Sensor Technology
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The official GTU curriculum for Sensor Technology (subject code 2714703) as prescribed for M · Semester 1 divides the course into 6 units, covering 28 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2714703)Unit 1 Introduction
- Sensor classification
- Sensor characteristics: Transfer function
- non linearity
- dynamic impedance
- dynamic characteristics
- reliability, etc
Unit 2 Physical Principles of Sensing
- Electric charges
- fields and potentials
- Piezoelectric effect
- pyroelectric effect
- Hall effects
- seeback and Peltier effects
- Sound waves
- Temperature and thermal properties of materials
- Heat transfer
Unit 3 Position, Displacement and Level Sensors
- Potentiometric sensors
- Capacitive sensors
- In d u c t i v e and M a gn e t i c s e n s o r s : LVDT
- Eddy current sensors
- Hall effect
- magnetoresistive sensors
- Ultrasonic sensors
Unit 4 Angle Measuring Sensors
- Incremental and absolute encoders
- Synchros and resolvers
Unit 5 Force, strain and Tactile Sensors
- Strain gauges
- Tactile sensors and Piezoelectric force sensors
Unit 6 Sensor Materials and Surface Processing
- Materials like Silicon
- Ceramics and Glasses
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