Khulna University of Engineering & Technology

D andManagement
of [ndustrialF.ngineering
Department
g.Sc:Engineering 2015
4thYear2"dTennRegularExamination,
IPE 4227
CAM andRobotics

Full Marks:210 Time:3hrs

N,B: i) Answerany THREEquestionsfront eachsectionin separatesTipts.

ii) Figures in the right margin indicatefull marks.
iii) Assumereasonabledata if nti'ssing, any.

StrCTION-A

l. (a) Whatis rneantby CAM? Brieflyexplaintherelationbetween AutomationandCAM. l0

(b) Define"Numerical Control".Briefly explainthe workingprincipleof an NC systemwith l3
neatsketclt.
(c) Whatarethe basictypesof motioncontrolsystenrs in NC machines? Describethemwith 12
necessaryfigures.

Explain'
positioning? l0
2. (a) Whatarefloatingzoneandincrernental
Explainthe
(b) Definepartprograrnrning. partprogramtner's job.
job andcomputer's l3
(c) Whatis CAPP?Describe thebenefitsof CAPP. 12

in APT languagcs witlrexanrples, l0

3. (a) Mentionthetypesof statenrents
(b) Explaindrivesurface,paftsurfaceandchecksurface' l0
Make
for smoothing'
rnillingon the periphery
(c) ln the followingfigure,the partrequires a l5
partprogramon a machinecentreequippedwith the ISO controller.Clearlyshowthe set
pointandaxeson thesketchof tlrepart.All dirnensionsarein mm.
+
R25

figure3(c)

4. (a) Wlrat are the basic conlponeuts of a DNC slstern?Describethe two alternative12
of DNC systetns
configurations cliagrams.
with schenratic
(b) Writeshortnoteson: i) HybridCNC,andii) StraightCNC. l0
(c) Write a partprogramin APT language to makethe partABCDEFGfrom sheetIJKL by a l 3
cNC maclrineconsidering,i) prograrnis in absolutemode, ii) programbeginsfrom
reference (pointsA-
pointat the bottomleft edgeof shcetiii) programis counterclockwise
B-C-D-E-F-G-A) iv) materialis aluminunr.All dinensions are in mm. Assumerelevant
Sheetis 5 rnrnthick.
dataif required.

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 SEC'TION_B

5 . (a) Defineiobot,robotics,andautomation
with cxanrples. t0
(b) Describethebasicconrponents of a roboticsystcm.
(c) Writesornespecificapplications
of industrialrobot. l0

6. (a) What are nreantby robot work spaceand rvork envclope?Draw and explairtthe rvork t2
envelope bodyandartnrobotcorrfiguration.
of a cylindrical
(b) Writeshortnoteson: i) SCARArobot,andii) Wristconfiguratiorr. l 1

(c) Whatis a robotnranipulator?

Discuss withneai
typcsof ntattipulatorjoints
thedil'lbrcnt II
sketches.

(a) Whatis actuator?Conrpare thehydraulicactuatolwith elcctricactuator. l2

(b) Describeaboutrobotreference franrebriefly, t2
(c) Explainthefirnctionsof 'vacuum gripperandtnagneticgripper. ll

8. (a) What is sensor?Classifyroboticseltsorsrviththeir applications. ll

(b) What is Teach Pendant?Wlry is it usedin rotroticsystenr? t2
(c) What is rnearrtby robot kinernatics?Describchow a position is fixed with kincnratics. l2