Instrumentation Engineering

CIE 312 - Instrumentation Engineering (2-3-3)

General measurement systems; static and dynamic characteristics, two port networks and loading effects, signals and noise; error and uncertainty analysis, modeling of sensing elements such as resistive, inductive, electromagnetic, thermoelectric, elastic, piezo-electric, electromechanical, optical etc.; signal conditioning elements, D.C. and A.C. bridges, compensation by linearization, feedback, operational amplifiers, modulation/ demodulation; signal processing elements, microcomputer-based instrumentation, I/0 devices, interfaces, data display units, examples of measurement systems such as flow, pressure, level, temperature, etc.

Pre-requisites: EE203