ME 3792 Computer Integrated Manufacturing question papers

Question papers

• April/May 2025

  Question paper code 91949

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• November/December 2024

  Question paper code 41385

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Syllabus

1. Unit 1: Introduction9 hours

   Introduction to CAD, CAM, CAD/CAM and CIM · Evolution of CIM · CIM wheel and cycle · Production concepts and mathematical models · Simple problems in production models · CIM hardware and software · Major elements of CIM system · Three step process for implementation of CIM · Computers in CIM · Computer networks for manufacturing · The future automated factory · Management of CIM · safety aspects of CIM · advances in CIM

2. Unit 2: Automated Manufacturing Systems9 hours

   Automated production line · system configurations, work part transfer mechanisms · Fundamentals of Automated assembly system · System configuration, Part delivery at workstations · Design for automated assembly · Overview of material handling equipments · Consideration in material handling system design · The 10 principles of Material handling · Conveyor systems · Types of conveyors · Operations and features · Automated Guided Vehicle system · Types & applications · Vehicle guidance technology · Vehicle management and safety · Storage system performance · storage location strategies · Conventional storage methods and equipments · Automated storage/Retrieval system and Carousel storage system · Deadlocks in Automated manufacturing systems · Petrinet models · Applications in Dead lock avoidance · smart manufacturing · Industry 4.0 · Digital manufacturing · Virtual manufacturing

3. Unit 3: Group Technology and FMS9 hours

   Part families · Visual · Parts classification and coding · Production flow analysis · Grouping of parts and Machines by rank order clustering method · Benefits of GT · Case studies · FMS · Components · workstations · FMS layout configurations · Computer control systems · FMS planning and implementation issues · Architecture of FMS · flow chart showing various operations in FMS · Machine cell design · Composite part concept, Holier method, Key machine concept · Quantitative analysis of FMS · Bottleneck model · Simple and complicated problems · Extended Bottleneck model · sizing the FMS · FMS applications, Benefits

4. Unit 4: Process Planning9 hours

   Process planning · Activities in process planning, Informations required · From design to process planning · classification of manufacturing processes · Selection of primary manufacturing processes · Sequencing of operations according to Anteriorities · various examples · forming of Matrix of Anteriorities · case study · Typical process sheet · case studies in Manual process planning · Computer Aided Process Planning · Process planning module and data base · Variant process planning · Two stages in VPP · Generative process planning · Flow chart showing various activities in generative PP · Semi generative process planning · Comparison of CAPP and Manual PP

5. Unit 5: Process Control and Data Analysis9 hours

   Introduction to process model formulation · linear feedback control systems · Optimal control · Adaptive control · Sequence control and PLC & SCADA · Computer process control · Computer process interface · Interface hardware · Computer process monitoring · Direct digital control and Supervisory computer control · Overview of Automatic identification methods · Bar code technology · Automatic data capture technologies · Quality management (SPC) and automated inspection