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This document contains homework questions about transducers. Question 1 asks to explain specifications for various transducers including piezoelectric accelerometers, capacitive displacement transducers, resistance strain gauges, capacitance fluid pressure transducers, thermocouples, gyroscopes, and inductive displacement transducers. Question 2 asks about the total error due to non-linearity and hysteresis for a pressure sensor reading. Question 3 asks about the non-linearity error of a thermocouple between two temperature ranges. Question 4 asks if a strain gauge pressure sensor would be suitable for measuring pressure to a certain accuracy given its specifications.

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This document contains homework questions about transducers. Question 1 asks to explain specifications for various transducers including piezoelectric accelerometers, capacitive displacement transducers, resistance strain gauges, capacitance fluid pressure transducers, thermocouples, gyroscopes, and inductive displacement transducers. Question 2 asks about the total error due to non-linearity and hysteresis for a pressure sensor reading. Question 3 asks about the non-linearity error of a thermocouple between two temperature ranges. Question 4 asks if a strain gauge pressure sensor would be suitable for measuring pressure to a certain accuracy given its specifications.

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Homework # 2: Due Sunday 9May.

,2021

Q. 1 Explain the significance of the following information given in the specification of


transducers:
(a) A piezoelectric accelerometer.
Non-linearity: of full range
(b) A capacitive linear displacement transducer.
Nonlinearity and hysteresis: of full range.
(c) A resistance strain gauge force measurement transducer.
Temperature sensitivity: of full range over normal environmental temperatures.
(d) A capacitance fluid pressure transducer.
Accuracy: of displayed reading.
(e) Thermocouple.
Sensitivity: when the cold junction at
(f) Gyroscope for angular velocity measurement.
Repeatability: of full range
(g)Inductive displacement transducer.
Linearity: of rated load
(h)Load cell.
Total error due to nonlinearity, hysteresis and non repeatability:
Q.2 A pressure sensor consisting of a diaphragm with strain gauges bonded to its surface
has the following information it its specification:
Ranges: 0 to , 0 to
Nonlineartiy error: of full range
Hysteresis error: of full range
What is the total error due to non-linearity and hysteresis for a reading of on the
0 t0 range?
Q.3 A thermocouple is to be used to measure temperatures between and . What
will be the non-linearity error as a percentage of full scale reading at if a linear
relationship is assumed between e.m.f and temperature?

Q.4 A strain gauge pressure sensor has the following specification:


Ranges: to , to
Excitation: d.c. or a.c. (r.m.s.)
Full range output:
Non-linearity and hysteresis errors:
Temperature range: to
Thermal shift zero: full range output
Thermal shift sensitivity: full range output
Will it be suitable for measurement of pressure of order of to an accuracy of
in an environment where the temperature is reasonably constant at about 20 ?

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