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UNIT – I: Sensors / Transducers

Fundamentals

  • Principles
  • Classification
  • Parameters
  • Characteristics
  • Environmental Parameters (EP)
  • Characterization

Electromechanical Sensors

  • Introduction
  • Resistive Potentiometer
  • Strain Gauge
    • Resistance Strain Gauge
    • Semiconductor Strain Gauges

Inductive Sensors

  • Sensitivity and Linearity of the Sensor
  • Types

Capacitive Sensors

  • Electrostatic Transducer
  • Force/Stress Sensors Using Quartz Resonators
  • Ultrasonic Sensors

UNIT – II: Thermal Sensors

Introduction

Types of Thermal Sensors

  • Gas Thermometric Sensors
  • Thermal Expansion Type Thermometric Sensors
  • Acoustic Temperature Sensor
  • Dielectric Constant and Refractive Index Thermo Sensors
  • Helium Low Temperature Thermometer
  • Nuclear Thermometer
  • Magnetic Thermometer
  • Resistance Change Type Thermometric Sensors
  • Thermo EMF Sensors
  • Junction Semiconductor Types
  • Thermal Radiation Sensors
  • Quartz Crystal Thermoelectric Sensors
  • NQR Thermometry
  • Spectroscopic Thermometry
  • Noise Thermometry
  • Heat Flux Sensors

UNIT – III: Magnetic Sensors

Introduction

  • Sensors and the Principles Behind

Types of Magnetic Sensors

  • Magneto-resistive Sensors
    • Anisotropic Magneto-resistive Sensing
    • Semiconductor Magneto-resistors
  • Hall Effect and Sensors
  • Inductance and Eddy Current Sensors
  • Angular/Rotary Movement Transducers
  • Synchros

UNIT – IV: Radiation Sensors & Electroanalytical Sensors

Radiation Sensors

  • Introduction
  • Basic Characteristics
  • Types of Photoresistors / Photodetectors
  • X-ray and Nuclear Radiation Sensors
  • Fibre Optic Sensors

Electroanalytical Sensors

  • The Electrochemical Cell
  • The Cell Potential
    • Standard Hydrogen Electrode (SHE)
  • Liquid Junction and Other Potentials
  • Polarization
    • Concentration Polarization
  • Reference Electrodes
  • Sensor Electrodes
  • Electroceramics in Gas Media

UNIT – V: Smart Sensors and Applications

Smart Sensors

  • Introduction
  • Primary Sensors
  • Excitation
  • Amplification
  • Filters
  • Converters
  • Compensation
  • Information Coding/Processing
  • Data Communication
  • Standards for Smart Sensor Interface
  • Automation Sensors

Applications

  • Introduction
  • On-board Automobile Sensors (Automotive Sensors)
  • Home Appliance Sensors
  • Aerospace Sensors
  • Sensors for Manufacturing
  • Sensors for Environmental Monitoring