EFFECT FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013 - 2014

ME 456

MECHATRONICS

                                                                                                                (Elective - III)

Instruction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           4  Periods per week

Duration of University Examination                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  3  Hours

University Examination                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     75 Marks

Sessional                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            25 Marks

Unit-I

Introduction to mechanization & automation. Need of interface of electrical & electronic devices with mechanical elements. The concept of Mechatronics: Flow chart of mechatronics system, elements of mechatronics system, drive mechanisms, actuators, feedback devices and control system. Application in industries and systems development.

Unit-II

Drive mechanisms: Feeding and indexing, orientation, escapement and sorting devices, conveyor systems. Introduction to electrical actuators: A.C servo motors, D.C. servomotors, stepper motors.

Unit-III

Introduction to fluid power systems: Industrial pneumatics and hydraulics. Merits of fluid power. Pneumatic and hydraulic elements symbols. Study of hydraulic control values, pumps & accessories. Hydraulic circuits and mechanical servo control circuits, Electro-hydraulic and Hydro-pneumaticcircuits

Unit-IV

Introduction to industrial electronic devices: Diodes, Transistors, Silicon controlled Rectifiers (SCR), Integrated Circuits (1C), Digital Circuits. Measurement systems & Data acquisition systems: sensors, digital to analog and analog-to-digital conversion. Signal processing using operational amplifiers. Introduction to micro processor & micro controller. Temperature measurement interface and LVDT interface. Systems Response.

Unit-V

Design of Modern CNC machines and mechatronics elements: machine structures, guide ways, spindles, tool monitoring systems, adaptive control systems. Flexible manufacturing systems. Multipurpose control machines. PLC programming