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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