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Course Content and Expectations

What to expect in this course?

EE 617
Sensors in Instrumentation
Joseph John
EE Dept

How is course different from other courses?

How is it similar to other courses?
Learning objectives

Syllabus

Text/References

Sensor characteristics; R, L and C sensors: Hall

effect sensors; Piezoelectric sensors; Microsensors. Sensors for displacement, pressure,
temperature, flow etc. Optical sensors; chemical
and bio-sensors. Sensor applications in nondestructive testing. Interfacing sensors with
microprocessors and micro controllers.

D. V.S. Murthy, Transducers and

instrumentation, Prentice Hall, 1995.
J. P. Bentley, Principles of measurement
systems, Wiley, 1989.
J. W. Gardner, Microsensors: Principles and
applications, Wiley, 1996.
S.M. Sze, Semiconductor Sensors, Wiley, 1994

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Weightage

Mid sem exam

: 30%
End sem exam (3 hours) : 40%
Quizzes: 2 (Jan/Feb+Mar) : 10% (best one)
Lab
: 15%
(5% Lab Performance, 10% Lab exam 1.5 hours)

Project Quiz
: 5%
Attendance
: Compulsory, but no
weightage
AUDIT: May skip Proj Quiz and Lab exam. All
other evaluations compulsory.

Lab Expts Tentative List

1.
2.
3.
4.

Opamp - 1
Opamp 2
Temp Sensors -1 (LM 35, Si diode based)
Temp Sensors 2 (Thermistors, RTDs,
Thermocouples)
5. Displacement Sensors 1 (Strain guage, IR
sensor)
6. Displacement sensors 2 (Hall effect sensors,
GMR sensors)

Lab Expts
Objectives
Familiarity with general purpose Electronic
Instruments such as CRO/DSO, DMM, Function
Generator
Learning to make the best measurements out of
the given instruments
Working knowledge of basic signal conditioning
circuits designing and testing

Lab Exp.ts Tentative Listcontd

7. Displacement Sensors (IR sensor with phasesensitive detection)
8. AC bridges
9. LabVIEW
10. LabVIEW based data acquisition analog
measurements, Reduction of noise, effect of
sampling rate, etc.

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Expectations

Course Objectives

Attendance (both class and Lab) compulsory

this is also mandated by the EE dept
Performance in the course will be directly
proportional to class attendance
Read previous class notes/references and
come prepared to every class.
Reading assignments
Lab evaluation attendance, preparation and
performance + Lab exam (November 1st week)

1. Understanding the role of sensors in

electronic instrumentation.
2. To be familiar with the major sensors used in
modern instrumentation
3. Understanding the signal conditioning
requirements of various sensors
4. To understand the important factors to be
considered while selecting a sensor for an
application