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Embedded Sensing, Actuation and Interfacing Systems

By Prof. Banibrata Mukherjee   |   IIT Kharagpur
Learners enrolled: 1425   |  Exam registration: 35
ABOUT THE COURSE:
Sensors and actuators are the integral parts of an embedded control system which finds versatile applications in automobile, aerospace, biomedical, consumer electronics, agriculture, industry 4.0 and so on. Sensors and actuators connect the analog real world with the embedded controller through dedicated hardware interfacing circuits. This course is aimed at developing practical technical skills among the students to integrate various sensing, actuation units and other required accessories with embedded controller and build a complete modern embedded control system for intended applications. This will further enable the students to gather necessary concepts to develop and select suitable smart sensors, actuators, with associated knowledge of interface electronics and signal conditioning for cutting-edge applications. Further, micromachining technology for miniaturization of smart integrated MEMS devices and renewable energy harvesting based self-powered embedded system implementation are other important attributes of this course.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: PG; UG third year or final year; Ph.D students; Faculty from Engineering colleges; Working Professional from Industry.

PREREQUISITES: Basic electrical circuit related courses covered till B.E/B.Tech 2nd or 3rd year with background of Electrical/Electronics/Instrumentation/Mechatronics or allied disciplines. 

INDUSTRY WHO MAY BE INTERESTED: Analog Devices, Texas Instruments, Honeywell, Danfoss etc. and Start-ups related to sensor, actuator and interfacing circuit development.
Summary
Course Status : Upcoming
Course Type : Core
Language for course content : English
Duration : 12 weeks
Category :
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Control and Instrumentation
Credit Points : 3
Level : Postgraduate
Start Date : 20 Jan 2025
End Date : 11 Apr 2025
Enrollment Ends : 27 Jan 2025
Exam Registration Ends : 14 Feb 2025
Exam Date : 26 Apr 2025 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.


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Course layout

Week 1: 
Introduction:

Overview of embedded system; Importance of sensors, actuators and interfacing circuits in embedded control system; Characteristics; Applications.

Week 2: 
Embedded Sensors and Actuators:

Various types of important sensors, actuators and their working principles: e.g, thermal, mechanical, electrical, magnetic, optical, chemical, smart material and meta material based.

Week 3: 
Interfacing Aspects of Sensors and Actuators to Embedded Controller and their Communication Protocols:

Signal conditioning circuits; Various Op-Amp based interfacing circuit implementation: Amplifier, Filter, ADC, DAC etc.; Various Serial Communication protocols for interfacing.

Week 4: 
Advancement in Interfacing Schemes of Resistive Sensors for Linearity Improvement and Error Reduction:
Resistive sensor examples; Non-idealities in basic interfacing circuits; Linearization techniques; Error reduction schemes due to environmental effects and remote communication.

Week 5: 
Advanced Techniques for Direct Interfacing of Resistive Sensors with Embedded controller:
Embedded controller based excitation system; Direct interfacing schemes of various resistive sensors topologies (e.g., single, differential and bridge type) to microcontrollers; Interfacing scheme for sensor array.

Week 6: 
Advanced Techniques for Direct Interfacing of Capacitive Sensors with Embedded Controller:
Capacitive sensor examples; Interfacing scheme for different capacitive sensor configurations; Direct interfacing schemes.

Week 7: 
Advancement in Design of Interfacing Circuits for Lossy Capacitive Sensors:

Lossy Capacitive sensor characteristics; Various advanced interfacing schemes for lossy capacitive sensor.

Week 8: 
Miniaturization Technology for Smart Sensors and Actuators:
Background of miniaturization; Miniaturized device fabrication process technology for Smart sensors and actuators.

Week 9: 
Miniaturized Sensors, Actuators and their Interfacing Electronics:
Various types of important MEMS sensors and actuators: Design and operation; Interfacing Electronics for MEMS Devices; System-on-Chip integration; Applications.

Week 10: 
Renewable Energy Harvesters to Develop Self-Powered EmbeddedSystem:

Various renewable energy harvesting techniques; Interfacing power management circuits; Applications towards development of self-powered smart system.

Week 11: 
Application Case Studies of Embedded Sensing, Actuation andInterfacing System in Automotives Domain

Week 12: 
Application Case Studies of Embedded Sensing, Actuation andInterfacing System in Healthcare Domain

Books and references

1. Nathan Ida, ‘Sensors, Actuators, and their Interfaces’, 1st ed., SciTech Publishing, 2014.
2. Stuart R. Ball, ‘Analog Interfacing to Embedded Microprocessor Systems’, Elsevier, 2004.
3. B. George, J. Roy, V. Jagadeesh Kumar, S. C. Mukhopadhyay, ‘Advanced Interfacing Techniques for Sensors’, 1st ed., Springer, 2017
4. John G. Webster and Ramón Pallás-Areny, ‘Sensors and Signal Conditioning’, John Wiley & Sons, 2nd ed., 2000.
5. Marc Madou, ‘Fundamentals of Microfabrication and Nanotechnology’, CRC press, 3rd ed., 2018.
6. S. Nihtianov, A. Luque, ‘Smart Sensors and MEMS’, 1st ed., Elsevier, 2014
7. Bela G Liptak, ‘Instrument Engineers Handbook’ CRC press, 4th ed., 2003.
8. William B. Ribbens, ‘Understanding Automotive Electronics: An Engineering Perspective’, Elsevier, 8th ed., 2017.

Instructor bio

Prof. Banibrata Mukherjee

IIT Kharagpur
Prof. Banibrata Mukherjee is currently working as an Assistant Professor in Advanced Technology Development Centre (ATDC) at IIT Kharagpur since June 2019. Prior to joining IIT Kharagpur, he served as an Assistant Professor in Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at NIT Rourkela for more than 3 years. Regarding his academic background, he received B.E degree in Instrumentation and Electronics from Jadavpur University in 2009 and M.Tech in Instrumentation and Ph.D degree both from Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT Kharagpur in 2011 and 2016 respectively. He is a Senior member of IEEE, and recipient of Early Career Research Award from Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB). His primary research interests include sensors and interfacing circuits; energy harvester and power management circuit; MEMS devices; sensor fusion, embedded system and biomedical instrumentation. He has several publications in various reputed Journals and Conferences. He has been actively working on various sponsored projects in the area of hybrid energy harvester, self-powered MEMS sensor system, sensor fusion based navigation system etc.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
Date and Time of Exams: April 26, 2025 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.
Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

Please note that assignments encompass all types (including quizzes, programming tasks, and essay submissions) available in the specific week.

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team


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