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CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY(Centrally Funded Institute Under the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India)Bodoland Territorial Council, Kokrajhar, Assam-783370(B.Tech Syllabus in Instrumentation Engineering)IE302: FUNDAMENTALS OF INSTRUMENTATIONCode: IE302Credits: 04L-T-P: 3-1-0Introduction to instruments and their representation. Typical application of instrumentationsystems. Functional elements of a measurement system. Classification of instruments.Introduction to measurements. Physical measurement. Forms and methods of measurements.Fundamental SI Units. Derived Units. Definition of standards. International standards. Primarystandards. Secondary standards. Working standards. Current standard. Voltage standard.Resistance standard. Capacitance standard. Time and frequency standards. Introduction toTransducers – Classification and Selection Criteria.Measurement Errors. Human Error. Systematic Error. Limiting and Random Errors. Statisticalanalysis of measurement data. Probability of Errors. Error estimates from the NormalDistribution. Curve Fitting – Method of Least Squares. Chi-Square test. Notion of Signalconditioning.Static characteristics of measurement system – Range, Span, Linearity, Non-linearity,Sensitivity,Dependence on environmental effects, Hysteresis, Resolution, Wear and ageing, Accuracy,Precision,Repeatability, Reproducibility, Tolerance, Bias, Threshold and Loading Effect. Dynamiccharacteristics of measurement system: Step-response – rise time. Frequency response –bandwidth. Time lag (dead-time)Testing and calibration: Traceability. Measurement reliability. Calibration experiment andevaluation of results. Primary calibration. Secondary calibration. Direct calibration. Indirectcalibration. Routine calibration. Calibration of a voltmeter, ammeter and an oscilloscope.TEXT BOOKS1. A K Ghosh: Introduction to Instrumentation and Control, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi2004.2. A K Sawhney: A course on electrical and electronic measurements and instrumentation,DhanpatRaj & Co, 20053. D Patranabis: Principle of Industrial Instrumentation, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi 20044. John P.Bentley: Principles of measurement systems, 3rd edition, Addison Wesley Longman,2000.Page 44 of 75