Reg. No. MANIPAL ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION (Deemed University) SIXTH SEMESTER B.E. (MECHANICAL) DEGREE EXAMINATION — MAY/JUNE 2006 SUBJECT: MECHATRONICS — (MEE 310) (CREDIT SYSTEM) Thursday, June 01, 2006 Time: 3 Hrs. Max. Marks: 100 Answer any FIVE full questions. 1A. What are piezoelectric materials? Explain the construction and working of the following piezoelectric transducers: i) Velocity transducer ii) Accelerometer 1B. With neat sketches explain the construction and working of the following: i) Absolute Encoder ii) Incremental Encoder ((5+5)+(5+5) = 20 marks) 2A. What is LASER? With a neat sketch explain the working principle of Laser interferometer. 2B. Explain with sketches the working of a Bipolar transistor. 2C. Explain with the help of a neat sketch i) | Tachometer ii) Inductive proximity switch (6+8+(3+3) = 20 marks) 3A. Discuss briefly the following: i) PVDF tactile sensor ii) Micro switch iii) Reed switch 3B. What is cylinder sequencing? Explain the arrangement for sequencing two cylinders. ((3x3)}+11 = 20 marks) 4A. Explain the engine management system with block diagram. 4B. Explain how an analog signal is converted to digital form. 4C. Write a program to evaluate the expression Z = P* Q + R * $ using 8085 microprocessor. (8+6+6 = 20 marks) 5A. How the following functions are executed in a PLC? Explain. i) Timing ii) Counting iii) Arithmetic operations 5B. With the help of sketches explain the working principle of the following light sensors i) Photo diode ii) Photo transistor ii) Photo conductor (8+(4x3) = 20 marks) 6A. Explain the machine vision system used to sense the presence of objects from distance. 6B. Explain the following: i) Differential operational amplifier ii) Comparator 6C. Discuss the different phases of signal analysis. (8+(4+4)+4 = 20 marks) 7A. Explain the construction and working of a 3 bit down counter. 7B. With a neat block diagram explain the architecture of 8085 microprocessor. (10+10 = 20 marks) MEE 310 Page 1 of 1