ABOUT THE COURSE: This course is designed with an aim to make students familier with the working principle of different types of sensors and transducers. The students will have an exposure to basic physics of the sensors and their importance in the real world applications. The students will also understand the structures of some of those sensors. The students will be provided an understanding on modern day sensors and technological advancements. The students will learn about generating the sensor data and conditioning it to make it suitable for electronics signal processing. The first objective of this course is to understand basic physics of transducers and their operating principles. The second objective of this course is to understand different types of transduction techniques for designing and developing sensors with the help of examples. The third objective is to interface the transducers with electronic microcontrollers for processing the signals.PREREQUISITES: Basic ElectronicsINDUSTRY SUPPORT: CSIR-CEERI Pilani, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), DRDO,
Overview
Syllabus
Week 1:
Lecture 1 : Introduction to Transducers, Sensors and Actuators.Transduction Principles and Classification.
Lecture 2 : Static and Dynamic Characteristics of Transducer. Accuracy vs Precision.
Lecture 3 : Errors in Measurement and Instrumentation, Propagation of Errors.Week 2:
Lecture 4 : Thermal Sensors: Equilibrium and Predictive measurements
Lecture 5 : Thermal Sensors: Thermocouples, RTDs and Thermistors
Lecture 6 : Thermal Sensors: Electrical vs Thermal NetwroksWeek 3:
Lecture 7 : Thermal Sensors: Thermal RC Networks
Lecture 8 : Thermal Sensors: Novel Thermal Sensors
Lecture 9 : Optical Sensors: Basic Principles and OperationsWeek 4:
Lecture 10 : Optical Sensors: Interferometric Sensors
Lecture 11 : Optical Sensors: Distributed and Braggs Grating based Sensors
Lecture 12 : Optical Sensors: Working Principles of Optical DetectorsWeek 5:
Lecture 13 : Optical Sensors: Working Principles of Optical Sources
Lecture 14 : Acoustic Sensors: Piezo-electricity and Propagation Modes
Lecture 15 : Acoustic Sensors: Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) SensorsWeek 6:
Lecture 16 : Acoustic Sensors: Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) Sensors
Lecture 17 : Magnetic Sensors: Magnetostriction and Magnetic-Elastic Sensors
Lecture 18 : Magnetic Sensors: Magneto-resistive SensorsWeek 7:
Lecture 19 : Magnetic Sensors: Hall Sensors
Lecture 20 : Magnetic Sensors: Linear Amplifier and Schmitt Trigger
Lecture 21 : Radiation Sensor: Introduction to Radiation Sensing, SpectroscopyWeek 8:
Lecture 22 : Radiation Sensor: Gas Filled and Solic-State Detectors
Lecture 23 : Radiation Sensor: Organic and Inorganic Scientillators
Lecture 24 : Smart Sensors: IntroductionWeek 9:
Lecture 25 : Smart Sensors: Integration of Sensors and Actuators with Arduino
Lecture 26 : Smart Sensors: Introduction to Python programming – Python data types & data structure, Control flow (if, for, while, range, break/continue, pass)
Lecture 27 : Data Acquisition: signals, signal conditioning, DAQ hardware,Week 10:
Lecture 28 : analog inputs and outputs, DAQ software architecture, selection and configuration data acquisition device
Lecture 29 : RF Sensing: Basic principle of EM fields, Antenna and RFID
Lecture 30 : Near Field and Far Field Sensing,Week 11:
Lecture 31 : Radar and Navigation, EMI & EMC sensing
Lecture 32 : Radiation Sensor
Lecture 33 : Mechanical and Thermal IssuesWeek 12:
Lecture 34 : Mechanical and Thermal Issues
Lecture 35 : Mechanical and Thermal Issues
Lecture 36 : Conclusion
Lecture 1 : Introduction to Transducers, Sensors and Actuators.Transduction Principles and Classification.
Lecture 2 : Static and Dynamic Characteristics of Transducer. Accuracy vs Precision.
Lecture 3 : Errors in Measurement and Instrumentation, Propagation of Errors.Week 2:
Lecture 4 : Thermal Sensors: Equilibrium and Predictive measurements
Lecture 5 : Thermal Sensors: Thermocouples, RTDs and Thermistors
Lecture 6 : Thermal Sensors: Electrical vs Thermal NetwroksWeek 3:
Lecture 7 : Thermal Sensors: Thermal RC Networks
Lecture 8 : Thermal Sensors: Novel Thermal Sensors
Lecture 9 : Optical Sensors: Basic Principles and OperationsWeek 4:
Lecture 10 : Optical Sensors: Interferometric Sensors
Lecture 11 : Optical Sensors: Distributed and Braggs Grating based Sensors
Lecture 12 : Optical Sensors: Working Principles of Optical DetectorsWeek 5:
Lecture 13 : Optical Sensors: Working Principles of Optical Sources
Lecture 14 : Acoustic Sensors: Piezo-electricity and Propagation Modes
Lecture 15 : Acoustic Sensors: Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) SensorsWeek 6:
Lecture 16 : Acoustic Sensors: Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) Sensors
Lecture 17 : Magnetic Sensors: Magnetostriction and Magnetic-Elastic Sensors
Lecture 18 : Magnetic Sensors: Magneto-resistive SensorsWeek 7:
Lecture 19 : Magnetic Sensors: Hall Sensors
Lecture 20 : Magnetic Sensors: Linear Amplifier and Schmitt Trigger
Lecture 21 : Radiation Sensor: Introduction to Radiation Sensing, SpectroscopyWeek 8:
Lecture 22 : Radiation Sensor: Gas Filled and Solic-State Detectors
Lecture 23 : Radiation Sensor: Organic and Inorganic Scientillators
Lecture 24 : Smart Sensors: IntroductionWeek 9:
Lecture 25 : Smart Sensors: Integration of Sensors and Actuators with Arduino
Lecture 26 : Smart Sensors: Introduction to Python programming – Python data types & data structure, Control flow (if, for, while, range, break/continue, pass)
Lecture 27 : Data Acquisition: signals, signal conditioning, DAQ hardware,Week 10:
Lecture 28 : analog inputs and outputs, DAQ software architecture, selection and configuration data acquisition device
Lecture 29 : RF Sensing: Basic principle of EM fields, Antenna and RFID
Lecture 30 : Near Field and Far Field Sensing,Week 11:
Lecture 31 : Radar and Navigation, EMI & EMC sensing
Lecture 32 : Radiation Sensor
Lecture 33 : Mechanical and Thermal IssuesWeek 12:
Lecture 34 : Mechanical and Thermal Issues
Lecture 35 : Mechanical and Thermal Issues
Lecture 36 : Conclusion
Taught by
Prof. Ankur Gupta
