TRICHY ENGINEERING COLLEGE

SIVAGNANAM NAGAR,KONALAI
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
Course code& Name: OAN551 SENSORS AND TRANSDUCERS
Degree/Programme: B.E/EEE Year/ Sem: V/III
Duration: JUNE – DEC 2019 Regulation: 2017/AUC
Name of the Staff: R.NIRMAL AP/EEE
UNIT – I INTRODUCTION Target Periods: 9

Day Unit
S.No Date Period Topics to be Covered Teaching Aid
Order No
1 I Basics of Measurement Chalk & board /
2 I Classification of errors Chalk & board /
3 I Error analysis Chalk & board /
I Static and dynamic characteristics of
4 Chalk & board /
transducers
5 I Performance measures of sensors Chalk & board /
6 I Classification of sensors Chalk & board /

7 I Sensor calibration techniques Chalk & board /

8 I Sensor Output Signal Types. Chalk & board /

9 I Problems in error analysis Chalk & board /

Execution

UNIT – I INTRODUCTION Target Periods: 9

Day Unit
S.No Date Period Topics to be Covered Teaching Aid
Order No
1 I Basics of Measurement Chalk & board /
2 I Classification of errors Chalk & board /

3 I Error analysis Chalk & board /

I Static and dynamic characteristics of
4 Chalk & board /
transducers
5 I Performance measures of sensors Chalk & board /

6 I Classification of sensors Chalk & board /

7 I Sensor calibration techniques Chalk & board /

8 I Sensor Output Signal Types. Chalk & board /

9 I Problems in error analysis Chalk & board /
UNIT – II MOTION, PROXIMITY AND RANGING SENSORS Periods: 9

Day Unit
S.No Date Period Topics to be Covered Teaching Aid
Order No
1 II Motion Sensors Chalk & board /
2 II Potentiometers,resolver, Encoders Chalk & board /

3 II Optical, Magnetic, Chalk & board /

4 II Inductive, Capacitive -LVDT Chalk & board /

5 II RVDT Chalk & board /

6 II Synchro -Microsyn, Accelerometer Chalk & board /

7 II GPS, Bluetooth, Range Sensors Chalk & board /

8 II RF Beacons, Ultrasonic Ranging Chalk & board /
II Reflective beacons, Laser Range
9 Chalk & board /
Sensor (LIDAR).
Execution

UNIT – II MOTION, PROXIMITY AND RANGING SENSORS Target Periods: 9

Day Unit
S.No Date Period Topics to be Covered Teaching Aid
Order No
1 II Motion Sensors Chalk & board /
2 II Potentiometers,resolver, Encoders Chalk & board /

3 II Optical, Magnetic, Chalk & board /

4 II Inductive, Capacitive -LVDT Chalk & board /

5 II RVDT Chalk & board /

6 II Synchro -Microsyn, Accelerometer Chalk & board /

7 II GPS, Bluetooth, Range Sensors Chalk & board /

8 II RF Beacons, Ultrasonic Ranging Chalk & board /

II Reflective beacons, Laser Range
9 Chalk & board /
Sensor (LIDAR).
UNIT – III FORCE, MAGNETIC AND HEADING SENSORS Target Periods: 9

Day Unit
S.No Date Period Topics to be Covered Teaching Aid
Order No
1 III Strain Gage Chalk & board /
2 III Load Cell Chalk & board /

3 III Magnetic Sensors Chalk & board /

4 III types, principle Chalk & board /

5 III requirement and advantages Chalk & board /

6 III Magneto resistive Chalk & board /

7 III Hall Effect Chalk & board /

8 III Current sensor Heading Sensors Chalk & board /

9 III Compass, Gyroscope, Inclinometers Chalk & board /

Execution

UNIT – III FORCE, MAGNETIC AND HEADING SENSORS Target Periods: 9

Day Unit
S.No Date Period Topics to be Covered Teaching Aid
Order No
1 III Strain Gage Chalk & board /

