AMRITA VISHWA VIDYAPEETAM

AMRITA SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, BANGALORE

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
End Semester Examination, May -2013
Subject: Workshop A Lab Exam
Sub Code: MEC180
Semester: II (G1)

Duration : 2.5 hrs

Max Marks: 50
Date: 07.05.2013
Answer all the Questions

1. Design a pneumatic circuit to actuate a rotary drum such that when we press either P1

or P2 it should pick the object and rotate. And when we press both P3 and P4 it should
release the object and come back to its initial position.
(30 M)
2. Draw the development for the following sketch.

(10 M)

AMRITA VISHWA VIDYAPEETAM

AMRITA SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, BANGALORE
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
End Semester Examination, May -2013
Subject: Workshop A Lab Exam
Sub Code: MEC180
Semester: II (G1)

Duration : 2.5 hrs

Max Marks: 50
Date: 07.05.2013

Answer all the Questions

1. Design a pneumatic circuit to actuate a single acting cylinder such that when P1 is

pressed the double acting cylinder should open in turn activating single acting
cylinder when we release P1 double acting cylinder should close, meanwhile single
acting cylinder should also retract to its normal position.
(10 M)
2. Draw and develop a sheet model for the following sketch.

(30 M)