4th Sem, Mechatronics

Instrumentation and Measurements Mechatronics 4th Sem Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme

Instrumentation and Measurements detail syllabus for Mechatronics (Mechatronics), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17MT46), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

For all other mechatronics 4th sem syllabus for be 2017 scheme vtu you can visit Mechatronics 4th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 Scheme VTU Subjects. The detail syllabus for instrumentation and measurements is as follows.

Course Objectives:

Students Will able to

  • Gain Knowledge to learn the concepts of developing basic skills necessary for Functional Elements of Instruments and Measurement of Strain , Pressure , Force , Displacement ,Level and Study of Various Kinds of Transducers.
  • Students will expose to the Understand the various Concepts related to Static and Dynamic Characteristics and Various Measurement Technology
  • Determine the problem related to measurements of Resistance capacitance and induction using standard Bridge Circuits.

Module 1

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Module 2

Static and Dynamic Characteristics: Accuracy and precision, indications of precision, static error, scale range and scale span, reproducibility and drift, repeatability, signal to noise ratio, sensitivity, linearity, hysteresis, threshold, dead zone and dead time, resolution, signal to noise ratio. Dynamic response – dynamic characteristics, time domain analysis & different types of inputs, frequency domain analysis. Time domain response – zero order system, first order electrical system, response of a first order system to step & ramp input, Second order system, response of a second order system to step input, time domain specifications, frequency response of first and second order system.

Module 3

Measurement of Displacement: Introduction, Principles of Transduction, Variable resistance devices, Variable Capacitance Transducer, Hall Effect Devices, Proximity Devices. Measurement of Level: Capacitance probes, conductivity probes, differential pressure level detector, float level devices, optical level switches, radiation level sensor, ultrasonic level detector, thermal level sensors

Module 4

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Module 5

Transducers – I: Introduction, Electrical transducers, Selecting a transducer, Resistive transducers, Resistive position transducer, Resistance thermometer, Thermistor, Inductive transducer,Differential output transducers and LVDT. Transducers – II: Piezoelectric transducer, Photoelectric transducer,Photovoltaic transducer, Semiconductor photo devices, Temperature transducers-RTD, Thermocouple

  1. Display Devices: Digital display system, classification of display, Display devices, LEDs, LCD displays

Course Outcomes:

After studying this course, students will able to:

  • Have a knowledge of Instrumentation domain on Functional Element of Instruments and Measurement of Strain , Pressure , Force , Displacement ,Level and Study of Various Kinds of Transducers.
  • Understanding the Static and Dynamic Characteristics and Various Measurement Technology including Transducers.
  • Determine the extent and nature of electronic circuitry in Measurement Technology including Measuring and determination of Resistance, Capacitance and Inductance using various bridge control circuits.

Text Books:

  1. Electrical and Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation – A. K. Sawhney, 17th Edition (Reprint 2004), DhanpatRai& Co. Pvt. Ltd., 2004. (Module.1 & 2)
  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)
  3. Instrument Engineers Handbook- Bela G. Liptak, Revised Edition, Chilton Book Company, 1982. (Module.3-Level measurement).
  4. Electronics Instrumentation, H.S. Kalsi, TMH, 2004, Module.5

Reference Books:

  1. Transducers and Instrumentation – D.V.S.Murty, 2nd Edition, PHI, 2009.
  2. Introduction to Measurements and Instrumentation – A. K. Ghosh, 2nd Edition, PHI, 2007.
  3. Instrumentation Measurement and Analysis- B.C.Nakra and K.K.Choudhry, 3rd Edition, McGraw Hill Education (India) Pvt.Ltd. 2009.
  4. Measurement Systems Application and Design- Ernest O.Doeblin and Dhanesh N Manik, 5th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2007

For detail syllabus of all other subjects of BE Mechatronics, 2017 scheme do visit Mechatronics 4th Sem syllabus for 2017 scheme.

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