Using Virtual Instrument in Teaching Automatic Measurement Technology Course

Kai-chao Yao, Wei-Tzer Huang, Li-Chiou Hsu

The use of an automatic measurement technology is highly important in current industries. The technology has been sued in various applications such as environment monitoring, quality control of production line, and medical disease analysis. Automatic measurement technology requires programming, facilities integration, control application, function innovation, and maintenance technology. Developing suitable teaching equipment that can satisfy the demand of industry-orientation Automatic Measurement Technology Course (AMTC) is a challenge. In this study, a virtual instrument is introduced to solve the problem. LabVIEW, which is utilized to design virtual instruments, provides powerful functions for instrument control and measurement. Therefore, in this proposed AMTC, a  LabVIEW-based virtual instrument system is established as teaching equipment for undergraduate students in colleges of engineering or technology.