Department of Mechanical Engineering

B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering)

Batch: 2012-16

Course Title: Industrial Automation and Robotics

Credit:

Year: 4th Year

Course Code: TME-704

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Semester: VII

Unit I Automation: Introduction, Element of Automation, Types of automation, Advantages and limitations of
Automation, Low cost Automation, and Current emphases in Automation.
Fluid power: Introduction of hydraulics and Pneumatics fluid, Basic elements of fluid power system, Application
of fluid power, Pneumatics vs. Hydraulics. Advantage and disadvantages.
Unit II Pump and Compressors: Introduction, Pumps vs. Compressors, Classification of Hydraulic Pumps, Air
compressors, Types of air compressors
Fluid Accessories: Introduction, Pneumatic accessories, hydraulic accessories like Air receiver, After cooler,
Air dryer, Air filter, Pressure regulator. Air lubricator Air service unit (F.R.L) Pipeline layout. Seals, Hydraulic
reservoir, Hydraulic filter. Pressure gauges and volume meters, Hydraulic accumulator, Hydraulic seals.
Cylinders and Motors-Introduction, Classification of cylinders. Applications, Cylinder cushioning, Cylinders
mountings, Cylinder sizing, Cylinder specification, Introduction to motors, Motor ratings, Hydraulic and
pneumatic motors, Symbol of motors, Classification of motors.
Unit III Control valves. Introduction, Classification of valves. Direction control valves, flow control valves,
pressure control valves, check valves, servo valves.
Hydraulic Pneumatic Circuits- Introduction, hydraulic and pneumatic symbols, comparison of hydraulic,
pneumatic and Hydro pneumatic systems, hydraulic circuits and its design, meter in circuits, meter out circuits,
bleed off circuits, accumulator circuits, sequencing circuits, hydraulic circuit for robot arm, circuit design for
control of single and double acting cylinder, Open and Closed loop, Control system Circuit design Methods,
Motion sequence representation.

Dehradun Institute of Technology, Dehradun

Department of Mechanical Engineering

B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering)
Batch: 2012-16

Transfer devices and feeders: Introduction, Fundamentals of production lines, Types of assembly lines,
Transfer systems in assembly lines, Automatic machines, Transfer Devices/ Machines, Classification of transfer
devices, Conveyor systems used in transfer devices, Feeders, Classification of feeders, Types of feeders.
Unit IV Fundamentals of Robot- Definition, Laws of Robotics, Motivating Factors, objective of using industrial
Robot, Advantages and Disadvantages of Robots, Characteristics of an Industrial Robot, Components of an
Industrial Robot, Robot Wrist and Robot Terminology, Robotics mechanical Joints, Classification of industrial
Robots, Robot control systems, Type of controller used in Robotics,
Robot cell layout, work cell Control, interlocks, Error detection and recovery.
Unit V Robotics sensors- Types of sensors used in robotics, touch or tactile sensors, position and
displacement sensors, force and torque sensors , proximity sensors, types of proximity sensors, range sensors,
selection of right sensor.
Robot End Effectors- Types of end effectors, mechanical grippers, vacuum grippers, magnetic grippers,
adhesive grippers, force analysis of gripper mechanism, remote center compliance devices (RCCs).
Robot programming- Introduction, Robot Programming, Method of robot programming Robot Programming,
Overview of Robot Programming Languages, Robot Languages, Types of Robot Languages, Robot
Capabilities, Applications of Robots.
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References Books:
1. Gupta .A.K , Industrial Automation And Robotics ,second editions, Laxmi publications (P)Ltd, ISBN8131805921
2. Rajput R. K., Robotics And Industrial Automation, S. Chand Publisher, 2010, ISBN
10: 8121929970 / ISBN 13: 9788121929974
3. Groover. Mikell P, Industrial Robotics Technology, Programming and Applications, McGraw Hill
Publications, ISBN-0-07-100442-4.
4. Mikel P. Groover Automation, production systems and computer integrated manufacturing, Third
edition, PHI Learning private limited, ISBN- 978-81-203-3418-2.

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