CENTRE FOR ROBOTICS

SCMS SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND

TECHNOLOGY Vidya Nagar, Palissery, Karukutty,
Cochin - 683 582, Kerala

Report
Internship Programme On Robotics
And Automation 2019
For International Students
From
Daffodil International University
Bangladesh
17th June 2019 to 1st July 2019
Program Objective:
Our Vice Chairman, SCMS Group of Institutions, Prof. Promod P Thevannoor who initiated
this internship program by signing an MOU with Daffodil International University,
Bangladesh. The workshop focuses on imparting knowledge on the working principle of
different equipments in FAB Lab and also in Robotics and Automation specifically in Swarm
Robotics. This will acquire the skills to develop a project from scratch. 3D models and laser
cutter give them necessary aid in developing parts of their projects and assemble and then
implement.

The students were gave an awareness about the e-Yantra, a project by IIT Mumbai funded by
MHRD under National Mission on Education through ICT (NMEICT). The basics of Robotics
and programming concepts were introduced to the students using the FIREBIRD V robotic kit
of ELSI Lab established by e-Yantra.
Program Coordinators:
• Dr. Sunil Jacob, Director, SCMS Centre For Robotics & Professor,ECE Dept.
• Mr. Vinoj P.G, Assistant Professor, ECE Dept
• Mrs. Sreeja Rajesh, Assistant Professor, CSE Dept
• Mrs. Asha Jacob, Lab Assistant, CSE Dept
• Dr. Varun G Menon, Exe. Officer Corporate Relations & International Collaborations,
& Associate Professor, CSE Dept
• Dr. Saira Joseph, HOD & Associate Professor, ECE Dept
• Mrs. Sushitha P.K, Lab Instructor, CSE Dept
• Mrs. Renjy P.L, Lab Instructor, ECE Dept
• Mrs. Smitha P.C, Lab Instructor, ECE Dept
• Mrs. Listy Jeemon, Lab Instructor, ECE Dept
• Mrs. Jyothylekshmi S, Lab Instructor, ECE Dept
• Mrs. Aiswarya T Soman, Lab Instructor, Basic Science Dept
• Mr. Nikhil Asok N, Assistant Professor, ME Dept
• Mr. Premanand R, Lab Instructor, ME Dept
List of Participants
• Khandker M Qaiduzzaman, Faculty, Software Engineering Dept.
• NimaiChandra Das, Student, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Dept.
• M Atique Faisal Rafi, Student, Computer Science and Engineering Dept.
• Md Sazzad Sarker, Student, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Dept.
• Ramit Arko, Student, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Dept.

Deligates
• Dr. Vinod P, Dean of Research & HOD CSE Dept.
• Dr. Sheeja Janardhanan, Professor, ME Dept.
17-06-2019, Monday
Official Inauguration, 10:00 am
Prof. S. Gopakumar, Senior Group Director, SCMS Group of Institutions formally inaugurated
the Internship program. In his inaugural address, he stressed the need and importance of
conducting such training programs among International students. He mentioned that such
programs will create awareness of modern technologies and help them to familiarize
machineries and equipments used by engineers. Dr. Praveensal C J, Principal, talk about SSET
and express heartfelt gratitude to our Vice Chairman, SCMS group of Institutions, Prof.
Promod P Thevannoor who initiated this internship program by signing an MOU with Daffodil
International University, Bangladesh. Dr. Varun G Menon, International Partnerships-in charge
gave the welcome speech and presented the theme address. Dr. Sunil Jacob, Director, SCMS
Center for Robotics gave the vote of thanks and introduced the team members of internship and
schedule of internship to the participants.

