Theory: Basics of Measurement– Units and Standard– Generalized Measurement System– Errors in Measurements– Error Analysis– Calibration techniques– Sensors vs Transducer– Classification of transducers– Static and Dynamic characteristics of transducers–– Emerging fields of sensor technologies. Practical: 1. Measurement of Temperature using Thermocouple and Thermistor 2. Measurement of Temperature using RTD

Theory: Resistive transducers– Potentiometer– RTD– Thermistor– Thermocouple– Strain gauges– use in displacement, temperature, force measurement– Inductive transducer–LVDT– RVDT–use in displacement– Capacitive transducer– Ultrasonic Transducer. Practical: 1. Measurement of Displacement using Potentiometer and LVDT 2. Measurement of Strain using Strain Gauge

Theory: Thermoelectric Sensors- Thermocouple- Piezoelectric Sensors- Piezoelectric effect- Pyroelectric Sensors- Photovoltaic Sensor- Electrochemical Sensor. Practical: 1. Measurement of Displacement using Capacitive Transducer 2. Measurement of Torque using torque measuring device

Theory: Radiation Sensors - Smart Sensors - Film sensor, MEMS & Nano Sensors – Applications- Automobile, Aerospace, Home appliances, Manufacturing, Medical diagnostics, Environmental monitoring. Practical: 1. Experiment on smart sensor using Arduino 2. Experiment on Analog to Digital Converters and Digital Comparator

Theory: Amplification– Attenuation- Quantization- Filtering– Sample and Hold circuits– Data Acquisition: Single channel and multi-channel data acquisition– Data logging- Applications and Case study of DAQs Practical: 1. Experiment on Voltage to Frequency and Frequency to Voltage Converter 2. Study on the application of data acquisition system for industrial purposes