INSTRUMENTATION

Credits	Periods			Exam Hrs.	Sessional Marks	Exam Marks	Total Marks
	Theory	Tutorial	Lab
4	3	1	-	3	30	70	100

1.      Measurement of Physical Systems:

Objectives of Engineering Measurement - Types of Data, Analog vs. Digital Measurement – measurement of Accuracy, Precision and Uncertainty.

2.      Transducers:

Electrical Transducers – Selecting a Transducer – Strain Gauges, Linear Variable Differential Transducer (LVDT), Piezo Electric Transducers, Photo Electric Transducer, Frequency Generating Transducers, Digital Transducers.

3.      Data Indication and Recording:

Analog Display and Recorders, Digital Input – Output Devices – Displays – Display Multiplexing and Zero Suppression.

4.      Signal Transmission and Processing:

Data Transmission Systems, Modulation Techniques for Digital and Data Transmission, Serial Data Communication – Telemetry Systems, Digital Signal Processing.

References:

1.      Instrumentation For Engineering Measurement, R. H. Cerni and L. E. Foster.

2.      Electronic Instrumentation, H. S. Kalsi, TMH.

3.      Instrumentation Devices and Systems, 2^nd Edition, C. S. Rangan, G. R. Sarma and V. S. V. Mani, TMH.

4.      Intelligent Instrumentation, Microprocessor Application in Measurement and Control, 2^nd Edition, George C. Barney, PHI.

            Transducers and Instrumentation, D.V.S. Murthy, PHI