Campus Visit (11.00 am- 12.30 pm) Dr. Sunil Jacob

Mr. Haridas V.K, Foreman, Automobile Engg Department demonstrate the functions of ‘4
Stroke Petrol Engine’, ‘Vertical Boring Machine’, ‘System of Horizontal Boring Machine’.
Mr. K K Gopalakrishnan, Workshop Superintendent, Mechanical Engineering Department
demonstrated the working of ‘CNC machines’, ‘Conventional Lathe machines’, etc.. The team
visited the library Dr. Pradeep P Thevannoor Learning Resource Centre.
Robotics and Automation (1.30 pm-2.30pm) Dr. Sunil Jacob
The terms “automation” and “robotics” are sometimes used interchangeably, but there are
minor differences between the two. Automation is the process of using technology to complete
human tasks. Robotics is the process of developing robots to carry out a particular function. Dr.
Sunil Jacob, Professor & Director, SCMS Centre for Robotics, had taken a session about
Robotics and Automation.
2D Design (2.30 pm - 3.30 pm) Dr. Saira Joseph
2D design is the creation of flat or two-dimensional images for applications such as electrical
engineering, mechanical drawings, architecture and video games. 2D designs normally
incorporate computer-aided drafting and individual drawing skills. Laser cutting is a
technology that uses a laser to cut materials, and is typically used for industrial manufacturing
applications, but is also starting to be used by schools, small businesses, etc.. Laser
cutting works by directing the output of a high-power laser most commonly through optics.
When cutting stainless steel or aluminum, the laser beam simply melts the material, and high
pressure nitrogen is used to blow the molten metal out of the kerf.

Dr. Saira Joseph, HOD & Associate Professor ECE Dept. had taken session in 2D Design. In
this session, different tools available in CorelDraw – a vector graphics editor used in Laser
Cutter Machine was explained.

18-06-2019, Tuesday
2D Design (9.15 am – 3.30 pm) Dr. Saira Joseph
The students designed their own circuit in Corel Draw and fabricated using Laser Cutter in the
FAB Lab. Mrs. Smitha P C, Lab Instructor, ECE Dept, explains the different settings for print
the design in Laser Cutter.
19-06-2019, Wednesday
Embedded C Programming- 9.15 am – 3.30 pm Mrs. Sreeja Rajesh
C is a general-purpose programming language that is extremely popular, simple and flexible.
It is machine-independent, structured programming language which is used extensively in
various applications. Embedded C is a generic term given to a programming language written
in C, which is associated with particular hardware architecture. Embedded C is an extension to
the C language with some additional header files. These header files may change from
controller to controller.
Mrs Sreeja Rajesh, Assistant Professor, CSE Dept took a session on Introduction to Computers
and Programming concepts. Later they have done sample C programs in computer.
Mrs. Asha Jacob and Mrs Sushitha P.K Lab Instructors, CSE Dept were assisting the students.
20-06-2019, Thursday
Familiarize Firebird V Robotic Kit 9.15 am – 12.30 pm Mrs Asha Jacob
Fire Bird V is designed by NEX Robotics and Embedded Real-Time Systems lab, CSE IIT
Bombay. The students were gave an awareness about the e-Yantra, a project by IIT Mumbai
funded by MHRD under National Mission on Education through ICT(NMEICT). As a
Universal Robotic Research Platform, Fire Bird V provides an excellent environment for
experimentation, algorithm development and testing. The session was handled by Mrs Asha
Jacob, Lab Asst. CSE Dept.
Introduction about robots and familiarize Firebird V robotic kit. They had done sample
programs on LED, LCD display, Buzzer and Timer in Firebird V Robot. Mrs. Sreeja Rajesh,
Asst. Prof, CSE Dept assist the students.

Robotic Fish NEMO-Navigational Emergency Marine Object (1.30 pm-2.30pm)

Dr.Sheeja Janardhanan
Navigational Emergency Marine Object (NEMO) is a robotic fish developed at the SSET FAB
lab. It is a remote surveillance underwater vehicle with shark-like swimming abilities. This
project made its way to the national finals of eYantra Ideas Challenge (eYIC) 2019 jointly
organized by the Department of CSE, IIT Bombay and MHRD at IIT Bombay campus under
the title “Bio-Inspired Fish Shaped Unmanned Underwater Vehicle for Remote Surveillance”.

