Manufacturing Stream Course Contents
Manufacturing Stream Course Contents
Metrology concepts- Abbe’s principle-need for high precision measurements- problems associated
with high precision measurements.
Standards for length measurement- Shop floor standards and their classification- Light
interference- Method of coincidence- Slip gauge calibration-measurement errors.
Various tolerances and their specifications, gauging principles, selective assembly, comparators.
Angular measurements - principles and Instruments, Gear and Thread measurements.
Surface and form metrology- Flatness, roughness, waviness, roundness, cylindricity, etc.
Computer Aided Metrology- principles and interfacing, software metrology.
Coordinate Measuring Machine- Non contact CMM Electro optical sensors for dimensional
metrology- Non contact sensors for surface finish measurements
Recommended Book:
Shotbolt, C.S. and Galyer. J. Metrology for Engineers, Cassell Publ., Fifth Edition, 1990.
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
Theory of metal cutting- mechanics of cutting- shear angle theories- cutting tool materials, tool
geometry- tool wear and tool life- cutting fluids-dynamic stability of metal cutting systems.
Non-traditional machining process such as EDM, USM, AJM, WJM, AWJM, LBM,EBM,
plasma machining etc.-mechanism of metal removal characteristic features and applications in
each case.
High speed machining- abrasive processes, machining of polymers, ceramics, glasses and
composites.
Recommended Book:
Recommended Book:
Robotics: Definitions, work envelops robotic layout and its components, Laws, applications,
forward and inverse kinematics, sensors-internal sensors and external sensors, selection
criteria.
Recommended Book:
3. William Bolton, Instrumentation and control systems, 1st or 2nd Edition, Newness
DRIVES AND CONTROLS
Drives – Actuators: Electrical Actuator, Hydraulic Actuators, Pneumatic Actuators, electro-
magnetic, electro-pneumatics, servo actuators, Shape memory alloys, piezoelectric,
magnetostrictive actuators and their relative merits
Recommended Book:
1 William Bolton, Instrumentation and control systems, 1st or 2nd Edition, Newness
FLUID POWER SYSTEMS
Physical properties of hydraulic fluids; energy and power in hydraulic systems; frictional losses
in hydraulic pipelines; hydraulic pumps; hydraulic cylinders and cushioing devices; hydraulic
motors; hydraulic valves; hydraulic circuit design and analysis; hydraulic conductors and
fittings; ancillary hydraulic devices; maintenance of hydraulic systems; pneumatics: air
preparation and components; circuits and applications; basic electrical controls for fluid power
circuits; fluid logic control systems.
Recommended Book:
1 Anthony Esposito, Fluid Power with Applications, 7th Edition, 2009, Pearson
ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs)
Laplace Transforms
Linear Algebra
Fourier Analysis
Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
Power and Taylor Series
Numerical Analysis
Optimization
Data Analysis
Statistics
Recommended Books:
Erwin Kreyszig, Advanced Engineering Mathematics (2002), 8th Edition, John Wiley & Sons
Inc. (See relevant chapters 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 18, 20, 22, 23)