18MT46: Instrumentation and Measurements Mechatronics Syllabus for BE 4th Sem 2018 Scheme VTU

Instrumentation and Measurements detailed Syllabus for Mechatronics Engineering (Mechatronics), 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Subject Names, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information do visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.

For all other VTU Mechatronics 4th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, do visit VTU Mechatronics 4th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme Subjects. The detailed Syllabus for instrumentation and measurements is as follows.

Course objectives:

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Module – 1

Classification and Functional Elements of Instrument/ measurement system: Measurement, significance of measurement, instruments and measurement systems, mechanical, electrical and electronic instruments, Deflection & Null type instruments and their comparison, Analog and digital modes of operation, functions of instruments and measurement systems, applications of measurement systems, Elements of generalized measurement system, Input-output configuration of measuring instruments and measurement systems, methods of correction for interfering and modifying inputs. 10 Hrs L1, L2, L3, L4

Module – 2

Digital Instruments: Digital Voltmeters – Introduction DVM’s based on V-T, V-F and Successive, Approximation principles, Resolution and sensitivity, General specifications, Digital Multi-meters, Digital frequency meters. Digital measurement of time. 10Hrs. L1, L2, L3, L4

Module – 3

Module – 4

Measurement of resistance, induction and capacitance: Whetstone’s bridge, Kelvin Bridge; AC bridges, Capacitance Comparison Bridge, Maxwell’s bridge, wein’s bridge, Wagner’s earth connection.10 Hrs. L1, L2, L3, L4

Module – 5

Transducers – I: Introduction, Electrical transducers, Selecting a transducer, Resistive transducers, (Resistive position transducer, Resistance thermometer, Thermistor), Inductive transducer-LVDT. Transducers – II: Piezoelectric transducer, Photoelectric transducer, Photovoltaic transducer, Semiconductor photo devices, Temperature transducers Thermocouple. Display Devices: Digital display system, classification of display, Display devices, LEDs, LCD displays 10 Hrs L1, L2, L3, L4

Course Outcomes:

Question Paper Pattern:

Examination will be conducted for 100 marks with question paper containing 10 full questions, each of 20marks.
Each full question can have a maximum of 4 sub questions.
There will be 2 full questions from each module covering all the topics of the module.
Students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
The total marks will be proportionally reduced to 60 marks as SEE marks is 60

Text Books:

Electrical and Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation – A. K. Sawhney, 17th Edition (Reprint 2004), DhanpatRai& Co. Pvt. Ltd., 2004. (Module 1 & 2)
Instrumentation: Devices and Systems- C. S. Rangan, G. R. Sarma, V. S. V. Mani, 2nd Edition (32nd Reprint), McGraw Hill Education (India), 2014. (Module 3-Displacement measurement, Module 4,
Process Measurement Instrument Engineers Handbook- Bela G. Liptak, Revised Edition, Chilton Book Company, 1982. (Module 3 – Level measurement,)
Electronics Instrumentation, H.S. Kalsi, TMH, 2004-Module 5

Reference Books:

For detail Syllabus of all other subjects of BE 4th Sem Mechatronics Engineering, visit (Mechatronics) 4th Sem Syllabus Subjects.

For all (CBSE & Non-CBSC) BE results, visit VTU BE all semester results direct links.

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