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Robot Anatomy and Related Attributes – Classification of Robots- Robot Control systems – End Effectors
and Grippers – Sensors in Robotics - Industrial Robot Applications –Pick and Place Robot-Robot Part
Programming – Robot Accuracy and Repeatability – Simple Problems.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to
 Adopt the CIM concepts to improve Production Performance
 Use computers for the Production, Process and Material Requirement planning, also adopt
strategies for Shop Floor and Inventory Control.
 Generate part families and to form appropriate cellular system design for similar parts.
 Adopt the FMS concepts for better flexibility in the Production activities.
 Identify the various types of Sensors in order to get suitable End Effectors.

TEXT BOOK:
1. Mikell.P.Groover “Automation, Production Systems and Computer Integrated Manufacturing”,
Prentice Hall of India, 2008.
2. Radhakrishnan P, Subramanyan S.and Raju V., “CAD/CAM/CIM”, 2nd Edition, New Age
International (P) Ltd, New Delhi, 2000.

REFERENCES:
1. Kant Vajpayee S, “Principles of Computer Integrated Manufacturing”, Prentice Hall India, 2003.
2. Gideon Halevi and Roland Weill, “Principles of Process Planning – A Logical Approach”
3. Chapman & Hall, London, 1995.
4. Rao. P, N Tewari &T.K. Kundra, “Computer Aided Manufacturing”, Tata McGraw Hill
Publishing Company, 2000.

L T P C
ME17E79 NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND EVALUATION
3 0 0 3

OBJECTIVES:
 To provide the overview of NDT methods for material characterization and defect detection in
manufacturing.
 To make familiar about the concept of surface NDT methods like liquid penetrate test and magnetic
particles testing.
 To impart the knowledge on thermography and Eddy current testing.
 To render the knowledge about ultrasonic testing and Acoustic Emission testing.
 To provide the information about radiography, tomography and related topics.

UNIT I OVERVIEW OF NDT 7
NDT Versus DESTRUCTIVE testing, Overview of the Non Destructive Testing Methods for the detection of
manufacturing defects as well as material characterization. Relative merits and de-merits, Various physical
characteristics of materials and their applications in NDT., Visual inspection – Unaided and aided.

UNIT II SURFACE NDE METHODS 8
Liquid Penetrant Testing - Principles, types and properties of liquid penetrants, developers, advantages and
limitations of various methods, Testing Procedure, Interpretation of results. Magnetic Particle Testing-
Theory of magnetism, inspection materials Magnetization methods, Interpretation and evaluation of test
indications, Principles and methods of demagnetization, Residual magnetism.

UNIT III THERMOGRAPHY AND EDDY CURRENT TESTING (ET) 10
Thermography- Principles, Contact and noncontact inspection methods, Techniques for applying liquid
crystals, Advantages and limitation - infrared radiation and infrared detectors, Instrumentations and methods,
applications. Eddy Current Testing-Generation of eddy currents, Properties of eddy currents, Eddy current

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