UNIT - 1

Introduction to measurement system

Strain gauge

Elements of measurement system

Principle, Measuring circuit & Properties

Block diagram of measurement system

Numerical

Performance of measurement system

LVDT

Sensors and transducers

Principle

Terminology

Types : Unguided armature, Captive armature,

Difference between sensor and actuators

Advantages of transducer

Spring extended armature

Characteristics of measuring devices

Applications

Derivations

Accuracy & precision

Capacitive transducers

Various types of errors

Piezo-electric transducer

Hysteresis & linearity

Material

Resolution and scale readability

Application

Threshold

Principle

Repeatability, reliability & maintainability

Piezo-electric accelerometer

Span & dynamic accuracy

Hall effect transducers

Classification of transducers

Current measurement

Basic requirement of transducers

Magnetic flux measurement

Displacement measurement using potentiometer

Displacement sensor

Definition of vibration

Characteristics of vibration

Circuit Diagram

Why to measure vibration

Principle of Operation

Selection of measurement type for vibration

Thermisters

measurement

Thermocouple

Pyrometer

Speed and vibration measurement

Resistance thermometer

Tachometer (AC & DC Type)

Black body

Accelerometer

Temperature measurement by radiation

Advantages & Disadvantages

Fixed Focus radiation pyrometer

Piezo-electric type

Variable focus radiation pyrometer

Inductive proximity type

Flow transducer

Velocity Sensor

Electromagnetic flow meter

Ultrasonic flow meter

Vortex flow meter

Coriolis flow meter

Electromagnetic type

Unit 2

Data Acquisition System (DAS)

Digital to Analog Conversion (DAC)

Purpose

Introduction

Building blocks of a typical data acquisition

Types of DAC

system

Binary weighted DAC

Application

R-2R network based DAC

Signal conditioning of inputs

Derivations

Requirement of signal conditioning

Numerical

Function of signal conditioning

Components of signal conditioning block

Telemetry system (Follow the notes uploaded in

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Configuration of DAS

Introduction and requirement of telemetry

(Factors which decide the configuration)

Element of telemetry system

Types of DAS

Types of signal transmission media

Single channel

Classification of telemetry

Multi channel

Based on signal transmission medium

Data conversion

Based on modulations techniques

Analog to Digital Conversion (ADC)

Based on type of information signal

What is ADC?

Based on no. of channels

Sample & hold circuit

Quantizing and encoding

Direct current telemetry system

Accuracy of ADC

Frequency modulation telemetry system

Types of ADC

Pulse width modulation telemetry system

Single slop and dual slop ADC

Pulse code modulation telemetry system

Successive approximation ADC

Flash ADC

Examples of telemetry systems

Data communication protocols

Introduction & requirement

Comparison of ADCs

RS-232

Numerical

RS-485

MODBUS