EC9306 MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION LTPC
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UNIT I SCIENCE OF MEASUREMENT 9
Measurement System - Instrumentation - Characteristics of measurement systems -
Static and Dynamic - Errors in Measurements - Calibration and Standards.
UNIT II TRANSDUCERS 9
Classification of Transducers - Variable Resistive transducers - Strain gauges,
Thermistor, RTD-Variable Inductive transducers-LVDT, RVDT - Variable Capacitance
Transducers - Capacitor microphone Photo-electric transducers - Piezo electric
transducers - thermocouple - IC sensors - Fibre optic sensors - Smart / intelligent
sensors.
UNIT III SIGNAL CONDITIONING AND SIGNAL ANALYZERS 9
DC and AC bridges - Wheatstone, Kelvin, Maxwell, Hay and Schering.Pre-amplifier
- Isolation amplifier - Filters - Data acquisition systems. Spectrum Analyzers -
Wave analyzers - Logic analyzers.
UNIT IV DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS 9
Digital Voltmeters - Millimeters - Automation in Voltmeter - Accuracy and Resolution
in DVM - Guarding techniques - counter-Frequency Data Loggers - Introduction to
IEEE 488/GPIB Buses.
UNIT V DATA DISPLAY AND RECORDING SYSTEMS 9
Dual Trace CRO - Digital storage and Analog storage oscilloscope. Analog and
Digital Recorders and printers. Virtual Instrumentation - Block diagram and
architecture - Applications in various fields. Applied Measurement systems to Micro
and Nanotechnology.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS
1. Albert and William D. D.Helfrick Cooper, "Modern Electronic Instrumentation
and Measurement Techniques ", Prentice Hall of India, 2007.
2. O Ernest Doebelin and Dhanesh N manik, "Measurement systems", 5th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2007.
REFERENCES
1. John P. Bentley, "Principles of Measurement Systems", Fourth edition,
Pearson Education Limited, 2005.
2. A. K. Sawhney, "Electrical And Electronic Course In Measurement And
Instrumentation ", Dhanpat Rai Publisher, 2000.
3. Bouwens, AJ, "Digital Instrumentation", Tata Mc-Graw Hill, 1986.
4. David A.Bell, "Electronic Instrumentation and Measurements", Second edition,
Prentice Hall of India, 2007.
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