UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BEE052

Sensors and Transducers

L-T-P3-0-0 Credits3 Session2024-25 TypeTheory
Appears in 3 semesters · 3 branches

B.Tech Electrical Engineering · Sem 5 (Departmental Elective-I) · B.Tech Electrical & Electronics Engineering · Sem 5 (Departmental Elective-I) · B.Tech Electrical & Computer Engineering · Sem 5 (Departmental Elective-I)

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Pre-requisites: Basic Electrical Engineering, Basic signals & systems

Syllabus

5 units
Unit1

Unit 1

Sensors & Transducer: Definition, Classification of transducers, Advantages and Disadvantages of Electrical Transducers; Measurement of displacement using Potentiometer, LVDT & Optical Encoder; Measurement of force using strain gauges & load cells; Measurement of pressure using LVDT based diaphragm & piezoelectric sensor.

Unit2

Unit 2

Measurement of temperature using Thermistors, Thermocouples & RTD, Concept of thermal imaging; Measurement of position using Hall effect sensors; Proximity sensor: Inductive, Capacitive & Photoelectric, Use of proximity sensor as accelerometer and vibration sensor; Flow Sensor: Ultrasonic & Laser; Level Sensor: Ultrasonic & Capacitive.

Unit3

Unit 3

Machine Vision: Introduction to machine vision, Difference between machine vision and computer vision; Imaging Sensors: CCD and CMOS; sensing & digitizing function in machine vision, image processing and analysis, training the vision system in a pick and place robot.

Unit4

Unit 4

Signal Conditioning: Introduction, Functions of signal conditioning equipment, need for amplification of signals, Types of amplifiers. Data Acquisition Systems and Conversion: Introduction, Objectives & configuration of data acquisition system, Analog & Digital IO, Counters, Timers, need of data conversion.

Unit5

Unit 5

Smart Sensors: General Structure of smart sensors & its components, Characteristic of smart sensors: Self calibration, Self-testing & self-communicating, Application of smart sensors: Smart city, Industrial robots & electric vehicles, body temperature and blood oxygen measurement using smart sensors.

Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Understand the working of commonly used sensors in industry for measurement of displacement, force and pressure.K3
  2. CO2Recognize the working of commonly used sensors in industry for measurement of temperature, position, accelerometer, vibration sensor, flow and level.K3
  3. CO3Identify the application of machine vision.K2
  4. CO4Conceptualize signal conditioning and data acquisition methods.K2
  5. CO5Comprehend smart sensors and their applications in automation systems. KL- Bloom’s Knowledge Level (K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6) K1 – Remember K2 – Understand K3 – Apply K4 – Analyze K5 – Evaluate K6 – CreateK4

Note: The AKTU syllabus PDF of some branches prints this subject with small differences in the books (Electrical & Computer). Please also check the official AKTU PDF of your branch, linked at the end of your semester page.

Text Books

  1. A K Sawhney, “Electrical & Electronic Measurement & Instrument”, DhanpatRai&Sons, India.
  2. DVS Murthy, Transducers and Instrumentation, PHI 2nd Edition 2013
  3. D Patranabis, Sensors and Transducers, PHI 2nd Edition 2013.
  4. S. Gupta, J.P. Gupta / PC interfacing for Data Acquisition & Process Control, 2nd ED / Instrument Society of America, 1994.

Reference Books

  1. Arun K. Ghosh, Introduction to measurements and Instrumentation, PHI, 4th Edition 2012.
  2. A.D. Helfrick and W.D. cooper, Modern Electronic Instrumentation & Measurement Techniques,PHI – 2001
  3. Hermann K.P. Neubert, “Instrument Transducers” 2nd Edition 2012, Oxford University Press.

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 30, 31 of the original AKTU PDF.

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