LIST OF EXPERIMENTS
1. Measurement of displacement using LVDT& determine its sensitivity and resolution.
2. Temperature measurement using RTD, Thermistor and Thermocouple, and to find their sensitivity.
3. Temperature measurement using AD590 / LM34. 4. Characteristics of LDR, Photodiode & Phototransistor by variable illumination & variable distance.
5. Measurement of unknown resistance by Wheatstone bridge & finding the sensitivity of the bridge.
6. Measurement of self-inductance using Maxwell’s bridge.
7. Measurement of inductance and internal resistance of a choke by three voltmeter method.
8. Measurement of unknown capacitance using Schering’s bridge.
9. Characteristics of Load cell and Cantilever beam using Strain gauge (Quarter, Half and Full bridge configuration)
10. Measurement of blood pressure using sphygmomanometer and automatic digital BP instrument. Finding the systolic and diastolic values and calculate Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP).
11.Measurement of unknown concentration of given solution/body fluid using Spectrophotometer and Colorimeter
12. (a) Measurement of pH of a given solution/ body fluid using pH meter. (b) Determination of Conductivity of a given unknown solution/ body fluid using conductivity meter.
Course Outcomes:
After studying this course, students will able to:
• Analyze the response and plot the characteristics of temperature measurement transducers such as RTD, Thermistor, and Thermocouple & AD590.
• Analyze the response and plot the characteristics of displacement measuring transducers such as LVDT and Potentiometric transducer.
• Analyze the response and plot the characteristics of strain gauge type load cell.
• Analyze the response and plot the characteristics of pressure transducer.
• Measure unknown values of resistance, capacitance and Inductance using different bridges.
• Design , build and test the circuits for practical applications using transducers
• Measure BP, solution concentration, pH and conductivity for different biomedical applications.
Conduct of Practical Examination:
1. All laboratory experiments are to be included for practical examination.
2. Students are allowed to pick one experiment from the lot.
3. Strictly follow the instructions as printed on the cover page of answer script for breakup of marks.
4. Change of experiment is allowed only once and 15% Marks allotted to the procedure part to be made zero.
Reference Books:
1. Electronic Instrumentation by H. S. Kalsi, TMH, 2004 (Module-2,3 & 4)
2. Electronic Instrumentation and Measurements by David A Bell, PHI / Pearson Education2006/ Oxford Higher Education, 2013. (Module 1& 3)
3. Measurement systems application and design by E.O. Doebline 4th Edition, TMH.
4. Instrumentation for Process Measurement by Norman. A. Anderson, 3rd Edition, CRC
5. Principle of Measurement System by John. P. Bentley, 3rd Edition, Pearson, 2007
6. Handbook of Biomedical Instrumentation- R S Khandpur, 2ndedition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2003.