BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, PILANI

TRANSDUCERS & MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS (INSTR C381)

TRANSDUCERS & MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES (INSTR F312)
FIRST SEMESTER 2013-14
M.Marks : 50 M Mid Term Test (Oct 1, 2013) CLOSED BOOK Time : 50 Min.
Q1.
(a) Write two technologies which will affect Instrumentation in big way.

(b) Write name of two authors (other than IC ) of the Text and Handbook.

(c) Express Farad and Henry in terms of base SI units.

(d) Name the field which is (i) study of short term weather (ii) study of the earths climate in years to
come.

(e) Name the term describing (i) Software-centered systems that exploit the Computing power,
Productivity, Display, and Connectivity capabilities of popular Desktop computers and
Workstations. (ii) Investigation, Monitoring and Management of patients, using ICT.

(f) Name two parts of senor nodes in WINS apart from sensor and microcontroller.

(g) Name any two methods of correction for interfering and modifying inputs.

(h) Name the term describing (i) closeness of output readings for the same input when there are
changes in the method of measurement, observer, measuring instrument, location, condition of
use and time of measurement. (ii) Minimum value of input necessary to cause a detectable
change from zero output.


(i) Name the terms used in context of Gaussian distribution to describe (i) Relative peakedness of
flatness of distribution compared to the normal distribution (ii) lack of symmetry.

(j) Identify specification parameters x and y related by x= y
2
in underdamped step response of
second order system.

(k) Write full form of MTBF and MTTR.

(l) Which kind of potentiometers 5k A and 5kB represent?














(m) Name inductive transducer used in (i) nondestructive testing (ii) measuring angular rotation of
shaft remotely.

(n) Name two components of DCDT apart from power supply and amplifier.

(o) Name two linearization techniques used in capacitive transducers for measuring displacement
between plates ( other than pulse width modulation).

(p) Name unit of (i) Radioactivity (ii) Pain.

(q) Name effect related to (i) ferromagnetic material responding mechanically to magnetic fields (ii)
change of gage factor because of strain in semiconductor gages.

(r) Write for a piezoelectric crystal expression (i) relating g and d (ii) output voltage in terms of
d, thickness t and pressurep


(s) Write two significant disadvantages of piezoelectric.

(t) Name two materials of Hall sensor.

(u) Find X and Y for 5.6 Tesla = X kGauss = Y Wb/cm
2
.

(v) Name scientist associated with (i) Receiving Nobel prize for photoelectric effect (ii) Measuring
energy of the least tightly held electrons within a solid which has been named after him.

(w) Name two elements one mechanical ( contact type) and one electrical ( with electrical isolation)
which come under Variable manipulation elements.

(x) Name the terms described by (i) Ratio of standard deviation and mean (ii) square of standard
deviation.


(y) Name two components used in pulse width modulation technique used for capacitive transducers,
after obtaining two pulse trains.


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