UNIT I REASONS FOR AUTOMATION: Reasons for Automation: Strategies of
Automation, Detroit type of Automation, Flow lines, Transform Mechanisms, work part transfer, Different Methods, Problems. Automation for machining operations design & Fabrication consideration, machining center, center. UNIT II ANALYSIS OF AUTOMATED FLOW LINES: Analysis of transfer lines without storage-with storage buffers Single stage, Double stage, multistage with problems, Automated assembly systems-Design for Automated assembly parts feedings devices-analysis of Multi- station assembly machine, Analysis of Single stage Assembly Machine, Automated inspection- principles and methods, sensors, coordinate, measuring machine, machine vision system, optical inspection method. UNIT III AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING STORAGE: Material handling function, types of material handling Equipment, analysis of material handling systems, Design of systems, Conveyor systems, Automated guided vehicle systems, Automated storage/Revival systems. Caroused storage systems work in process storage, interfacing handling & storage with manufacturing. UNIT IV INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS: Robot configurations - Types of Robot drives - Basic robot motions - Point to point control - Continuous path control COMPONENTS AND OPERATIONS: Basic control system concepts - control system analysis - robot actuation and fed back, Manipulators – director and inverse kinematics, Coordinate transformation - Brief Robot dynamics. Types of Robot and effectors - Grippers - Tools as end effectors - Robot/End - effort interface. Unit V ROBOT PROGRAMMING Methods - languages - Capabilities and limitation - Artificial intelligence - Knowledge representation – Search techniques - A1 and Robotics INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS Application of robots in machining - Welding - Assembly - Material handling - Loading and unloading - CIM - Hostile and remote environments.