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UNIT IV PIEZOELECTRIC, PHOTOELECTRIC & GAS SENSORS 6
Introduction of piezoelectricity- piezoelectric crystals-clinical applications- Basic characteristics of
photoelectric Sensors-types of photo detectors – photo emissive cell photovoltaic cell-photo
conductive cell-LDR-characteristics and applications. Gas Sensors-classification-working-
applications.

UNIT V MEASUREMENT DEVICES & INTELLIGENT SENSORS 6
Measurement using Bridge circuits- Wheatstone’s, Kelvin’s, Maxwell’s, Hay’s, and Schering’s
Bridges.LCD monitor, PMMC writing systems, Recorders-Magnetic-inkjet-thermal-XY recorder-
photographic recorders. Sensors- Smart Vs intelligent sensors.

TOTAL: 30 PERIODS
PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTS
1. Characteristics of Thermocouple.
2. Characteristics of RTD
3. Strain measurement.
4. Characteristics of optical sensor.
5. Measurement of resistance using Wheat Stone and Kelvin’s Bridge.
6. Measurement of inductance using Maxwell’s & Hay’s Bridge.
7. Measurement of Capacitance using Schering’s bridge.
8. Demonstration of CRO & DSO.
TOTAL: 30 PERIODS
Lab Requirements for 30 Students:
1. Thermocouple-30 Nos
2. RTD-30 Nos
3. Strain Gauge (bonded and unbounded type)-20 each
4. Optical Sensors-Photovoltaic Cell, Photoconductive Cell, Photo diode—15 Nos each
5. Resistors-Range between 1-0.0001 ohm – 30 Nos/each
6. CRO-10
7. DSO-5
TOTAL: 60 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:
On completion of the course students will be able to
• Knowledge on the fundamentals of measurement systems.
• Identify various sensors for biomedical applications.
• Develop simple medical devices using sensors.
• Demonstrate various sensors and transducers based on their working principle.
• Identify the recording systems suitable for biomedical applications.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. A.K. Sawhney & Puneet Sawhney “A course in mechanical measurements and
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instrumentation”, Dhanpat Rai & Co.,19 edition, 2011.
2. Prof. Ping Wang & Dr. Qingjun Liu, “Biomedical Sensors and Measurement” , Springer
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Publications, 1 edition ,2011 .
3. Tatsuo Togawa, Toshiyo Tamura & P. Åke Oberg ,”Biomedical Sensors and Instruments”,
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CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, 2 edition ,2011

REFERENCES:
1. Ernest O Doebelin and Dhanesh N Manik,” Measurement systems, Application and design”,
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Mc Graw-Hill, 5 edition, 2007.

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