Sensors and Instrumentation detailed syllabus for Mechanical Engineering Sandwich (Mech Sandwich) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Mech Sandwich students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Mechanical Engineering Sandwich 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Mech Sandwich 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-III scheme and its subjects refer to Mech Sandwich Professional Elective-III syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of sensors and instrumentation is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION 9
Basics of Measurement – Classification of errors – Error analysis – Static and dynamic characteristics of transducers – Performance measures of sensors – Classification of sensors -Sensor calibration techniques – Sensor Output Signal Types.
Unit II
MOTION, PROXIMITY AND RANGING SENSORS 9
Motion Sensors – Potentiometers, Resolver, Encoders – Optical, Magnetic, Inductive, Capacitive, LVDT – RVDT – Synchro – Microsyn, Accelerometer – GPS, Bluetooth, Range Sensors – RF beacons, Ultrasonic Ranging, Reflective beacons, Laser Range Sensor (LIDAR).
Unit III
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Unit IV
OPTICAL, PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE SENSORS 10
Photo conductive cell, photo voltaic, Photo resistive, LDR – Fiber optic sensors – Pressure -Diaphragm, Bellows, Piezoelectric – Tactile sensors, Temperature – IC, Thermistor, RTD, Thermocouple. Acoustic Sensors – flow and level measurement, Radiation Sensors – Smart Sensors – Film sensor, MEMS & Nano Sensors, LASER sensors.
Unit V
SIGNAL CONDITIONING AND DAQ SYSTEMS 9
Amplification – Filtering – Sample and Hold circuits – Data Acquisition: Single channel and multichannel data acquisition – Data logging – applications – Automobile, Aerospace, Home appliances, Manufacturing, Environmental monitoring.
Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
- Recognize with various calibration techniques and signal types for sensors.
- Describe the working principle and characteristics of force, magnetic, heading, pressure and temperature, smart and other sensors and transducers.
- Apply the various sensors and transducers in various applications
- Select the appropriate sensor for different applications.
- Acquire the signals from different sensors using Data acquisition systems.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- C. Sujatha … Dyer, S.A., Survey of Instrumentation and Measurement, John Wiley & Sons, Canada, 2001.
- Hans Kurt Tonshoff (Editor), Ichiro, “Sensors in Manufacturing” Volume 1, Wiley-VCH April 2001.
- John Turner and Martyn Hill, “Instrumentation for Engineers and Scientists”, Oxford Science Publications, 1999.
- Patranabis D, “Sensors and Transducers”, 2nd Edition, PHI, New Delhi, 2011.
- Richard Zurawski, “Industrial Communication Technology Handbook” 2nd edition, CRC Press, 2015.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Mechanical Engineering Sandwich 7th Sem, visit Mech Sandwich 7th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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