SESSION PLANNER AND SYLLABUS COVERAGE

Subject: BASICS OF SENSORS TECHNOLOGY

Branch: ECE
Academic Year: 2021-22
Name of the Faculty: HARILAL J Semester: III-II
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Ist Spell Syllabus - Upto Ist MID
I,II and III (Half) Units
Introduction: measurement
1 UNIT-I L1
systems
General concepts and
2 L2
terminology
measurement systems,
3 L3 sensor classifications:
Analog Input and Output
4
L4 Digital Input and Output

general input-output
5 L5 configuration, methods of
correction
Passive Sensors: Resistive
6 L6
Sensors: Potentiometers
Strain Gages, Resistive
7 L7 Temperature Detectors
(RTDs
Thermistors, Light-
8 L8 dependent Resistors
(LDRs), Resistive
Strain Gages, Resistive
9 L9 Temperature Detectors
(RTDs)
Thermistors, Light-
dependent Resistors
(LDRs), Resistive
10 L10
Hygrometers, Capacitive
Sensors: Variable capacitor
and
Inductive Sensors:
11 L11 Reluctance variation
sensors,
Linear variable differential
12 L12
transformers (LVDTs),

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L13 Eddy current sensors

14 L14 Magneto elastic sensors,

Electromagnetic sensors
Touch Sensors:
15
L15 Capacitive,

Resistive, Proximity
16 L16
Sensors

17 L17 Revision

18 L18 Test

Self-generating Sensors or
19 UNIT-II L19
active sensors
Thermoelectric Sensors:
20 L20
Thermocouples

21 L21 Thermo electric effects,

22 L22 Common thermocouples

Piezoelectric Sensors:
23 L23
Piezoelectric effect,

24 L24 Practical thermocouple laws

Cold junction compensation

25 L25
in thermocouples circuits.
piezoelectric materials,
26 L26
applications

27 L27 Revision

28 L28 Test

VELOCITY AND
ACCELERATION
29 UNIT-III L29 MEASUREMENT:
Relative velocity –
Translational
Rotational velocity
30 L30
measurements
Revolution counters and
31 L31
Timers

32 L32 Magnetic Chebyshev

33 L33 Revision

34 L34 Test

IInd Spell Syllabus - Upto IInd MID

III(Cont.),IV and V Units

35 L35

Photoelectric pulse counting

36 L36
stroboscopic methods

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37 Accelerometers-different
L37
types,

38 L38 Gyroscopes-applications

Density measurements –
39 L39 Strain Gauge load cell
method

40 L40 Buoyancy method

Air pressure balance

41 L41
method,
Gamma ray method –
42 L42
Vibrating probe method
DENSITY, VISCOSITY
AND OTHER
43 UNIT-IV L43
MEASUREMENTS: Units
of Viscosity
specific gravity scales used
44 L44
in Petroleum Industries
Different Methods of
45 L45
measuring consistency
Viscosity –Two float
46 L46 viscorator –Industrial
consistency mete

47 L47 Sound-Level Meters,

Microphones, Humidity
48 L48
Measurement

49 L49 Revision

50 L50 Test

CALIBRATION AND
51 UNIT-V L51 INTERFACING :
introduction
Calibration using Master
52 L52
Sensors

53 L53 Interfacing of Force

54 L54 Pressure

Acceleration
55 L55

56 Flow
L56

57 L57 Viscosity Sensors

58 L58 Velocity Sensors

59 L59 Density Sensors

60 L60 Variable Frequency Drive

61 L61 Revision

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L62 Test

63 L63 Problems

64 L64 Problems

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Measurement Systems – Applications and Design – by Doeblin E.O., 4/e, McGraw Hill
International, 1990
2. Principles of Industrial Instrumentation – Patranabis D. TMH. End edition 1997.

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Sensors and Transducers: D. Patranabis, TMH 2003
2. Wiley & Sons Ltd. (2006).
3. Sensor Technology Hand Book – Jon Wilson, Newne 2004.
4. Instrument Transducers – An Introduction to their Performance and design – by Herman
K.P. Neubrat, Oxford University Press.
5. Measurement system: Applications and Design – by E. O. Doeblin, McGraw Hill
Publications.
6. Electronic Instrumentation by H. S. Kalsi.

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