamental quantities of pulmonary mechanics and their measurement: spirometer, pneumotachograph,. Plethysmograph.
Introduction to anesthesia procedure. Anesthesia machines. Pulmonary ventilators. Ventilation models.
Introduction to temperature measurements. Temperature standards and definition, primary thermometers. Gas, liquid-in-glass and metal thermometers, saturated vapor thermometers. Electrical resistance thermometry: concepts, resistance temperature detectors and thermistors, circuits and applications. Thermoelectric temperature measurement: thermocouples, concepts and applications. Fundamentals of radiative temperature measurements and pyrometers. Dynamic characterization of thermometers for clinical applications with experimental activities.
Introduction to acceleration measurements. Acceleration, vibration, and shock measurement. Piezoelectric transducers: concepts, measurement set up and calibration. Experimental characterization of the dynamic behavior of a second-order measuring systems.
(reference books)
• Notes and presentations from the course
• Francesco Paolo Branca “Fondamenti di Ingegneria Clinica - vol. 1”, Springer-Verlag Italia, 2000
• Francesco Paolo Branca "Misure Meccaniche" E.S.A. Editrice
• J.G. Webster "Medical instrumentation: application and design", ed. Wiley and Sons, 2009
• Rinaldo Vallascas "Fondamenti di Misure Meccaniche e Termiche. Grandezze statiche e sistemi" Hoepli 2008
• Rinaldo Vallascas e Federico Patané "Misure Meccaniche e Termiche. Grandezze tempo-varianti" Hoepli 2007
• P. Cappa, Sensori e Trasduttori per Misure Meccaniche e Termiche, Voll. I-III, Borgia Editore, 1994
• W. Navidi, Statistics for Engineers and Scientists, 3rd edition, Mc Graw Hill, 2010
• Beckwith T.G., Marangoni R.D. & LienhardJ.H, Mechanical Measurements, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007
• R. S. Figliola, D. E. Beasley, Theory and Design for Mechanical Measurements, 6th Edition, Wiley, 2015
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From 22/02/2026 to 05/06/2026 |
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
Oral exam
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