Homework # 2: Due to on SAT.

8/5/2021

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

transducers:
(a) A piezoelectric accelerometer.
Non-linearity: ±0.5% of full range
(b) A capacitive linear displacement transducer.
Nonlinearity and hysteresis: ±0.01% of full range.
(c) A resistance strain gauge force measurement transducer.
Temperature sensitivity: ±1% of full range over normal environmental temperatures.
(d) A capacitance fluid pressure transducer.
Accuracy:±1% of displayed reading.
(e) Thermocouple.
Sensitivity: 0.039𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚/℃ when the cold junction at 0℃
(f) Gyroscope for angular velocity measurement.
Repeatability: ±0.01% of full range
(g)Inductive displacement transducer.
Linearity: ±1% of rated load
(h)Load cell.
Total error due to nonlinearity, hysteresis and non repeatability: ±0.1%
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 1400 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘, 0 to 35000 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘
Nonlineartiy error: ±0.15% of full range
Hysteresis error: ±0.05% of full range
What is the total error due to non-linearity and hysteresis for a reading of 1000 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 on the
0 t0 1400 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 range?
Q.3 A thermocouple is to be used to measure temperatures between 0 and 400℃. What
will be the non-linearity error as a percentage of full scale reading at 100℃ if a linear
relationship is assumed between e.m.f and temperature?
𝑒𝑒. 𝑚𝑚. 𝑓𝑓 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 100℃ = 5.268𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚; 𝑒𝑒. 𝑚𝑚. 𝑓𝑓 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 400℃ = 21.846𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚
Q.4 A strain gauge pressure sensor has the following specification:
Ranges: 2 to 70 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀, 70 𝐾𝐾𝐾𝐾𝐾𝐾 to 1𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀
Excitation: 10 𝑉𝑉 d.c. or a.c. (r.m.s.)
Full range output: 40 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚
Non-linearity and hysteresis errors: ±0.5%
Temperature range: −54 to +120℃
Thermal shift zero: 0.030% full range output/℃
Thermal shift sensitivity: 0.030% full range output/℃
Will it be suitable for measurement of pressure of order of 100 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 to an accuracy of ±5
𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑎𝑎 in an environment where the temperature is reasonably constant at about 20℃?