Format No. QSP/7.1/01.F01 (B)                   Issue No.06 Rev.

No 6, Dated Sep 1, 2018

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UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & ENERGY STUDIES
School of Engineering
Dehradun
COURSE PLAN
Programme : B. Tech –Mechatronics Engg
Course : Theory of Automation
Course Code : Mech4003
No. of credits : 3
Semester : VIII
Session : Jan –June 2019
Batch : 2015-2019
Prepared by : Mr. Ramesh M
Email : rameshm@ddn.upes.ac.in

Checked By Approved By

APMC Coordinator HOD

UPES Campus
“Energy Acres”
P.O. Bidholi, Via Prem Nagar, Dehradun
PROGRAM OUTCOMES (POs) for B.Tech Mechatronics Engg :

PO1. Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering

fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering
problems.
PO2. Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex
engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics,
natural sciences, and engineering sciences.
PO3. Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems
and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate
consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental
considerations.
PO4. Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and
research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and
synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.
PO5. Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and
modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering
activities with an understanding of the limitations.
PO6. The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to
assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities
relevant to the professional engineering practice.
PO7. Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering
solutions in societal and environmental contexts, demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for
sustainable development.
PO8. Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics, responsibilities, and
norms of the engineering practice.
PO9. Individual and Teamwork: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or
leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
PO10. Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the
engineering community and with society, such as, being able to comprehend and write
effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive
clear instructions.
PO11. Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the
engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and
leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
PO12. Life-long learning: Recognize the need for and have the preparation and ability to
engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.

PROGRAM SPECIFC OUTCOMES (PSOs) for B.Tech Mechatronics Engg :

PSO 1.Apply the knowledge of thermal engineering, design and manufacturing technology in
developing mechanical products and systems.
PSO 2.Apply advanced modern techniques such as lean manufacturing, Rapid Prototyping etc.
and Software tools such as Catia, NASTRAN, PATRAN, etc. in designing mechanical
products.
 COURSE PLAN

L T P C
Course Code: MECH 4003 Course Name: Theory of Automation 3 - - 3
Pre-requisites/Exposure
Co-requisites

A. Course Objectives

1. To understand and be able to complete the following charts regarding a specific

product, assembly chart, route sheet, operations process chart, from-to chart, and
activity relationship chart

2. To identify equipment requirements for a specific process

3. To understand the benefit of an efficient material handling system

4. Understand what effect process layout has on the material handling system

5. To describe and determine the effect of product, process, and schedule

6. To design parameters on plant layout and materials handling systems design.

6) To identify the characteristics of product and process layouts and their needs in
terms of materials handling.

7) To develop and analyze plant layouts using manual and computer aided software
methodologies.

B. Course Outcomes
On completion of this course, the students will be able to
CO1. Illustrate the elements of material handling.
CO2. Apply material handling equipment for industrial applications
CO3. Analyze the design for material handling equipment.
CO4. Classify the different material storage systems.
CO5. Interpret the different automation and safety measures.

C. Catalog Description

Material handling involves short-distance movement within the confines of a building or between a
building and a transportation vehicle. It utilizes a wide range of manual, semi-automated, and
automated equipment and includes consideration of the protection, storage, and control of materials
throughout their manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, consumption, and disposal. Material
handling can be used to create time and place utility through the handling, storage, and control of
material, as distinct from manufacturing, which creates form utility by changing the shape, form, and
makeup of material.
The goal of the course is to take students with different backgrounds (mechanical engineering,
computer science, electrical engineering, physics, etc.) and give them a common base in the
fundamentals of robotics. A secondary goal is to introduce students to the Robotics program, and to
give them some of the skills that will make them successful, both in the program and as a professional
roboticist.
In the automotive industry, it is thought that agile manufacturing systems will permit fast cost-effective
responses to unpredictable and ever-changing product demand, and support rapid product launches for
previously unplanned products tailored to meet changing customer desires. We discuss two simple
decision models that provide initial insights and industry perspective into the business case for
investment in agile manufacturing systems. The models are applied to study the hypothetical decision
of whether to invest in a dedicated, agile, or flexible manufacturing system for engine
and transmission parts machining. These decision models are a first step toward developing practical
business case tools that help industry to assess the value of agile manufacturing systems.

