Course

Unit 1

Sensor characteristics and physical principles of sensing – smart sensor system, example of smart sensors in nature (Vision –Hearing –touch -and smell) – Classification and Terminology of sensors – Measurands – Physical principles of sensing – electric charges – fields – and potentials Capacitance – magnetism – Induction – resistance – Piezoelectric effect – pyroelectric effect – Hall effect – Seebeck and Peltier effects. Smart sensor architecture, buses and interfaces, software, data acquisition and signal conditioning, electrical and non electrical variables, reliabilty of smart sensors.

Unit 2

Acoustic Sensors – Magnetic Sensors and Mechanical Sensors – Acoustic waves, piezoelectric materials – Acoustic sensing, -saw sensor – Sensor applications and future trends – Magnetic sensors – effects and materials -Integrated Hall sensors – Magneto-transistors – other magnetics transistor and future trends, Mechanical sensors – piezoresistivity – Piezoresistive sensors – Capacitive sensors. Radiation Sensors Thermal Sensors and Chemical Sensors – Radiation basics – HgCdTe infrared sensors – Visible-light color sensors – high-energy photodiodes – Heat transfer – thermal structures – Thermal sensing elements – Thermal and temperature sensors – Interaction of gaseous species at semiconductor Surfaces – Catalysis – the acceleration of chemical reactions – Thin-film sensors – FET devices for gas and ion sensing.

Unit 3

Micro-and Nanotechnologies or Sensors – Fundamentals of MEMS fabrication – introduction and description of basic processes – MEMS fabrication technologies – bulk micromachining – Surface micromachining – High-aspect-ratio (LIGA and LIGA-Like) technology microfluidics microsystem components Microfluidics microsystem components Nanotechnology – product prospects – application trends Procedures and techniques – the making of ultrathin films Creation of lateral nanostructures.

Communication protocols and sensor network standards, physical layer, MAC protocols, link layer, automotive protocols, routing protocols, IEEE 802.15.4, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 1451.2.

Course Objectives

1. To impart knowledge on smart sensing technology and its applications
2. To introduce the standards and protocols used for smart sensing

Course Outcomes

Skills Acquired

Design of smart sensors and smart sensor network using advanced fabrication technologies

1. Manabendra Bhuyan, “Intelligent InstrumentationPrinciples and Applications”, Taylor and Francis,
2. Youn-Long Lin , Chong-Min Kyung , Hiroto Yasuura , Yongpan Liu , “Smart Sensors and Systems”, Springer
3. Randy Frank, “Understanding Smart Sensors”, Artech House,
4. Kofi Makinwa, GerardMeijer, Michiel Pertijs, “Smart    Sensor   Systems: Emerging Technologies and Applications”, Wiley, 2014.