Course Name: SENSOR AND INSTRUMENTATION
Course Code: MC 2104
Course Instructor- Shahbaz Ahmed Siddiqui
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Course Objective
To provide students with a fundamental understanding
of the concepts, principles, procedures and the
computations used by engineers and technologies to
analyse, select, specify design and maintain sensors &
instrumentation devices, and the application &
utilization of these devices in
Industrial/Automation/small & Large Systems.
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Course Outcomes
CO.1 Explain the principle of operation of various
electrical/electronic instruments along with applications
CO.2 Describe the methods of calibration of measuring devices and
their associated errors
CO.3 Select a suitable technique for the measuring of inductance,
capacitance and resistance employing AC/DC bridges.
CO.4 Choose appropriate sensor for measurement of physical
phenomenon
CO.5 Explain the application of data acquisition and signal
conditioning for industrial use to enhance employability
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Course Syllabus
Calibration, static and dynamic characteristics of an instrument,
error analysis, electromechanical indicating Instruments. Analog
and digital voltmeters, ammeters, multimeters, DC bridges, AC
bridges, fault detection, potentiometers, physical quantities and
their measurements- Sensor classification and characteristics,
strain, force, acceleration, proximity and range, temperature,
pressure, flow, level, light, Linear displacement, acoustic wave,
vibration, Velocity. Display device- digital CRO, elements of data
Acquisition system, concept of signal conditioning.
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Course Summary
The Sensor & Instrumentation is electrical and electronics based course which
encompass sensor and measuring devices applications in laboratory and
Industry. It is useful for students in Electronics, Electrical and Mechatronics &
allied disciplines. The course is significant to Mechatronics students as it is one
of the preliminary course to understand Automation in industry in a better way.
It is a theory course based on the use of electrical and electronics instruments
for measurements. The course deals with topics such as Principle of
measurements, Errors, Accuracy, Units of measurements and electrical
standards. It also provides fundamental knowledge of sensor requirements,
construction and its application in monitoring physical parameters like
temperature, pressure, level, flow measurement, speed etc.
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Books/References
Text Books:
• A.K. Sawhney, Electrical & Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation,
Dhanpat Rai & Co, New Delhi, 19th Edition, 2011.
• Clarence W. de Silva, Sensors and Actuators: Engineering System
Instrumentation, (2e), CRC Press, 2015.
References:
• D. Patranabis, Principles of Industrial Instrumentation, Tata McGraw Hill,
New Delhi, 3rd Edition, 2010.
• E. O. Doeblin, Measurement Systems: Application and Design, McGraw
Hill, New York, 6th Edition, 2012.
• Bela G. Liptak, Process Measurement and Analysis, Chilton Book
Company, Pennsylvania, 4th Edition, 2012
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Marks Scheme
❑ 30 Marks –MTE I
❑ 30 Marks - CWS
- Tutorial/Assignment/Quiz/Class Performance and Attendance
❑ 40 Marks –End Semester Exam
❑Mode of Examination: Close Book Exam
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