SSM INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

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Department of Automobile Engineering
Internal Test Question Bank
AT8003 – Metrology and Measurement for Automobile Engineers

Answer any ten Questions

PART-A (10x 2 = 20 Marks)
1. Define Sensor
2. What are the functions of sensor?
3. List out the classification of sensor.
4. List out three main component of sensor.
5. What is the requirement of units?
6. What is the requirement of the standards?
7. What are the types of errors in measurement?
8. Define Error.
9. Define Calibration
10. Define Accuracy and Precision
11. What is the error analysis?
12. Define Seebeck Effect
13. Define Propagation error
14. Define: Principle of transduction
15. What is uncertainty?
16. Define speed of response
17. What is limiting error?
18. What are the types of calibration methods?
19. Define : Inductive transduction
20. Differentiate between photovoltaic transduction and photoconductive transduction
Part – B (Answer 30Marks)

21. Explain Systematic error, probable error (10)

22. Explain various types of calibration methods of sensors (10)

23. Explain the static characteristics

(i) Usually error (ii) Resolution (10)

24. Describe the Minimum Detectable Signal, Threshold and sensitivity (10)

25. Explain the following dynamic characteristics

(i) Zero order systems (ii) First order systems (10)

26. Write the short notes on Second order systems (5)

27. Explain about the Random error, Theoretical error (5)