Unit 1

2/3-Marks Questions
1. What do you mean by sensor, transducer and actuator?
2. Please classify the types of the sensors.
3. What do you mean by absolute and relative Sensor?
4. What do you mean by passive and active Sensor?
5. Please explain following selection criteria for sensors
• Range
• Resolution
• Accuracy
6. Please explain following selection criteria for sensors
• Precision
• Sensitivity
• Zero offset
7. Please explain following selection criteria for sensors
• Linearity
• Zero Drift
• Response time
8. Give the classification of units
7-Marks Questions
1. Please explain the following Sensor Characteristics:
a. Transfer Function
b. Calibration
c. Nonlinearity
d. Saturation
e. Repeatability
f. Dead Band
g. Resolution
h. Selection Criterion
2. Classify transducer on the basis of transduction form used:
• primary and secondary transducers
• active and passive transducers
• analog and digital transducers
• transducers and inverse transducers
3. What are the test inputs of the transducer? Please explain them in detail.
• Impulse input
• Step input
• Ramp input
• Parabolic input
• Sinusoidal input
Unit II
2/3-Marks Questions
1. What is potentiometer?
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of potentiometer?
3. What is gauge factor?
4. What are the different types of strain gauge?
5. What is strain?
6. What do you mean by Mechanical and Electromechanical sensor?
7. What is inductance/Reluctance sensor?
8. What is capacitive sensor?
9. What is piezo electric sensor?
10. What are the suitable materials for piezo electric sensor?
11. What is optical Sensor?
12. What is Proximity Sensor?
13. What is Ultrasonic Sensor?
14. What is Thermal Sensor?
15. What is RTD?
16. What is Thermocouple?
17. What is Thermistor?
18. What is LVDT?
19. Please explain Air Quality Sensor
20. Please explain Infrared Sensor
21. Please explain Ambient Light Sensor
22. what is piezo electric effect?
7-Marks Questions
1. Describe the RTD and explain how it can be used to measure temperature.
2. Describe the Thermocouple and explain how it can be used to measure temperature.
3. Describe the Thermistor and explain how it can be used to measure temperature.
4. Describe the principle of operation, constructional details of LVDT. What are the
applications of LVDT?
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of LVDT?
6. Describe the principle of operation, constructional details of Thermocouple.
7. Compare RTD, Thermocouple and Thermistor.
8. What do you mean by P-type and N-type of Thermistor?
9. Describe the operation, constructional details of Strain Gauge. What are the
applications of Strain Gauge?
10. Explain the optical sensor and its type.
Unit III
2/3-Marks Questions
1. What is Amplifier?
2. What is Op-amp?
3. Explain Sampling.
4. What are the Excitation Circuits?
5. Explain Shannon Theorem.
6. What do you mean electronics interfacing circuit in sensor technology?
7. What is A/D converter? Please mention the types of A/D converter.
8. What is D/A converter? Please mention the types of D/A converter.
9. What is digitizer?
10. Explain Full Bridge Circuit
11. What is optical Sensor?
12. Explain Integrator using Op-amp
13. Explain Differentiator using Op-amp
14. Explain summer amplifier.
15. Explain buffer amplifier.
16. Explain virtual ground concept.
17. Define operational amplifier. Draw block diagram of op-amp.
18. Define CMRR.
19. Define slew rate.
20. Explain low pass, high pass and band pass filter.
21. Explain sample and hold circuit.
22. What do you mean by inverting and non-inverting input?
23. Explain open loop voltage gain
24. What is the voltage follower?
25. For the inverting amplifier given that R1=1KΩ and Rf=10KΩ. Assuming an ideal
amplifier, calculate the output voltage for the input of 1V.
26. List the ideal characteristics of op-amp.
7-Marks Questions
1. Derive the expression for relation between i/p and o/p of basic integrator and draw
basic integrator
2. Derive the expression for relation between i/p and o/p of basic differentiator and draw
basic integrator.
3. Derive the expression for relation between i/p and o/p of summer.
4. Derive the expression for relation between R/2R ladder D/A converter.
5. Draw and explain the flash type A/D converter.
6. Draw and explain the Successive Approximation (SAR) A/D converter.
7. Draw and explain the Dual slope A/D converter.
8. Explain sample and hold circuit. Why one has to choose Nyquist frequency always
equal or greater than the 2*signal frequency.
9. Derive the expression for relation between i/p and o/p for low pass and high pass
filter.
10. Derive the expression for relation between i/p and o/p for band pass filter.
Note: Please solve numerical also (refer uploaded question bank and midsem/quiz
numerical)
Unit IV
2/3-Marks Questions
1. Draw and explain the block diagram of smart sensor.
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of smart sensor?
3. What do you mean by smart sensor network?
4. What do you mean by wireless sensor?
5. What do you mean by intelligent instrument?
6. What are the characteristics of intelligent instrument?
7. What are the differences between sensor and smart sensor?
8. Explain the communication network for smart sensor technology.
9. Compare Zigbee, Blutooth, 4G and LTE communication protocols.
10. Explain Sensor data acquisition.
7-Marks Questions
1. Draw and explain the smart sensor architecture.
2. Explain the working of signal conditioning and data processing unit in case of smart
sensor.
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of intelligent instrument? Also mention
few of the application.
4. Explain any of the five communication protocols used for smart sensors.
Unit V
2/3-Marks Questions
1. Explain Occupancy and Motion Detectors
2. Explain Position Sensor
3. Explain Displacement Sensor
4. Explain Level Sensor
5. Explain Velocity and Acceleration Sensors
6. Explain Pressure Sensors
7. Explain Biosensor
8. Explain Neurosensor
9. Explain MEMS
10. Explain Humidity Sensor
11. Explain Electromagnetic Sensor

7-Marks Questions
1. Explain MEMS technology. How MEMS technology can be used for
shock/Vibration/Pressure detection?
2. Explain the working of LVDT for position/displacement measurement.
3. Explain the optical sensor. How Optical sensor can be used for occupancy and motion
detection?
4. Draw and explain the working of occupancy sensor
5. Draw and explain the working of motion sensor
6. Explain the role of strain gauge for shock/Vibration/Pressure detection
7. Compare the Occupancy and Motion Detectors