Transducers and Instrumentation Syllabus for VTU BE/B.Tech Electronics and Communication /Telecommunication Engineering third sem complete syllabus covered here. This will help you understand complete curriculum along with details such as exam marks and duration. The details are as follows.
| Subject Code | 15EI35 | IA Marks | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Lecture Hours/Week | 4 | Exam Marks | 80 |
| Total Number of Lecture Hours | 50 | Exam Hours | 3 |
CREDITS – 04
Course Objectives:
This course will enable students to:
- To provide the fundamental knowledge of transducers, instrumentation and measurement systems.
- To understand the functional elements of instrumentation/measurement systems.
- To impart the knowledge of static and dynamic characteristics of instruments, and understand the factors in selection of instruments for measurement.
- To discuss the principle, design and working of transducers for the measurement of displacement, level, strain, force, torque, pressure, sound and speed
| Modules | Teaching Hour | Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy (RBT) Level |
|---|---|---|
| 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. Transducers, Classifications of transducers-primary & secondary, active & passive, analog and digital transducers. | 10 Hours | L1, L2 |
| Module -2 | _ | |
| 10 Hours | L1, L2,L3,L4 | |
| Module -3 | _ | |
| Measurement of Displacement: Introduction, Principles of Transduction, Variable resistance devices, variable Inductance Transducer, Variable Capacitance Transducer, Hall Effect Devices, Proximity Devices, Digital Transducer 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 | 10 Hours | L1, L2,L3,L4 |
| Module -4 | _ | |
| Measurement of Strain: Introduction, Factors affecting strain measurements, Types of Strain Gauges, Theory of operation of resistance strain gauges, Types of Electrical Strain Gauges – Wire gauges, unbounded strain gauges, foil gauges, semiconductor strain gauges (principle, types & list of characteristics only), Materials for Strain Gauges, Strain gauge Circuits – Wheatstone bride circuit, Applications. Measurement of Force & Torque: Introduction, Force measuring sensor – Load cells – column types devices, proving rings, cantilever beam, pressductor. Hydraulic load cell, Electronic weighing system. Torque measurement: Absorption type, transmission type, stress type & deflection type. | 10 Hours | L1, L2,L3,L4 |
| Module -5 | _ | |
| Measurement of Pressure: Introduction, Diaphragms, Other elastic elements, Transduction methods – potentiometric device, strain gauge transducer, variable reluctance, LVDT type, variable capacitance device (principle & working, no derivation), force balance transducer with analysis, thin-film pressure transducers, piezoelectric pressure transducer, pressure multiplexer, pressure calibration. Miscellaneous Sensors: Noise (sound) Sensors, Speed Sensors, Thickness Measurement, Weather stations | 10 Hours | L1, L2,L3,L4 |
Course Outcomes: After studying this course, students will able to:
- Define the transducer, instrument, measurement and classify different types of transducers
- Explain the functional elements of instrumentation / measurement systems
- Discuss the input-output configuration of measurement systems
- Define, interpret and analyze the static and dynamic characteristics of instruments
- Explain the principle, design and analyze the transducers for the measurement of displacement, level, strain, force, torque, pressure, sound and speed
Graduate Attributes (as per NBA)
- Engineering knowledge
- Problem analysis
- Design & Development of Solutions
- Engineer and society
- Environment & sustainability
- Lifelong learning
Question Paper Pattern:
- The question paper will have TEN questions.
- Each full question consists of 16 marks.
- There will be 2 full questions (with maximum of FOUR sub questions) from each module.
- Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.
- The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question fromeachmodule.
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, Module 5 – Measurement of pressure)
- Process Measurement Instrument Engineers Handbook- BelaG.Liptak, Revised Edition, Chilton Book Company, 1982. (Module 3 – Level measurement, Module 5- Miscellaneous Sensors)
Reference Books:
- Transducers and Instrumentation – D.V.S.Murty, 2nd Edition, PHI, 2009.
- Introduction to Measurements and Instrumentation – A. K. Ghosh, 2nd Edition, PHI, 2007.
- Instrumentation Measurement and Analysis- B.C.Nakra and K.K.Choudhry, 3rd Edition, McGraw Hill Education (India) Pvt.Ltd. 2009.
- Measurement Systems Application and Design- Ernest O.Doeblin and Dhanesh N Manik, 5th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2007
For all other BE/B.Tech 3rd Sem Subject syllabus do follow VTU 3rd Sem BE / B.Tech Syllabus CBCS (2015-16) Scheme for Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering Group.
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