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SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
(AUTONOMOUS)
IV B.Tech – I Semester
L T P C
3 1 - 3
17AME46 AUTOMATION & ROBOTICS
(*PROFESSIONAL ELECTIVE - III)
(Common to ME & AT)
Objectives:
1. To recognize the need and requirement of Automation in manufacturing system.
2. To learn about the various part transfer methods and mechanism.
3. To comprehend the basic concepts of robots and the applications of robot in various fields.
4. To encapsulate the robot drives and power transmission systems and the concept of arm kinematics.
5. To understand the concept of trajectory planning and Programming Languages.
Outcomes:
After completion of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Adopt automation techniques in manufacturing system.
2. Select the type of transfer methods and mechanism eco-friendly for typical automated industry
3. Describe the basic concepts of robotics. And Select the type of robot eco-friendly for typical manufacturing
industry and service sector.
4. Summarize the perception about robot components and actuators. Analyze the manipulator kinematics,
dynamics for typical robot with the usage of computer aided technology to develop automotive
components.
5. Analyze the trajectory planning for typical robot and choose a program that the robot can integrate with the
manufacturing system to produce quality products with minimum cost with optimum usage of resources.
UNIT I
INTRODUCTION TO AUTOMATION: Need , Types, Basic elements of an automated
system, levels of automation, hardware components for automation and process control,
mechanical feeders, hoppers, orienters, high speed automatic insertion devices.
UNIT II
AUTOMATED FLOW LINES: Part transfer methods and mechanisms, types of Flow lines,
flow line with/without buffer storage, qualitative analysis.
ASSEMBLY LINE BALANCING: Assembly process and systems assembly line, line
balancing methods, ways of improving line balance, flexible assembly lines.
UNIT III
INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS: Classification, Robot configurations,
Functional line diagram, Degrees of Freedom. Components, common types of arms, joints,
grippers.
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ROBOT APPLICATION IN MANUFACTURING: Material Transfer, Material handling,
loading and unloading, Processing, spot and continuous arc welding & spray painting, Assembly
and Inspection.
UNIT IV
ROBOT ACTUATORS AND FEEDBACK COMPONENTS: Actuators-Pneumatic and
Hydraulic actuators, electric & stepper motors, comparison. Position sensors, potentiometers,
resolvers, encoders, velocity sensors, tactile sensors, Proximity sensors.
MANIPULATOR KINEMATICS: Homogeneous transformations as applicable to rotation and
translation-D-H notation, Forward and inverse kinematics. Manipulator dynamics, Differential
transformation, Jacobeans.
UNIT V
TRAJECTORY PLANNING: Trajectory planning and avoidance of obstacles, path planning,
joint integrated motion – straight line motion, basics of trajectory planning, polynomial trajectory
planning.
ROBOT PROGRAMMING: Types, features of languages and software packages.
Text Books:
1. M.P. Groover, Automation, Production systems and CIM, New Delhi, Pearson Education, 2008.
2. M.P. Groover, Industrial Robotics, Second Edition, New Delhi, Tata McGraw Hill, 2008.
References:
1. R.K. Mittal & I.J. Nagrath, Robotics and Control, New Delhi, 3rd
Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2007.
2. K.S. Fu, Robotics, New Delhi, 3rd
Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2008.
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