ME-423 Computer Aided Design / Computer Aided Manufacturing

ME-423 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN / COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING

CREDIT HOURS

Theory = 2
Practical = 1

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)

S. No. CLOs Taxonomy
1 Explain the design concepts for any design task in CAD/CAM environment. Coginitive
Level 2*
2 Understand the basic principle of NC part programming. Coginitive
Level 4*
3 Discuss different elements of robotic systems. Coginitive
Level 2*


COURSE CONTENT

         COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN (CAD)

  • Introduction, The design process, Application of computers for design, Creating the manufacturing data base, Benefits of CAD.
  • The design workstation, Graphics terminal, Operator input devices, Plotters and other output devices, The central processing unit, Secondary storage.
  • The software configuration of a graphics system, functions of a graphic package, Constructing the geometry, Data base structure and content, Wire-frame versus solid modeling, other CAD features and CAD/CAM integration.
  • Two dimensional transformations, Translation, Scaling and rotation, Concatenation, Various techniques for design optimization, finite element analysis / modeling.

         COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING (CAM)

  • Introduction, basic components of an NC system, The NC procedure, NC coordinate systems, NC motion control systems, Applications of numerical control, Economics and justification
  • Punched tape in NC, tape coding and format, manual part programming, computer assisted part programming, The APT language, NC programming with interactive graphics, Voice NC programming, manual data input, APT word definitions.
  • Problems with conventional NC, NC controller technology, Computer numerical control, Direct numerical control, Adaptive control machining systems, Trends and new developments in NC.
  • Robot anatomy, Accuracy and repeatability, Robot specifications, End effectors, Characteristics of robot applications, Robot cell design, Types of Robot applications

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

(01) Computer Aided Design & Manufacturing by Groover, Zimmers

*For details of Taxonomy Levels CLICK HERE!