The project mentored by Dr. Sheeja Janardhanan, Professor, ME Dept had explained working
principle of NEMO.

21-06-2019, Friday
Gesture Control Robot 9.15 am – 12.30 pm Mr Vinoj P G
Gesture Controlled robot is a kind of robot which can be controlled by hand gestures not by old
buttons. It just need to wear a small transmitting device in the hand which included an
acceleration meter. This will transmit an appropriate command to the robot so that it can do
whatever we want.
Mr Vinoj P G, Assistant Professor, ECE Dept. discusses about accelerometer based gesture
control robot, that includes what is an accelerometer, TX and RX section, its working &
applications.
Fritzing (1.30 pm-2.30pm) Mr Vinoj P G
Fritzing is a free tool that allows users to create clean and professional images of electronics
projects for teaching or sharing.
Mr Vinoj P G, Assistant Professor, ECE Dept. explains different tools available in the software.
Workbench (2.30 pm-3.30pm) Mrs. Jyothylekshmi S
Mrs. Jyothylekshmi S, Lab Instructors of ECE Dept had explained the workbench in the FAB
Lab. She talks about the different tools and soldering methods available in the lab.

22-06-2019, Saturday
Machine Learning 9.15 am – 12.30 pm Dr Vinod P
Machine Learning is the scientific study of algorithms and statistical models that computer
systems use in order to perform a specific task effectively without using explicit instructions,
relying on patterns and inference instead. It is seen as a subset of artificial intelligence.
 .

Dr Vinod P, HOD & Professor, CSE Dept. explains different aspect of Machine Learning like
algorithms and field of application etc.
Industrial Visit 1.30 pm – 4.30 pm Dr. Sunil Jacob
The team visit Inker Robotics Pvt Ltd, Thrissur, one among the few leading companies that
spearhead Robotics Education in the country. They gave right guidance and exposure to real
world Robotics. Dr. Sunil Jacob and Dr. Vinod P were accompany the team.
 24-07-2019, Monday
PCB Designing 9.15 am – 11.15 am Mrs. Smitha P C
A printed circuit board (PCB) mechanically supports and electrically connects electronic
components or electrical components using conductive tracks, pads and other features etched
from one or more sheet layers of copper laminated onto and/or between sheet layers of a non-
conductive substrate. Mrs. Smitha P C, Lab Instructor, ECE Dept. explained different methods
of PCB designing.
SMD Assembling 11.15 am – 12.30 pm Mrs. Renji P L
SMD stands for Surface Mount Device and they are components that can be solder on the
surface of a circuit board. The best way to solder surface mount devices (SMDs) onto printed
circuit boards (PCBs) is with a reflow oven, but when that's not possible, a hot-air station can
be successfully used.

Mrs. Renji P L, Lab Instructor, ECE Dept. had explained the working of hot-air station used
for SMD soldering.

Fire Bird V Projects 1.30 pm – 3:30 pm

A Session was handled by Mrs. Asha Jacob, Lab Assistant, CSE Dept. This session discussed
about working of Pulse Width Modulator; Servo Motor, ADC Convertor etc. in Fire Bird V
robotic kit and sample programs were done. Mrs. Sreeja Rajesh, Asst. professor, CSE Dept.
assist the tearm.
25-07-2019, Tuesday
Vinyl Cuttter 9.15 am – 10.45 am Mrs. Smitha P C
A Vinyl Cutter is a type of computer-controlled machine. Small Vinyl Cutters look like
a desktop printer. Like a printer controls a nozzle, the computer controls the movement of a
sharp blade over the surface of the material. This blade is used to cut out shapes and letters
from sheets of thin self-adhesive plastic (vinyl). The vinyl can then be stuck to a variety of
surfaces depending on the adhesive and type of material.While these machines were designed
for cutting vinyl, they can also cut through computer and specialty papers, as well as thicker
items like thin sheets of magnet. Dr. Sunil Jacob, handle this session.

