SYLLABUS SIXTH SEMESTER/KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY - COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING

SYLLABUS SIXTH SEMESTER/KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY - COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING 

B.TECH. (SIXTH SEMESTER) MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
ME 308 E COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING 

Total Theory: 100 Marks         Sessional: 50 marks    Duration of Exam: 03 hours

UNIT I

Introduction to CAD/CAM, Historical Development, Industrial look at CAD/CAM, Introduction to CIM Basic of Geometric & Solid modeling, Coordinate systems, Explicit, Implicit, Intrinsic and parametric equation

Part families, Part classification and coding, product flow analysis, Machine cell Design, Advantages of GT

UNIT II

Introduction, Transformation of points & line, 2-D rotation, Reflection, Scaling and combined transformation, Homogeneous coordinates, 3-D scaling, shearing, rotation, reflection and translation, combined transformations, Orthographic and perspective projections, Algebric and geometric forms, tangent & normal blending functions, re parametrization, Straight line, conics, cubic splines, bezier curves and B-spline curves

UNIT III

Algebraic and geometric forms, tangent & twist vectors, normal blending function, reparametrization, Sixteen point form, four Curve form, Plane surface, ruled surface

Surface of revolution, tabulated cylinder Bi-cubic surface, bezier surface, B-spline surface

Solid models and representation scheme B-rep & CSG, sweep representation, Cell decomposition, spatial occupancy enumeration

UNIT IV

Introduction, fixed programmable and flexible automation, Types of NC systems, MCU & other components, Co-ordinate system, NC manual part programming, G & M codes, part program for simple parts, Computer assisted part programming.

Introduction, FMS component, Types of FMS, FMS layout, planning for FMS, advantage and applications

Introduction, conventional process planning, Steps in variant process planning, types of CAPP, planning for CAPP

Suggested Reading:

·         CAD/CAM theory & practice (Ibrahim Zeid)

·         CAD/CAM (Groover & Zimmer)

·         Numerical control and computer aided manufacturing by RAO and Tiwari, TMG

NOTE: In the semester examination, the examiner will set 8 questions in all, at least two question from each unit, and students will be required to attempt only 5 questions, at least one from each unit.