Automation In Fabrication Technology
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Automation In Fabrication Technology Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Automation In Fabrication Technology (subject code 4385505) as prescribed for FT · Semester 8 divides the course into 5 units, covering 53 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 (4385505)Unit 1 Introduction To Automation
- 1.1. History of Automation
- 1.2. Functional areas (Application) of automation
- 1.3. Automation in production systems
- 1.4. Reasons for automation
- 1.5. Benefits and drawback of Automation
- 1.6. Automation principles & strategies
- 1.7. Basic elements of an automated system
- 1.8. Advance automation functions
- 1.9. Levels of automation
Unit 2 Hardware Components For Automation And Process Control
- 2.3. Analog-to-digital converter
- 2.4. Digital-to-analog converter
- 2.5. Input/output devices for discrete data
- 2.6. PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) Automation In Fabrication Technology Course Code: 4385505 DAC
Unit 3 Numerical Control
- 3.1. Fundamental of NC technology
- 3.2. Difference between conventional & NC machine tools
- 3.3. Main components / elements of NC machine
- 3.4. The NC procedure
- 3.5. Classification of NC machines
- 3.6. Data input and storage media
- 3.7. Tape code
- 3.8. NC words
- 3.9. Tape format
- 3.10. Data processing techniques
- 3.11. Manual part programming
- 3.12. Computer aided programming
- 3.13. The programming languages
- 3.14. Tape reader
- 3.15. Tooling for NC machines
- 3.16. Advantages, disadvantages and applications of NC machines
- 3.17. Computer numerical control-CNC
- 3.18. Part programming for CNC lathe and CNC milling machine
- 3.19. Distributed/Direct numerical control-DNC
- 3.20. Adaptive control machining system
- 3.21. Machining center
Unit 4 Industrial Robotics
- 4.1. Robot anatomy & related attribute
- 4.2. Robot control systems
- 4.3. End effectors
- 4.4. Sensors in robotics
- 4.5. Industrial robot applications
- 4.6. Introduction of Robot programming
Unit 5 Cellular manufacturing & Flexible Manufacturing System
- 5.1. Cellular manufacturing
- 5.1.1. Part families
- 5.1.2. Part classification and coding
- 5.1.3. Production flow analysis
- 5.1.5. Application of Group Technologies
- 5.2. Flexible Manufacturing System Automation In Fabrication Technology Course Code: 4385505
- 5.2.2. Sub systems of FMS
- 5.2.3. Scope of FMS
- 5.2.4. Types of FMS
- 5.2.5. Benefits of FMS
- 5.2.6. Major Elements of FMS
- 5.2.7. Optimization of FMS
- 5.2.8. Typical FMS layout
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