Subject: INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS

Academic year: 2017-2018 Branch: Mechanical Engineering

Year& sem: III&I

Course Objectives: The course focuses on imparting the principles of measurement which
includes the working mechanism of various sensors and devices that are in use to measure the
important physical variables of various mechatronic systems.

Lesson Plan

Lecture Title of the topic Remarks

Number
UNIT-I
1 Definition – Basic principles of measurement, measurement
systems, Generalized configuration and functional descriptions
of measuring instruments,
2 Examples of measurement systems, Dynamic performance
characteristics
3 Sources of error, classification and elimination of error
4 TUTORIAL-1
5 MEASUREMENT OF DISPLACEMENT: Theory and
construction of various transducers to measure displacement
6 Piezo electric, inductive, Resistance transducers, Capacitance *
transducers
7 Ionization and photo electric transducers, Calibration Procedures
8 TUTORIAL-2
UNIT-II
9 MEASUREMENT OF TEMPERATURE: Classification, *
ranges, various principles of measurement
10 Expansion, Electrical resistance, thermistor
11 Pyrometers, temperature indicators
12 TUTORIAL-3
13 MEASUREMENT OF PRRESURE: Units, classification, *
different principles used.
14 Manometers, piston, bourdon pressure gauge, Bellows,
diaphragm gauge.
15 Low pressure measurements, Ionization pressure gauge, McLeod
pressure gauge
16 TUTORIAL-4
UNIT-III
17 MEASUREMENT OF LEVEL: Direct and indirect methods,
Capacitive, Ultrasonic level indicator
18 Magnetic ,cryogenic fuel level indicator, Bubbler level indicator
19 FLOW MEASUREMENT: Rota meter, magnetic, ultrasonic,
turbine flow meter
20 TUTORIAL-5
21 Hot – wire anemometer, Laser Doppler Anemometer (LDA)
22 MEASUREMENT OF SPEED: Mechanical tachometers ,
electrical tachometers, Stroboscope, noncontact type of
tachometer
23 MEASUREMENT OF ACCELERATION AND
VIBRATION: Different simple instruments, Principles of
seismic instruments
24 Vibrometer and accelerometer using principle.
25 TUTORIAL-6
UNIT-IV
26 STREES AND STAIN MEASUREMENT: Various types of
stress and strain measurements, Electrical strain gauge – gauge
factor
27 TUTORIAL-7
Method of usage of resistance strain gauge for bending
28 compressive,
29 Method of usage of resistance strain gauge for bending tensile
strains
30 Strain gauge usage for measuring torque, strain gauge rosettes
31 TUTORIAL -8
UNIT-V
32 MEASUREMENT OF HUMIDITY: Moisture content of gases. *
Sling psychrometer
33 Absorption psychrometer, Dew point meter
34 MEASUREMENT OF FORCE, TORQUE AND POWER:
Elastic force meters, load cells
35 TUTORIAL-9
36 Torsion meters,
37 Dynamometers *
38 TUTORIAL-10
UNIT-VI
39 ELEMENTS OF CONTROL SYSTEMS: Introduction, *
importance, Classification – open and closed systems
40 Servomechanisms–examples,
41 TUTORIAL-11
42 Block diagrams, Temperature control system
43 Speed control system, Position control system
44 TUTORIAL-12
REFERENCES:
1. Measurement Systems: Applications & design
2. Mechanical and Industrial Measurements
3. Mechanical Measurements
4. Instrumentation, measurement & analysis
D.S Kumar.
R.K. Jain/ Khanna Publishers.
BeckWith, Marangoni,Linehard, PHI /
PE
B.C.Nakra & K.K.Choudhary, TMH.