2 III Load Cell Chalk & board /

3 III Magnetic Sensors Chalk & board /

4 III types, principle Chalk & board /

5 III requirement and advantages Chalk & board /

6 III Magneto resistive Chalk & board /

7 III Hall Effect Chalk & board /

8 III Current sensor Heading Sensors Chalk & board /

9 III Compass, Gyroscope, Inclinometers Chalk & board /

UNIT –IV OPTICAL, PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE SENSORS Periods: 9

Day Unit
S.No Date Period Topics to be Covered Teaching Aid
Order No
1 IV Photo conductive cell, photo voltaic, Chalk & board /
 Photo resistive
2 IV LDR – Fiber optic sensors Chalk & board /
IV Pressure –
3 Chalk & board /
Diaphragm, Bellows
IV Piezoelectric – Tactile sensors,
4 Chalk & board /
Temperature
5 IV IC, Thermistor, RTD Chalk & board /

6 IV Thermocouple. Acoustic Sensors Chalk & board /

7 IV flow and level measurement Chalk & board /

8 IV Radiation Sensors, Smart Sensors Chalk & board /

IV Film sensor, MEMS & Nano Sensors,
9 Chalk & board /
LASER sensors

Execution

UNIT –IV OPTICAL, PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE SENSORS Target Periods: 9

Day Unit
S.No Date Period Topics to be Covered Teaching Aid
Order No
IV Photo conductive cell, photo voltaic,
1 Chalk & board /
Photo resistive
2 IV LDR – Fiber optic sensors Chalk & board /
IV Pressure –
3 Chalk & board /
Diaphragm, Bellows
IV Piezoelectric – Tactile sensors,
4 Chalk & board /
Temperature
5 IV IC, Thermistor, RTD Chalk & board /
6 IV Thermocouple. Acoustic Sensors Chalk & board /

7 IV flow and level measurement Chalk & board /

8 IV Radiation Sensors, Smart Sensors Chalk & board /
IV Film sensor, MEMS & Nano Sensors,
9 Chalk & board /
LASER sensors

UNIT– V SIGNAL CONDITIONING and DAQ SYSTEMS Target Periods: 9

Day Unit
S.No Date Period Topics to be Covered Teaching Aid
Order No
1 V Amplification – Filtering Chalk & board /
 2 V Sample and Hold circuits Chalk & board /

3 V Data Acquisition Chalk & board /

V Single channel and multi
4 Chalk & board /
channel data acquisition
5 V Data logging Chalk & board /

6 V application Chalk & board /

V Automobile, Aerospace, Home
7 Chalk & board /
appliances
8 V manufacturing, Chalk & board /

9 V Environmental monitoring Chalk & board /

Execution

UNIT– V SIGNAL CONDITIONING and DAQ SYSTEMS Target Periods: 9

Day Unit
S.No Date Period Topics to be Covered Teaching Aid
Order No
1 V Amplification – Filtering Chalk & board /
2 V Sample and Hold circuits Chalk & board /

3 V Data Acquisition Chalk & board /

V Single channel and multi
4 Chalk & board /
channel data acquisition
5 V Data logging Chalk & board /

6 V application Chalk & board /

V Automobile, Aerospace, Home
7 Chalk & board /
appliances
8 V manufacturing, Chalk & board /
9 V Environmental monitoring Chalk & board /

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Ernest O Doebelin, “Measurement Systems – Applications and Design”, Tata McGraw-Hill,
2009.
2. Sawney A K and Puneet Sawney, “A Course in Mechanical Measurements and
Instrumentation and Control”, 12th edition, Dhanpat Rai & Co, New Delhi, 2013.

REFERENCES
1. Patranabis D, “Sensors and Transducers”, 2nd Edition, PHI, New Delhi, 2010.
2. John Turner and Martyn Hill, “Instrumentation for Engineers and Scientists”, Oxford Science
Publications, 1999.
3. Richard Zurawski, “Industrial Communication Technology Handbook” 2nd edition, CRC Press,
2015.