Mrs. Smitha P C assists the team to take the prints of their own designs.
Machine Learning 11.00 am – 12.30 pm Dr. Vinod P
The Pandas package is the most important tool at the disposal of Data Scientists and Analysts
working in Python today. The powerful machine learning and glamorous visualization tools
may get all the attention, but pandas is the backbone of most data projects.
Dr. Vinod P, take detailed session on this pakage.

3D Designing 1.30 pm – 3.30 pm Mr.Nikhil Asok N

3D printing or additive manufacturing is a process of making three dimensional solid objects
from a digital file. The creation of a 3D printed object is achieved using additive processes. In
an additive process an object is created by laying down successive layers of material until the
object is created.
Mr.Nikhil Asok N, Assistant Professor, Automobile Engineering Dept, had taken a session in
3D printer software - Onsahape. Mr. Premanand R, Lab Instructor, ME Dept. assist the team.

26-07-2019, Wednesday
ShopBot 9.15 am – 12.30 pm Dr.Sunil Jacob
ShopBot Desktop is a digital fabrication powerhouse. It's built to perform like a big tool, built
to be rugged, and built to last. In addition to impressive woodworking capabilities, the Desktop
delivers engraving level precision, and the power and rigidity to machine parts from wood,
plastic, aluminum, and other materials. The Desktop can perform a wide range of workbench,
prototyping and production projects. And it is an agile platform for digital fabrication.

Dr. Sunil Jacob had explained and demonstrates the working of Shop Bot.
Swarm Robotics 1.30 pm – 3.30 pm Dr. Sunil Jacob
Swarm Robotics is an approach to the coordination of multiple robots as a system which
consists of large numbers of mostly simple physical robots. It is supposed that a desired
collective behavior emerges from the interactions between the robots and interactions
of robots with the environment.
Dr. Sunil Jacob had taken a detailed session about Swarm Robotics and its functionality. Later
the team draws the circuit in Corel Draw and fabricated the design in Laser Cutter and
assembled the circuits to form master and slave robots. Mrs. Renjy P.L, Mrs. Smitha P.C, Mrs.
Listy Jeemon and Mrs. Jyothylekshmi S, Lab Instructors of ECE Dept and Miss. Aiswarya T
Soman, Lab Instructor, Basic Science Dept were assist the team.
 27-07-2019, Thursday
3D Designing 9.15 am – 2.30 pm Mr.Nikhil Asok N
Kinematics is a branch of classical mechanics that describes the motion of points, bodies
(objects), and systems of bodies (groups of objects) without considering the forces that cause
them to move.
Mr.Nikhil Asok N was explained the method for creating kinematic movement using Onshape
software. Students design their own designs in this software and later printed it in 3D printer in
FAB Lab. Mr. Premand R, Lab Intructor, Me Dept assist the students.
3D Printing 2.30 pm – 3.30 pm Mrs. Listy Jeemon
3D printing or additive manufacturing is a process of making three dimensional solid objects
from a digital file. Mrs. Listy Jeemon, Lab Instructor, ECE Dept explained the working of 3D
printer.