Table: Correlation of POs and PSOs v/s COs

PO/C PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PSO PSO

O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2
CO1 2 2 - - - - - - - 2 - - - -
CO2 3 3 - 3 - - - - - 3 - - - -
CO3 3 3 - 3 - - - - - 3 - - - -
CO4 3 3 - 3 - - - - - 3 - - - -
CO 5 3 3 - 3 - - - - - 3 - - - -

1: Weak 2: Moderate (Medium) 3: Strong

D. COURSE COMPLETION PLAN

One Session =60 minutes

E. Modes of Evaluation: Class tests/Assignment/Tutorial Assessment/Written

Examination
Examination Scheme:

Components IA MSE ESE

Weightage (%) 30 20 50

F. INTERNAL ASSESSMENT: WEIGHTAGE – 30%

Internal Assessment shall be done based on the following:
 Sl Description % of Weightage out of 30%
F1 . No. .
1 Class Tests and Quizzes 50%

2 Assignments (Problems/Presentations) 20%

3 Attendance and conduct in the class 30%

Internal Assessment Record Sheet (including Mid Term Examination marks) will be
displayed online at the end of semester i.e. last week of regular classroom teaching.

F2. CLASS TESTS/QUIZZES: Two Class Tests based on descriptive type theoretical &
numerical questions and Two Quizzes based on objective type questions will be held;
one class test and one quiz at least ten days before the Mid Term Examination and
second class test and second quiz at least ten days before the End Term Examination.
Those who do not appear in Viva-Voce and quiz examinations shall lose their marks.

The marks obtained by the students will be displayed on LMS a week before the start of
Mid Term and End Term Examinations respectively.

F3. ASSIGNMENTS: After completion of each unit or in the mid of the unit, there will be
home assignments based on theory and numerical problems. Those who fail to submit
the assignments by the due date shall lose their marks.
F4. GENERAL DISCIPLINE: Based on student’s regularity, punctuality, sincerity and
behavior in the class.
The marks obtained by the students will be displayed on LMS at the end of semester.
F5. MID TERM EXAMINATION: WEIGHTAGE – 20%
Mid Term examination shall be Two Hours duration and shall be a combination of
Short and Long theory Questions.
Date of showing Mid Term Examination Answer Sheets: Within a week after
completion of mid Sem examination.

F6. END TERM EXAMINATION: WEIGHTAGE – 50%

End Term Examination shall be Three Hours duration and shall be a combination of
Short and Long theory/numerical Questions.

F7. GRADING:
The overall marks obtained at the end of the semester comprising all the above three
mentioned shall be converted to a grade.
A. COURSE DELIVERY PLAN

TOPICS/SUB TOPICS NO. OF Course Assignment(s)/

SESSION Outcome Quizzes/ Tests
(contact s
Hours) Addresse
d
Unit I:
PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
Categories of manufacturing systems,
manufacturing support systems,
automation in production
systems, automated
manufacturing systems,
opportunities for automation and
computerization, types of 05
automation, computerized
manufacturing support systems,
reasons for automating, CO1 Assignment 1
automation principles and
strategies, the USA principle, ten
strategies for automation,
automation migration strategy

Unit II:
AUTOMATION AND CONTROL
TECHNOLOGIES IN PRODUCTION 05 CO2
SYSTEM
Basic elements of an automated system,
advanced automation functions, levels
of automation, continuous and discrete
control systems, computer process
control, common measuring devices
used in automation, desirable features
for selection of measuring devices

Unit III:
MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM
Material handling equipment, design
considerations for material handling
system, material transport equipment,
analysis of material transport systems, 07 CO 3 Test 1
storage systems and their performance
and location strategies, conventional and
automated storage systems, overview of
automatic identification and data
capture, bar code technology, RFID,
 other AIDC technologies
Unit IV:

