Description
QuAn Book – Sensor Technology (313331)
The QuAn Book for Sensor Technology (Subject Code: 313331) is a premium study material designed for MSBTE K-Scheme Diploma Engineering students. It provides a complete, topicwise question bank with model answers to help you score maximum marks.
Syllabus Coverage (MSBTE K-Scheme)
- Unit I – Fundamentals of Sensors: Transducer, sensor and actuator-definition and its comparison; Need of sensor, classification of sensors – analog and digital, active and passive, scalar and vector; Characteristics of sensors: Range, resolution, sensitivity, error, repeatability, linearity and accuracy, impedance, backlash, response time, dead band; Criteria to choose a sensor: Accuracy, environmental condition, range, calibration, resolution, cost and repeatability
- Unit II – Signal Conditioning: General structure of measurement system, importance of signal conditioning in instrumentation system; Operational Amplifier- IC741 pin diagram, characteristics of Op-Amp IC741, various modes of Op-Amp IC741; Operational amplifier application using IC741: Amplifiers (inverting and non-inverting), comparator, integrator, differential amplifier and instrumentation amplifier; Timer IC555-internal diagram, pin diagram, application as astable and monostable multivibrator
- Unit III – Mechanical and Electromechanical Sensors: Mechanical and electromechanical sensors: Definition, basic principle and applications; Mechanical sensors: Pressure sensor- C shape bourdon tube, bellows and diaphragm, Pressure measurement in ancient time (IKS), flow sensor – rotameter, venturi meter and orifice plate; Electro-mechanical sensors: Resistive (potentiometric type), strain gauge, inductive sensor- LVDT, capacitive sensors, thermal (RTD-PT100, thermocouple (J,K,R,S,T)), proximity sensors (inductive, optical, capacitive, magnetic, ultrasonic)
- Unit IV – Advance Sensors: Development of sensor technology; Semiconductor sensors: Material and technique, types of semiconductor sensors (thermistor, gas sensor), biomedical sensor: magnetic biosensor; Smart sensors: Definition, configuration of smart sensor, Microsensors: Micro size microphone, inertial sensor, hall effect sensor; Colour sensor, IR radiation sensor, thermal detectors, ultrasonic sensors (flow and level sensor), fiberoptic sensors (displacement sensor and humidity sensor)
- Unit V – MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems) Sensors: Microelectromechanical systems: MEMS technology overview and its need, MEMS sensor working principle; MEMS accelerometers, MEMS gyroscopes, MEMS pressure sensors, MEMS magnetic field sensors; Advantages, disadvantages and applications of MEMS sensors; Touch screen sensors: Resistive, capacitive, infrared and surface acoustic wave (block diagram and its working)
What’s Inside the QuAn Book?
- Topicwise Question Bank – All important 2, 4 and 6 marks questions by unit
- Model Answers – Step-by-step solutions with diagrams and marking scheme
- Previous Exam Questions – Actual MSBTE Summer and Winter exam questions
- Frequency Analysis – Most repeated questions highlighted for focused study
- Marking Scheme – Know exactly what to write to score full marks
- Last Minute Ready – Ideal for quick and focused exam preparation
Subject Code: 313331 | Subject: Sensor Technology | Board: MSBTE | Scheme: K Scheme | Published by: ReemaS Edutech, Kolhapur






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