MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Manipal University, Manipal

Karnataka -576104
COURSE PLAN
Department

: Instrumentation and Control Engineering

Course Name & code

: Sensors and Transducers ICE-2105

Semester & branch

: III Semester, Instrumentation and Control

Name of the faculty

: Dr. C.G. Nayak & Mr. Cyril Joseph

No of contact hours/week

:3

ASSESSMENT PLAN:
1. In Semester Assessments - 50 %

Written tests

: 30

Surprise quizzes

: 20

2. End Semester Examination - 50 %

Written examination of 3 hours duration (Max. Marks: 50 )

Portions for Assignment

Assignment no.

Topics

1-6

7-12

13-18

19-24

25-30

Portions for Sessional Test

Test no.

Topics

1-15

16-30

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Course Outcomes
At the end of this course, the student should be able to:
CO1:

Understand the purpose of measurement and instrumentation in industrial processes.

CO2:

Able to comprehend the static and dynamic characteristics of transducers.

CO3:

Comprehend the working of generalized measurement system.

CO4:

Ability to analyse working of different types of transducers and sensors.

Course Plan
L. No.

Topics

L0

Introduction to the course

L1

Standards: Classification, Mass and length, frequency and time

L2

Temperature, luminous intensity, electrical charge, emf, resistance & current.

L3

SI units and dimensional analysis.

L4

SI units and dimensional analysis.

L5

Functional elements of an Instrument, Active and Passive Transducers, Comparison, Analog and Digital Modes of Operation

L6

Null and Deflection methods, Input/output configurations.

L7

Correction for interfering and modifying input

L8

Selection of Transducers : Desirable characteristics of transducers. Selection criterion, Case study.

L9

Variable Resistive Transducers: Types Potentiometric Transducers.

L 10

Loading Error, Sensitivity and Linearity.

L11

Strain Gauges Types, Gauge Factor.

L12

Strain gauge bridge circuits, Temp Compensation.

L 13

Semi-conductor strain gauge, calibration of strain gauge

L 14

Thermocouples: Thermoelectric effects, laws of thermocouple.

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L 15

Cold junction compensation techniques.

L16

Thermocouple types, construction.

L 17

Variable Capacitive Transducers: Principle, types.

L18

Sensitivity and Linearity for variable air gap.

L19

Variable distance between the plates, Variable permittivity types

L 20

Variable Inductive Transducers: Various types.

L 21

LVDT-Principle and characteristics.

L 22

Block diagram approach for a typical set up used for displacement measurement.

L23

Hall effect sensors, magneto elastic transducers.

L 24

Synchros and resolvers, Eddy current transducers.

L25

Piezoelectric element and their properties, Piezoelectric coefficients.

L 26

Equivalent circuit and frequency response of P.E. transducers.

L27

Concept and methods of pH Measurement.

L 28

Electrodes Hydrogen, Calomel, Glass, Sensing Devices of pH meter.

L29

Semiconductor sensors, LDR, photoelectric transducers, photo multipliers, photo voltaic.

L 30

photo conductive, photo diode and photo transistors.

L31

Encoders, Classification and construction.

L32

Shaft encoder codes and decoding.

L33

Optical encoders- photo optic transducers.

L 34

Intelligent sensors, Bio-Sensors.

L 35

Types of Bio-sensors.

L 36

Consolidation and Revision

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References:
1

Doeblin , Measurement Systems, (4e) McGraw Hill, New York. 1992

DVS Murthy, Transducers & Instrumentation, PHI, New Delhi. 1999

A.K. Sawhney, Electrical & Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation, Dhanpat Rai & Co, New Delhi. 2002

A.K. Ghosh, Introduction to Instrumentation and Control .PHI, 2005

John P. Bentley, Principle of Measurement Systems, (3e), Addison Wesley Longman Ltd., UK. 2000

H.K.P. Neubert, Instrument Transducers, Oxford University press Delhi. 1988

Submitted by: Mr. Cyril Joseph

(Signature of the faculty)

Date: 31/07/2015
Approved by: Dr. Dayananda Nayak

(Signature of HOD)
Date: 31/07/2015
FACULTY MEMBERS TEACHING THE COURSE (IF MORE THAN ONE SECTIONS):
FACULTY
SECTION
FACULTY
SECTION
Mr. Cyril Joseph

Dr. C. G Nayak

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