PRODUCTION AND ASSEMBLY

SYSTEMS
Automated production lines-
fundamentals, system configurations,
work part transfer mechanisms, storage 08 CO4 Assignment 2
buffers, control of production line,
applications
Automated assembly systems-
fundamentals, system configurations,
parts delivery at work stations,
applications

Unit V:
CELLULAR 04
MANUFACTURING CO5 Test 2
Group technology, part families, parts
classification and coding, production
flow analysis, Opitz coding system,
composite part concept, machine cell
design, applications of GT

Unit VI:
FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING
SYSTEMS
Introduction to FMS, types of FMS,
FMS components, applications and 03
benefits, planning and implementation
issues in FMS, quantitative analysis of
FMS.

A. PEDAGOGY:

H.1 Lectures (Power Point Presentation and Black Board)

H.2 Tutorials
H.3 Assignments (No. 4)
H.4 Class Tests (No. 2)
H.5 Quiz’s (No. 2)
G. SUGGESTED READINGS:

I1. TEXT BOOK:

1. Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Mikell P.

Grover, PHI.
 I2. REFERRENCE BOOKS:

2. Theory of Automation of Production Planning and of Tooling: Algorithms for Designing

Machine Tools in Automated Industrial Plants, By G. K. Goranskiĭ"
A. OTHER RESOURCES

I1. VIDEO RESOURCES:

1. NPTEL Lectures –will be available - \\10.2.1.33 (intranet)

2. VIDEO RESOURCES: - PPT & VIDEO - Info during Course
Curriculum

I2. WEB RESOURCES

GUIDELINES

Cell Phones and other Electronic Communication Devices: Cell phones and other electronic
communication devices (such as Blackberries/Laptops) are not permitted in classes during
Tests or the Mid/Final Examination. Such devices MUST be turned off in the class room.

E-Mail and online learning tool: Each student in the class should have an e-mail id and a pass
word to access the LMS system regularly. Regularly, important information – Date of
conducting class tests, guest lectures, via online learning tool. The best way to arrange
meetings with us or ask specific questions is by email and prior appointment. All the
assignments preferably should be uploaded on online learning tool. Various research
papers/reference material will be mailed/uploaded on online learning platform time to time.

Attendance: Students are required to have minimum attendance of 75% in each subject.
Students with less than said percentage shall NOT be allowed to appear in the end semester
examination.

Course outcome assessment: To assess the fulfilment of course outcomes two different
approaches have been decided. Degree of fulfillment of course outcomes will be assessed in
different ways through direct assessment and indirect assessment. In Direct Assessment, it is
measured through quizzes, tests, assignment, Mid-term and/or End-term examinations. It is
suggested that each examination is designed in such a way that it can address one or two
outcomes (depending upon the course completion). Indirect assessment is done through the
student survey which needs to be designed by the faculty (sample format is given below) and it
shall be conducted towards the end of course completion. The evaluation of the achievement
of the Course Outcomes shall be done by analyzing the inputs received through Direct and
Indirect Assessments and then corrective actions suggested for further improvement.
 Passing criterion:

• For UG-Students: Scoring less than 35 absolute marks in individual course either in
end semester examination or as composite score shall be awarded as ‘F’

• For PG-Students: Scoring less than 40 absolute marks in individual course either in
end semester examination or as composite score shall be awarded as ‘F’

• For UG & PG: Students scoring 85 marks and above as composite score (IA+MS+ES)
shall be awarded as the highest grade as ‘O’ i.e., Outstanding (on 10 point Scale) and
‘A’ i.e., Outstanding (on 4 point Scale)

Sample format for Indirect Assessment of Course outcomes

NAME:
ENROLLMENT NO:
SAP ID:
COURSE:
PROGRAM:

Please rate the following aspects of course outcomes of Theory of automation.

Use the scale 1-3*
Sl. 1 2 3
No.
CO1. Illustrate the elements of material handling.

CO2. Apply material handling equipment for industrial

applications

CO3. Analyze the design for material handling

equipment.
CO4. Classify the different material storage systems.

CO5. Interpret the different automation and safety

measures

* 1 weak 3 strong

2 moderate