SRM UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF BIOENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF BME

LESSON PLAN

Course Code: BM1006

Course Title: Biomedical Sensors and Measurement Devices
Semester: B. Tech III Sem July 2014- Nov 2014)
DAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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Location: Architecture block (4th floor)

Faculty Name: Ms. Oinam Robita Chanu
Faculty email id: robitachanu.o@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

TEXTBOOKS
1. Sawhney A.K, Acourse in electrical and electronic measurements and instrumentation, Dhanpat
Rai & Co (P) Ltd, Educational and Technical Publishers, 1996.
2. Cooper, Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement techniques Prentice Hall of India, 1998

REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Renganathan S, Transducer engineering, Allied Publishers Limited,2003.
2. Murty DVS, Transducer and instrumentation, PHI, second edition, 2008.
3. Manoj Kumar Ram, Venkat R, Bhethanabolta, Sensors for chemical and biological
applications, CRC press, 2010
4. Patranabis D, Sensors and transducers, PHI, Second Edition, 2004.
5. Jacob Fraden, Handbook of Modern Sensors: Physics, Designs and applications, Third edition,
Springer International, 2010.
6. Doeblin, Measurements Systems: Application and Design, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2003
7. Neubert HKP, Instrument Transducers, Oxford University Press, 1999.
*Course Material
Objectives:
To get the basic idea of measurements and the errors associated with measurement. To know
about the types of transducers available.
To understand the function of signal generators and analyzers.
 To gain information about the function of various measuring instruments and display and
recording systems and the methods of using them.

Students who have successfully completed this course

Course outcome Program outcome

1. Gain knowledge of the various sensors ,transducers Ability to understand different types of sensor,
,signal generator /analyzer and data display and transducer and measurement systems
recording systems

2. Application of sensor and transducer in Biomedical

Domain

Day Hour Topic Teaching Reference Material

method

UNIT-I

1 7 Concepts of measurement, Static BB T1

characteristics, accuracy, precision,
linearity, hysteresis, threshold,
2 1 Dynamic range, Dynamic BB T1
Characteristics

4 6 Standards and AC/DC bridges BB T1

1 7 Transducer: Basics, Classification, BB CM

Characteristics and Choice
2 1 Primary sensing elements, POT BB T1

4 6 Thermistor, Thermocouple, Temperature BB T1

compensation
UNIT-II

1 7 LVDT, Strain gauges BB T1

2 1 Pressure Transducer, Capacitive BB T1

4 6 Inductive Transducer , Electrochemical BB T1

Transducer

1 7 Piezo-electric Transducer, Hall effect BB T1

2 1 Opto-electronic transducer, Digital BB T1

encoding/digital
4 6 Fiber-optic transducer, BB T1
1 7 Flow and liquid level BB T1

2 1 Electrochemical transducer BB T1

UNIT-III

1 7 AF generator BB T2

2 1 Pulse generator BB T2

4 6 AM Signal generator BB T2

1 7 FM signal generator and function BB T2

generator

2 1 Sweep frequency generator and Wave BB T2

analyzer

4 6 Spectrum analyzer. BB CM

1 7 Logic analyzer BB CM

2 1 distortion analyzer BB CM

UNIT-IV

4 6 Digital voltmeter and multimeter BB T1

1 7 Frequency, period, time pulse with BB T1

measurement.

2 1 Graphic recorders-strip chart BB T1

4 6 X-Y recorder ,Magnetic tape recorder BB T1

1 7 CRO basics: CRT, General purpose BB T1

oscilloscope

2 1 Dual trace, Dual beam BB T2

4 6 Sampling oscilloscope BB T2

1 7 Digital storage oscilloscope BB T2

UNIT-V

2 1 Gas sensor, NBC agent BB R1

 4 6 Microbial sensor, electro analytical BB R1
sensor

1 7 Enzyme based sensor--Glucose sensor BB R1

2 1 Electronic nose- halitosis, breath analysis BB R4

4 6 Electronic nose-kidney disease, Skin BB R4

analysis

1 7 Lung cancer, Advances in sensor BB R3

technology: Lab-on-a chip

2 1 Smart sensor and Nano sensor BB R3

4 6 Enzyme immobilization of chemical BB R3

analyses
1 7 Radiation sensor, Thermal radiation sensor BB R4

Test Portions:
Cycle test I: Unit 1
Cycle test II: Unit 2 & 3
Model Exam: All 5 units

Assessment details:
Cycle Test 1 - 10 marks
Cycle Test 2 - 10 marks
Surprise Test 1 - 5 marks
Model Exam - 20 marks
Attendance - 5 marks