Syllabus

(5 hours)
Introduction: History of sensors, Transducers, Detectors, Applications of sensors: Automobiles, Industrial automation, Agriculture, Defense, Space, Energy harvesting, Medical diagnosis, Environment, Consumer electronics, Recent trends in sensor technology

(7 hours)
Sensing principles: Electric Charges, Fields, and Potentials, Capacitance, Magnetism, Induction, Resistance, Piezoelectric Effect, Pyroelectric Effect, Hall Effect, Thermoelectric Effects, Sound Waves, Temperature and Thermal Properties of Materials, Heat Transfer

(6 hours)
Sensor types: Position and motion sensor, Strain sensor, Pressure Sensors, Flow Sensors, Microphones, Moisture and gas Sensors, Light Detectors, Radiation Detectors, Temperature Sensors, Chemical and Biological Sensors

(7 hours)
Sensor electronics: Sensitivity, Directivity, Sensor circuits, Sensor design, Data transmission, Wireless integration, Filters, Amplifiers, Analog to digital converters, Calibration, Digital display, Signals and auto control of systems, Artifacts, Noise reduction, Power supply

Sensing materials: Metal oxide, Chalcogenide, Perovskite, Carbon based materials, Semiconductors, Thin films, Bellows, and Membranes, Nanostructures, 2-D Materials, Composite materials, Hybrid materials, Sensor Structure, FET, Interdigitated Electrode (IDE), MEMS (cantilever, Cavity), Optical sensor

Advancements: Surface enhancement, Porous structure, Surface functionalization, Doping, Selective sensing, sensor packaging, “Lab on a Chip” sensors, Future challenges

To impart knowledge on importance of sensors in modern systems

Working mechanism of sensors along with sensor circuits

Sensing materials, characterization and related processes

Implementation of sensors and transducers for auto control of a system into a control system structure

At the end of course, students will be able to understand the classifications and operating principles of different kinds of sensors

Understand the instrumentation for various data acquisition

Design the sensors for specific applications

Select the materials for the fabrication of sensor

Fabricate low cost, portable sensors for desired applications

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J. Fraden, Handbook of Modern Sensors: Physics, Designs, and Applications, Springer , (2015)

I. Sinclair, Sensors and Transducers, Newnes , (2001)

L. P. Wilson, Sensors and Transducers, Notion Press , (2023)

R. K. Sonker, K. Singh, R. Sonkawade, Smart Nanostructure Materials and Sensor Technology, Springer , (2022)

M. J. Usher and D. A. Keating, Sensors and Transducers, Macmillan , (1996)