UEI601: INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTATION
Course objectives: To provide the knowledge for the measurement of length,
angle and area. To familiarize with motion and vibration measurement. To
explain different methods for pressure and flow measurement. To introduce
different methods of temperature, level and humidity measurement.
Pressure Measurement: Moderate pressure measurement, Bourdon tube,
Bellows and diaphragms, High pressure measurement: Piezoelectric, Electric
resistance, Low pressure measurement: Mcleod gauge, Knudsen Gauge,
Viscosity gauge, Pirani Gauge, Thermal conductivity, Ionization gauge, Dead
weight gauges.
Flow Measurement: Obstruction meter, Orifice, Nozzle, Venturi, Pitot tube,
Rotameter, Turbine, Electromagnetic, Vortex, Positive displacement,
Anemometers, Weirs and flumes, Laser Doppler anemometer, Ultrasonic flow
meter, Mass flow meter, Coriolis Effect based Mass Flowmeter.
Temperature Measurement: Resistance Temperature Detector, 3 and 4 wire
systems, Thermocouples, Cold junction compensation, Bimetallic thermometers,
Liquid-in-glass, Pressure thermometer, Semiconductor sensors, Digital
thermometers, Pyrometers.
Level Measurement: Visual level indicators, Purge method, Buoyancy method,
Resistance, Capacitance and inductive probes, Ultrasonic, Laser, Optical fiber,
Thermal, Radar, Radiation.
Miscellaneous Measurements: Strain measurement by quarter, half and full
bridge methods, Accelerometers, Humidity, Viscosity, Dimensional
measurement, density measurement, Gauge blocks, Comparators, Flatness and
roughness measurement, Optical flats, Sine bar, Angle gauges, Radar, laser and
sonar distance measurement, Tachometers. Advanced Sensors and
Transducers: Smart Sensors, Biosensors, Wearable Sensors
Laboratory work: Experiments around Measurement of Length, Angle,
Pressure, Temperature, Flow, Level, Humidity, Vibration, viscosity using different
techniques.
SDG Information
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Pressure , Flow , Temperature and Level
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
Flow , Temperature and Level and miscellaneous measurement
SDG 13: Climate Action
Temperature and Level and miscellaneous measurement
UEI607 : DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING AND APPLICATIONS
Course Objective: To understand the basic concepts and techniques of
digital signal processing, familiarization with DSP concepts by studying
the design of different digital filters and transform- domain processing.
Introduction: Review of Discrete Time Signals and Systems and z-
Transforms, Solution of Difference Equations using One-sided z-Transform,
Frequency domain Characteristics of LTI Systems, LTI Systems as
Frequency-Selective Filters.
Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) and Fast Fourier Transform
(FFT): Discrete-time Fourier Transform, Discrete Fourier Transform and its
Properties, Divide and Conquer Approach, Decimation in Time and
Decimation in Frequency FFT Algorithms.
Digital Filter Structure: Describing Equation of digital filter, Structures
for FIR Systems: Direct Form Structure, Cascade Form Structure, Structure
for IIR Systems: Direct Form Structures, Cascade Form Structure, Parallel
Form Structure and Lattice Structure.
Design of Digital Filters: Causality and its Implications, Difference
between analog filters and digital filters, FIR filter design using windows,
Design of IIR filters from analog filters using: Approximation of
Derivatives, Impulse Invariance and Bilinear Transformation, Frequency
transformations.
Analysis of Finite Word length Effects: Introduction, The quantization
process and errors, Input quantization error, product quantization error,
Analysis of coefficient quantization effects in FIR filters, A/D noise analysis,
Analysis of arithmetic round off errors, Limit cycles in IIR filters.
UEI701: DATA ACQUISITION AND SYSTEM DESIGN
Course Objectives: To understand concepts of acquiring the data from
transducers/input devices, their interfacing and instrumentation system design.
To familiarize with different data transfer techniques.
Data Acquisition Techniques: Analog and digital data acquisition,
Sensor/Transducer interfacing, unipolar and bipolar transducers, Sample and
hold circuits, Interference, Grounding and Shielding.
Data Acquisition with Op-Amps: Operational Amplifiers, CMRR, Slew Rate,
Gain, Bandwidth. Zero crossing detector, Peak detector, Window detector.
Difference Amplifier, Instrumentation Amplifier AD 620, Interfacing of IA with
sensors and transducer, Basic Bridge amplifier and its use with strain gauge and
temperature sensors, Filters in instrumentation circuits.
Data Transfer Techniques: Serial data transmission methods and standards
RS 232-C: specifications connection and timing, 4-20 mA current loop, GPIB/IEEE-
488, LAN, Universal serial bus, HART protocol, Foundation-Fieldbus, ModBus,
Zigbee and Bluetooth.
Data Acquisition System (DAS): Single channel and multichannel, Graphical
Interface (GUI) Software for DAS, RTUs, PC-Based data acquisition system.
Laboratory Work: Op-amp as a comparator and its application, Integrator and
differentiator, Active filters, Simulation of the above applications using ORCAD,
Instrumentation Amplifier/AD 620, Interfacing of sensors and transducers using
DAQ cards.
SDG Information
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Data acquisition and data transfer technique
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
4-20 mA Current Loop
SDG 13: Climate Action
Data Acquisition Systems
UEI805: ENVIRONMENTAL INSTRUMENTATION
Course Objectives: To understand the concepts of pollution monitoring, to
enable select, design and configure pollution monitoring instruments
Air Pollution: Impact of man of the environment: An overview of air pollution
sources and effects, Metrological aspect of air pollutant dispersion, Air pollution
sampling and measurement, Air pollution control methods and equipment, Air
sampling techniques, soil pollution and its effects, Gas analyzer, Gas
chromatography, Control of specific gaseous pollutants, Measurement of
automobile pollution, Smoke level meter, CO/HC analyzer.
Water pollution: Sources And classification of water pollution, Waste water
sampling and analysis, Waste water sampling techniques and analyzers:
Gravimetric, Volumetric, Calometric, Potentiometric, Flame photometry, Atomic
absorption spectroscopy, Ion chromatography, Instruments used in waste water
treatment and control, Latest methods of waste water treatment plants.
Pollution Management: Management of radioactive pollutants, Noise level
measurement techniques, Noise pollution and its effects. Instrumentation
techniques in solid waste management, social and political involvement in the
pollution management system.
SDG Information
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Pollution management, Social and political involvement
SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Water Pollution, Wastewater treatment,
SDG 13: Climate Action
Air Pollution, measurement of Automobile pollution
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
Noise Pollution, air pollution effects, soil pollution its effects
