AKTU Sensors and Measurement (HTST501) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech Honors Degree in Sensor and Transducer Technology

Course Objectives

1. To Study the basics of sensor technology and the various sensors.
2. To Understand the basics of optimal system layout, partitioning and device scaling
3. To Acquaint with various thick and thin film techniques used in sensor development.
4. To know about various sensor technologies for flow and level measurement.

Course Outcomes

1. Analyze the basics of sensor technology
2. Understand the basics of optimal system
3. Distinguish sensor technologies for Force, Pressure and Torque measurement
4. Apply Sensor for acceleration, vibration
5. Analyze the sensor technologies for flow and level measurement

Course Content

UNIT-I DEVELOPMENTS IN SENSOR TECHNOLOGY

Semiconductor sensors, smart sensors, micro sensors, fiber optic sensors, chemical sensors, biosensors, TEDs. Sensor Design and Packaging Partitioning, Layout, technology constraints, scaling, compatibility study.

UNIT-II THICK AND THIN FILM TECHNOLOGY

Thick-film processing-screen printing, layering of substrates, curing, and low temperature co-fired ceramic processing, wire bonding. Micro machining, IOC (Integrated Optical circuit) fabrication process. Thin Film Technology Thin film formation and characterization- sol-gel method, chemical vapour deposition, physical vapour deposition, sputtering, plasma/Ion beam deposition, structural and physical properties, Applications- Thin films for microelectronics, MEMS, optical coatings, photodetectors, smart sensors.

UNIT-III SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES FOR FLOW AND LEVEL MEASUREMENT

Pressure- primary element options, mechanical and electronic flowmeters- design, installation and maintenance, selection and sizing, recent developments. Level probe design, materials, characteristics, installation considerations, applications and manufacturers

UNIT-IV SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES FOR FORCE, PRESSURE AND TORQUE

MEASUREMENT Load cell- bending beam, column and shear-web, elastic diaphragm, torsion bar- materials, characteristics, design considerations and mounting procedures, applications and manufacturers.

UNIT-V SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES FOR ACCELERATION, VIBRATION AND

SHOCK MEASUREMENT Mass-Spring system, sensing technologies, selecting and specifying accelerometers, applicable standards, interfacing and design, applications and manufacturers. Contemporary issues

Text Books

1. Jon S Wilson, Sensor Technology Handbook, 2005, Elsevier Inc., USA.
2. Czichos H, Measurement, Testing and Sensor Technology: Fundamentals and Application to Materials and Technical Systems, 2018, Springer International Publishing Germany.

Reference Books

1. B C Nakra& K K Choudhry, Instrumentation Measurement and Analysis, 2010, 3rd ed., Tata McGraw-Hill, India.
2. Jacob Fraden, Hand Book of Modern Sensors: Physics, Designs and Applications, 2010, 3rd ed., Springer, USA.
3. John G Webster, Measurement, Instrumentation and sensor Handbook, 2014, CRC Press