28-07-2019, Friday
Swarm Robotics - Coding & Demonstration 9.15 am – 3.30 pm Dr. Sunil Jacob
Dr. Sunil Jacob was explained the coding for swarm robotics movement and demonstrate its
working. Mrs. Asha Jacob, Lab Assistant, CSE Dept. help the team for coding.
29-07-2019, Saturday
Projects Demonstration &Idea Discussion 9.15 am–12.30 pm Dr. Sunil Jacob
An interactive session conducted by Dr. Sunil Jacob with the students for their innovative ideas
and clarification of doubts regarding the implementation of their ideas. And also take workshop
feedback. They were also given an opportunity to explore different social relevant, prize won
and funded projects done by SSET engineering students. Some of them are:
● Brain Wave Nerve Excitation for Physically Disabled award winning project in
Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award, Presented at Rashtrapathi Bhavan
● A De-Addiction Coil For Drug Addicts award winning project in AICTE-ECI
Chhatra Vishwakarma Awards in Electronics, IIT Delhi.
● Muscle to Machine Interface for Paralyzed Person (MMIPP) Ver.2 win the award
in Sastrayaan 2018 at CUSAT,Kochi
● Bionic Haptic Arm, funded by Kerala State Council for Science Technology and
Environment (KSCSTE)
● Bug-bot for Mosquito Attractor funded by Kerala State Council for Science
Technology and Environment (KSCSTE)
● Eco Friendly Traffic Junctions funded by Kerala State Council for Science
Technology and Environment (KSCSTE)
● Wearable Device for Detection And Prevention of Heart Failure funded by Kerala
State Council for Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE)
● Brain to Brain Interface for all leaving being funded by SSET in Collaborator
Backyard Brain and Neurosky
● Low Cost 3D printer funded by SSET

Robotics Session at SCMS College of Polytechnic Mr.Khandker M Qaiduzzaman

Mr.Khandker M Qaiduzzaman, International Exchange Faculty from Daffodil International
University, Bangladesh conducted two sessions on Robotics at SCMS College of Polytechnic
on 19th and 24th June, 2019. Inspired from the session, the students of polytechnic created their
own model of a ‘Line Following Robot’.

01-07-2019, Monday
Executive Seminar Hall 10.00 am – 12.00 pm
Valedictory Function
Two weeks long workshop successfully completed and the valedictory function was held on
1st July 2019. Dr. Saira Joseph, Associate Professor & HOD ECE, compare the function. The
function started with a prayer song by Mrs. Jyothylekshmi S, Lab Instructor, ECE Dept.
Welcome speech was delivered by Dr. VarunG Menon, Exe. Officer Corporate Relations &
International Collaborations, & Associate Professor, CSE Dept. The core members of SCMS
Centre for Robotics Mr. Vinoj P.G, Assistant Professor, ECE Dept and Mrs. Sreeja Rajesh,
Assistant Professor, CSE Dept. talk about the SCMS Centre for Robotics and its future plans.
Dr. Praveensal C J, Principal, SSET shared his views in robotics and told that Robotics
education will be a key determiner in employment and will make a significant difference in
facing the challenges in the coming decade. He also mentioned about the importance of
conducting such prestigious International Collaboration events.

Dr.E.M.Somasekharan Nair, Professor, Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering Dept. blessed the

function with his valauble speech.

Certificates and mementos were distributed to all participants of the workshop by Principal and
HODs of different departments.
Dr. Sunil Jacob, talk about the workshop and propose the future plans and projects in
collaboration with Daffodil International University. Later he distributed certificates to all the
staff members who actively contributed in the workshop.
Mr.Khandker M Qaiduzzaman, Faculty, Software Engineering Dept. share his experience and
talk about the future plans in collaboration with Daffodil International University and SSET.
Ramit Arko, Student, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Dept. share his experience and
memorize the hospitality and caring of our people.

Ms. Asha Jacob, Lab Assistant, CSE, SSET, core member of SCMS Centre for Robotics and
Program Coordinator of the workshop delivered the Vote of Thanks.
At last, the function was ended with enjoy the sweet melody songs of Nafeez sir (the nick
name of Mr.Khandker M Qaiduzzaman, Faculty) in Bangla language.

Participants from Daffodil International University, Bangladesh with Dr. Praveensal C. J,

Principal, SSET, Dr. E.M. Somasekharan Nair, Professor, Emeritus, ME Dept. and
Programme Coordinaters
Participants from Daffodil International University, Bangladesh with
Core members of SCMS Centre for Robotics

Participants from Daffodil International University, Bangladesh with

Programme Coordinaters
 Prestigious Moment

Certificates and Gifts given to the Participants

Model of Mementos given to the participants
 Banner & Flux

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MALAYALA MANORAMA