The training of computer-controlled measuring systems is an important part of education activities in measurement technology for engineers. This paper shows in its first part essential preconditions and special possibilities to make training effective. The unity of theoretical and experimental works will be demonstrated by using a specially designed system. Standard measuring instruments completed by special software packages are used for an uncomplicated application. Different training courses, for example, signal and data processing, instruments programming, measurement of electrical quantities, and self-calibration of measuring systems, etc., can be realized in this experiment system. This system is very suitable for the demonstration of methodological view of measurement technology and for training different courses of teaching modern measurement technology.

An approach to computer-based training of instrumentation users based upon simulation models of typical control objects is described. The approach provides effective learning and positive transfer of instrumentation operation skills. Simulation models of typical processes are described as well as the emulated measurement, continuous control and discrete control systems.

The curricula at Faculty of Automobiles and Heavy Machinery Engineering at Warsaw University of Technology went a significant evolution since 1990 as a result of the emergence of new technologies and engineering methods as well as in response to labour market and state educational policy. General view on the latest curricula is given with the indication in which courses elements of metrology are also thought. Next special attention is paid to the metrology course (15 h lecture + 15 h tutorials + 30 h laboratory). The course gives fundamental information on classical metrology topics such as uncertainty evaluation, error source analysis, etc. and then focuses on metrology of geometrical quantities. Students in the laboratory acquire indispensable know-how of typical measuring jobs, process their results as well as validate them and the whole measurement process. The organisation of the laboratory and the basic problems of its computerisation are discussed. Paper gives some hints how to teach efficiently metrology at machinery engineering faculty. Finally the work towards implementation of quality assurance system based on ISO 9000 standard in all stages of teaching metrology are mentioned.

Very hard studies are often accomplished in order to deeply understand the features of complex system. Mathematical models represent a useful approach for developing theoretical considerations. Anyway experimental set up, allowing heuristic confirmation of the results obtained via the theoretical approach must be considered a fundamental step toward a full understanding of the considered system. In this work a quite innovative environment for experimental investigation on the Brownian Motion system is proposed. A virtual instrument allowing easy of use and flexibility to the collection of both results and information on the system state, has been implemented.

Computing, in its usual use, is centered on manipulation of numbers and symbols. In contrast, computing with words, or CW for short, is a methodology in which the objects of computation are words and propositions drawn from a natural language, e.g., small, large, far, heavy, not very likely, the price of gas is low and declining, Berkeley is near San Francisco, it is very unlikely that there will be a significant increase in the price of oil in the near future, etc.