NPTEL : NOC:Principles of Mechanical Measurement (Mechanical Engineering)

Co-ordinators : Prof. Dipankar N. Basu


Lecture 1 - Introduction to measurement

Lecture 2 - Generalized measurement system and static characteristics

Lecture 3 - Uncertainties in measurement

Lecture 4 - Statistical treatment of random errors

Lecture 5 - System response to periodic inputs

Lecture 6 - Zeroth and first order systems

Lecture 7 - First and second order systems

Lecture 8 - Basics of digitization and number systems

Lecture 9 - Binary logic gates and binary codes

Lecture 10 - Analog-to-digital conversion

Lecture 11 - Digital-to-analog conversion

Lecture 12 - Electromagnetic indicators

Lecture 13 - Electronic amplifiers and filters

Lecture 14 - Resistive devices

Lecture 15 - Inductive, capacitive and optical devices

Lecture 16 - Piezoelectric and nozzle-flapper transducers

Lecture 17 - Resistive strain gages and associated circuitry

Lecture 18 - Strain gage rosettes and gage orientation

Lecture 19 - Elastic and strain gage load cells

Lecture 20 - Various load cells and dynamometers

Lecture 21 - Principles of manometry

Lecture 22 - Piezometer and elastic pressure transducer

Lecture 23 - Electric pressure transducer and high and low pressure measurement

Lecture 24 - Bernoulli's equation in obstruction meters

Lecture 25 - Obstruction meters and volume flowmeters

Lecture 26 - Mass flowmeters and velocity probes

Lecture 27 - Expansion-based devices

Lecture 28 - RTD, Thermistor and Thermocouple

Lecture 29 - Introduction to pyrometers

Lecture 30 - Basic seismic transducer

Lecture 31 - Vibro-, velo- and accelerometer

Lecture 32 - Introduction to acoustic measurement

Lecture 33 - Radioactivity and its biological effects