The main task of the Master Thesis is to project a device to measure surface temperature distribution by matrix of diodes. The maeasuring device is designed for usage at places where other thermal map scanning measuring methods (e.g. thermocamera) can not be used. The key objective was to design an appropriate measuring method for selected type of sensor. This method should ensure the most effective detection of the changing value, translate received values to the digital form and send it to the computer. All circuits were powered over USB (Universal Serial Bus) together with the signalling. Calibration was needed due to different sensors technical parameters. The calibration was realized on the software level and displayed with the thermal map scanning on the computer. The final project has the form of the measuring installation with 256 sensors on 8x8 cm area.

This Master's Thesis deals with Weight-In-Motion (WIM) Systems. It focuses on piezopolymer-coaxial-cable-based sensors. The work contains summary of WIM sensors, methods for signal processing and evaluation provided by WIM sensors. The design of WIM station including measuring chain is also drawn out here. Basic meaurements on sample output from the sensor are carried out using formely designed amplifier. By this, its properties and suitability can be assessed.

This work covers an area of heavy metals detection by miniaturized thick film sensors. Working electrode of these sensors was fabricated using thick film paste that was prepared as a nanocomposition of carbon nanotubes powder, suitable vehicle and a thinner. The response of fabricated electrodes to cadmium and lead ions was measured using differential pulse voltammetry in an acetate buffer solution using a three electrode sytem. The results were compared with the carbon electrode made from special commercial thick film polymer paste. Finally the possibility of working electrode surface activation with nitric acid and heavy metals on real biological sample detection is described here.

This work is focused on the developement of a sensor, which enables to measure the ultrasonic power by heat effect of the mechanical Wales. The princip of two basic kinds of thermoacoustic sensor is descibed here – one level and two level sensor. This work also contains a proposition of these sensors with description of each parts and a trial to find suitable absorber. Achieved results, which support the function of the sensors are presented here by form of graphs and tables. Measuring by thermoacoustic sensors is confronted here with measuring of ultrasonic by hydrophone, which is used as reference measuring.

Theoretical part of thesis describes several known algorithms and new approaches for the bourder node detection in a wireless sensor networks. The new algorithm BRB was inspired by failures of previous algorithms and its major supporting idea is select several neighboring points (B, C). Approach algorithm BRB is a decentralized detection of nodes located at the perimeter. The practical part compares several algorithm with the new BRB algorithm. Quantity of successful and false detection of boundary nodes was evaluated in ideal and real environment.The simulation results shown, that the proposed algorithm is effective solution for accurate border node detection in wireless sensor networks.

This thesis deals with non-conventional applications in the area of thick film technology, especially with indication of the temperature by thermodynamic sensors. The work summarizes thermodynamic sensors theory and also contains production data of the universal thermodynamic sensor realized on ceramic substrate, including measurement of its parameters and heat radiation.

Current transformers and current sensors are devices which are mostly used for current measurement in high voltage systems. These devices transform measured currents to range which are workable for measurement and protection devices. Theoretical part includes from third to seventh chapter. These chapters contain construction analysis and characteristic points for both device and problems of protecting the transformer with differential protection. Practical part includes from eighth to tenth chapter. This chapter consists results from laboratory measurement. Results are used for verification with theoretical part of the thesis. Conclusion of this thesis comparing properties and summarises results from laboratory measurement.

The diploma thesis deals with design of the converter card for the precise control of a laser diode. At first, there are described the principles of the laser diode, photodiode and basic functions of optical fiber sensors. Following chapter deals with description of developed converter card. In the diploma thesis are discussed all function blocks of the converter card and they are explained in detail. In the thesis are subsequently tested all problem parts of the converter card for the precise control of the laser diode, such as fast switching of the current flowing through the laser diode and design of the connection for evaluating of current pulse from the sensing photodiode. An integral part of thesis is a description of created printed circuit board and there are described all used layers and devices’ layout on the PCB. Final part of the diploma thesis deals with firmware for the microcontroller, which was made for testing of all function blocks of the converter card for the precise control of a laser diode. At the same time was developed software for PC, which communicates with the converter card via universal serial bus (USB).

Biological tissues are optically inhomogeneous and absorbent materials. They are comprised of various structures such as cells, cell organelles, and various fiber structures. Due to these structures leads to different interactions with the light and phenomena such as absorption, scattering and polarization of light. Different ultrasonic, electromagnetic, electrical and optical methods are used for meat ageing detection. Muscles are turbid anisotropic media, they exhibit changes in electrical and optical properties according to the direction of the electrical and optical fields in the sample. The diploma work assesses the feasibility of impedance measurements for meat ageing detection and their comparison with optical measurement of scattered polarized light. Two different sample were used: pork chop slices and chicken breasts were used for their relative homogeneity. The electrical method is a promising method due to the possibility of getting much information and realizing cheap and fast enough measurement systems. The proposed optical method allows measure the rotation of polarization plane with meat ageing in the range of 95 degrees within considered period. Through the first promising results obtained in this thesis, a further work has to be provided to determine closer relationship between optical scattering characteristics, electrical anisotropy in ageing-related tissue structural properties.

This diploma thesis deals with an image capturing by a CMOS image sensor and controlling of graphical LCD displays using specialized integrated circuits. A theoretical research on the topic and design of the system designed for ease of processing, transmitting and still images displaying based on this research is described in this work. The output of the work is complete the device realized.