Code: 15A03708 R15

B.Tech IV Year I Semester (R15) Supplementary Examinations June/July 2019

AUTOMATION & ROBOTICS
(Mechanical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
PART – A
(Compulsory Question)
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1 Answer the following: (10 X 02 = 20 Marks)
(a) What is mean by automation?
(b) What are the basic components of automated systems?
(c) Why storage buffers are used in automated production lines?
(d) What is the balance delay in line balancing problem?
(e) Name the commonly used robot configuration system?
(f) What is a mechanical gripper?
(g) What are the types of hydraulic actuator?
(h) What is the proximity sensor?
(i) Draw the block diagram of the trajectory planning.
(j) Give two differences of skew motion and straight line motion.

PART – B
(Answer all five units, 5 X 10 = 50 Marks)
UNIT – I
2 (a) What is automation? Discuss various types of automation.
(b) What are the important hardware components needed for automation? Explain in detail about
programmable logic controllers.
OR
3 (a) Discuss various types of automation strategies mentioning their importance.
(b) List various mechanical feeding devices. Explain any one with neat sketch.
UNIT – II
4 (a) Mention the objectives of automated flow line and discuss about in-line and rotary type configuration
lines.
(b) Write short note on flexible assembly lines.
OR
5 (a) What are the methods employed for work part transport?
(b) Explain the steps used in solving the line balancing problem by using Largest Candidate Rule
method.
UNIT – III
6 (a) Explain various types of joints used in robots. What are the design considerations of gripper
selection?
(b) Discuss the machine loading and unloading applications of robot.
OR
7 (a) What are the common types of arms? Explain about Function line diagram representation of robot
arms.
(b) How a robot can perform arc welding process?
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UNIT – IV
8 (a) Write the steps involved in deriving forward kinematics for any manipulator based on D-H
convection.
(b) Explain the position sensors used in robotics?
OR
9 (a) Explain the homogeneous transformation as applicable to rotation?
(b) Write a short note on encoders.
UNIT – V
10 (a) What do you mean by Jacobian? Derive the Jacobian matrix for a planar 2 link revolute jointed
manipulator
(b) What is trajectory planning? Explain the need for trajectory planning.
OR
11 (a) Explain the Lagrange - Euler’s formulation for robot arm.
(b) Discuss about the skew motion of a robot manipulator can make in travelling from point to point.

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