18EE732 Sensors and Transducers syllabus for EE

Pressure Sensors:

Capacitive Pressure Sensors, Inductive Pressure Sensors, Ultrahigh Sensitivity Pressure Sensors.

Motion and Acceleration Sensors:

Ultrahigh Sensitivity, Wide Dynamic Range Sensors, Other Motion and Acceleration Microsensors.

Gas and Smoke Sensors:

A CO Gas Sensor Based on Nanotechnology, Smoke Detectors.

Moisture Sensors:

Structure, Theory, Main Experimental Results, Auxiliary Experimental Results.

Optoelectronic and Photonic Sensors:

Optoelectronic Microphone, Other Optoelectronic and Photonic Micro Sensors.

Biological, Chemical, and “Lab on a Chip” Sensors:

Lab on a Chip Sensors, Other Biochemical Micro- and Nano-Sensors.

Electric, Magnetic, and RF/Microwave Sensors:

Magnetic Field Sensors, Other Important Electromagnetic/RF Micro- and Nano-Sensors.

Integrated Sensor/Actuator Units and Special Purpose Sensors:

Aircraft Icing Detectors, Other Special Purpose Small-Scale Devices.

Course Outcomes:

At the end of the course the student will be able to:

• Understand the differences between the sensor and transducer technology based on nanotechnology and nanofabrication and the classical sensor technologies
• Make an informed selection of a sensor or transducer for a particular application;
• Become knowledgeable about the technologies that are available commercially at the present time.

Question paper pattern:

• The question paper will have ten full questions carrying equal marks.
• Each full question will be for 20 marks.
• There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub- questions) from each module.
• Each full question will have sub- question covering all the topics under a module. 
• The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Textbook

1 Micro- and Nano-Scale Sensors and Transducers Ezzat G. Bakhoum CRC Press 2015