Testing and Measurement Technology & Apparatus

1. The Aim
The discipline includes two specialties, or sub-disciplines: Precision instrumentation and machinery, Measurement & test techniques and instrumentation. The discipline is focused on the subjects: modern design method of precision instruments and machinery, modern testing and sensory techniques, micro-machine and special robot techniques, intelligent instrument and embedded system, computer testing & controlling techniques and fault diagnosis, information processing, network communication and managing automation. For the master students it is required to learn the foundational courses in the disciplines of precision instrument and machine, measurement & test techniques and instrumentation, etc., and to know the development tendency in the field of instrumentation science and technology. It is emphasized to cultivate the students to have innovative spirit and creative idea, and to improve their ability of analyzing and solving problems by their own.
2. Duration of Study
The regular duration: 2.5 years
3. Main Fields of Research
3.1. Precision instrumentation and machinery
1. Modern design method of precision instrument & machine
2. Modern testing and sensory techniques
3. Micro-machine and special robot techniques
3.2. Measurement & test techniques and instrumentation
1. Intelligent instrument and embedded system
2. Computer testing & controlling techniques and Fault Diagnosis
3. Information processing, network communication and managing automation
4. Courses and Credits
Category
Course Number
Course Name
Period
Credit
Term
Remarks
Academical Degree Courses Political Theoretical Course 
001000701
Theory and Practice of Scientific Socialism
30
2
1
 
001000702
Natural Dialectics
45
3
2
First
Foreign Language 
001000704
Public English
100
3
1, 2
 
091000701
Professional English
40
2
3
Basic and Specialized Course 
001000706
Numerical analysis
40
4
1
Precision instrumentation and machinery
091102701
Computer dynamical testing and controlling
40
4
2
091102702
Signal collecting and processing
40
4
1
001000707
Stochastic process
40
4
1
Measurement & test techniques and instrumentation
091102703
Digital signal processing
40
4
2
091102704
Computer Network and the principle of communication
40
4
3
Required Courses Literature Reading
Seminar 
091102901
Precision mechanical designing
40
4
1
Precision instrumentation and machinery
091102902
New sensors
40
4
2
091000901
MEMS (Micro-electro-mechanical system)
40
4
3
091102903
Modern optical testing techniques
40
4
2
091102904
Engineering digital image processing
40
4
3
091102905
Machine vision
40
4
4
091102906
Computer testing & controlling techniques
40
4
2
Measurement & test techniques and instrumentation
091102907
Field bus technology
40
4
2
091102908
New sensory techniques
40
4
2
091102909
Signal collecting and processing
40
4
3
091102910
Information aft-processing techniques
40
4
3
091102911
Embedded automatic controlling system
40
4
3
Academic Seminar 
 
 
 
2
 
 
5. Research program and Thesis
A master student must obtain required credits before he/she is eligible for undertaking research project for his/her master thesis. The thesis project is the most important measure that helps the student to apply foundational theory and knowledge to solving problems in research work, to cultivate innovative spirit and to train the abilities of innovation. The thesis work should include the following steps in general:
1. Literature survey: The student is required to make an extensive literature survey in research field under the direction of the supervisors, and to give at least two oral reports on the seminars of their discipline.
2. Kickoff report: The student must complete a kickoff report about his/her research project and work-plan in details before the forth semester. The project should have the meaning either of  scientific /technical value, or of solving technological problems arising in the industry. The report should have a length of more than 3000 words and not less than 30 reference articles. In the report a historical review, the conceptual idea on the research, the problems to be solved and the way might be followed should be included. This report must be assessed by an expert group including the supervisor and other 3-5 professors. The expert group will give their comments and suggestion to it.
3. Mid-term Report: The student must submit a mid-term report with about 1000 words summarizing the research progress half year later after kickoff report, and then give an oral report to supervisor group in the academic seminar.
4. Defense of Thesis: After the thesis being completed, the student should attend a defense meeting held according to the regulations of the National Degree Office to report research achievements, to answer questions, and to listen to the judgment given by defense committee.
5. Publication requirement: The student must have at least one article related to the thesis project published /accepted by the core journals (the student must be the first author or the second only when the supervisor is the first), or a patent applied, or an important achievement (as a principal researcher ordered in 5) identified by the organization equivalent to / higher than the level of provincial one.