Industrial Automation
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The official GTU curriculum for Industrial Automation (subject code 2144101) as prescribed for Robotics · Semester 4 divides the course into 7 units, covering 27 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2144101)Unit 1 Introduction
- Concept and scope of automation
- Socio economic consideration
- Low cost automation
Unit 2 Fluid Power Control
- Fluid power control elements and standard graphical symbols
- Construction and performance of fluid power generators
- Hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders - construction
- design and mounting
- Hydraulic and pneumatic valves for pressure
- flow and direction control: Servo valves and simple servo systems with mechanical feedback
- governing differential equation and its solution for step position input
- Basic hydraulic and pneumatic circuits
Unit 3 Pneumatic Logic Circuits
- Design of pneumatic logic circuits for a given time displacement diagram or sequence of operations
Unit 4 Transfer Devices and Feeders
- Their Classification: Construction details and application of transfer devices and feeders (Vibratory bowl feeder
- reciprocating tube feeder and centrifugal hopper feeder)
Unit 5 Electrical and Electronic Controls
- Introduction to electrical and electronic controls such as electromagnetic controllers - transducers and sensors
- programmable logic controllers (PLC)
- Integration of mechanical systems with electrical
- electronic and computer systems
Unit 6 Robotics
- classification based on geometry
- control and path movement
- End effectors - types and applications
- Sensors - types and applications
- Concept of Robotic/Machine vision
- Teach pendent
Unit 7 Industrial Applications
- Industrial applications of Robots for material transfer
- machine loading / unloading
- assembly and spray painting operations