AKTU Sensor and Instrumentation (BOE305 / BOE405) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech Open Elective

Pre-requisites of course: Basic Electrical Engineering Course Outcomes: Blooms Level Upon the completion of the course, the student will be able to:

CO 1 Apply the use of sensors for measurement of displacement, force and pressure. K 3 CO2 Employ commonly used sensors in industry for measurement of temperature, K 3 position, accelerometer, vibration sensor, flow and level.

CO3 Demonstrate the use of virtual instrumentation in automation industries. K 2 CO4 Identify and use data acquisition methods. K 3 CO5 Comprehend intelligent instrumentation in industrial automation. K 2

Course Content

Unit- I:

Sensors & Transducer: Definition, Classification & selection of sensors, Measurement of displacement using Potentiometer, LVDT & Optical Encoder, Measurement of force using strain gauge, Measurement of pressure using LVDT based diaphragm & piezoelectric sensor.

Unit-II:

Measurement of temperature using Thermistor, Thermocouple & RTD, Concept of thermal imaging, Measurement of position using Hall effect sensors, Proximity sensors: Inductive & Capacitive, Use of proximity sensor as accelerometer and vibration sensor, Flow Sensors: Ultrasonic & Laser, Level Sensors: Ultrasonic & Capacitive.

Unit -III:

Virtual Instrumentation: Graphical programming techniques, Data types, Advantage of Virtual Instrumentation techniques, Concept of WHILE & FOR loops, Arrays, Clusters & graphs, Structures: Case, Sequence & Formula nodes, Need of software based instruments for industrial automation.

Unit-IV:

Data Acquisition Methods: Basic block diagram, Analog and Digital IO, Counters, Timers, Types of ADC: successive approximation and sigma-delta, Types of DAC: Weighted Resistor and R-2R Ladder type, Use of Data Sockets for Networked Communication.

Unit V:

Intelligent Sensors: General Structure of smart sensors & its components, Characteristic of smart sensors: Self calibration, Self-testing & self-communicating, Application of smart sensors: Automatic robot control & automobile engine control.

Text Books

1. DVS Murthy, Transducers and Instrumentation, PHI 2nd Edition 2013
2. D Patranabis, Sensors and Transducers, PHI 2nd Edition 2013.
3. S. Gupta, J.P. Gupta / PC interfacing for Data Acquisition & Process Control, 2nd ED / Instrument Society of America, 1994.
4. Gary Johnson / Lab VIEW Graphical Programing II Edition / McGraw Hill 1997.

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,P HI, 2001
3. Hermann K.P. Neubert, “Instrument Transducers” 2nd Edition 2012, Oxford University Press.