B.Tech Mechanical Engineering

Introduction: Electro-mechanical systems; Typical applications; Examples – automobiles, 
home appliances, medical instruments, etc. Sensors: Transduction principles; Sensitivity, accuracy, range, resolution, noise sources; Sensors for common engineering measurements – proximity, force, velocity, temperature, etc.; Signal processing and conditioning; Selection of sensors. Actuators: Pneumatic and hydraulic actuators; Electric motors including DC, AC, BLDC, servo and stepper motors; Solenoids and relays; Active materials – piezoelectric and shape memory alloys.Machine Controls: Microprocessors and their architecture; Memory and peripheral interfacing; Programming; Microcontrollers; Programmable Logic Controllers; PLC principle and operation; Analog and digital input/output modules; Memory module; Timers, internal relays, counters and data handling; Industrial automation systems; Basic PLC 
programming; Industry kits (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, etc.).Robotics: Robot configurations: serial and parallel; Denavit–Hartenberg parameters; Manipulators kinematics; Rotation matrix, Homogenous transformation matrix; Direct and inverse Kinematics for robot position and orientation; Workspace estimation and path planning; Robot vision; Motion tracking; Robot programming and control; Industrial robots - Pick and place robots, sorting, assembly, welding, inspection, etc. Computational Tools: Demonstration and projects using simulation software (e.g., Matlab, Scilab, ROBODK) for control systems and robotics.