MECHATRONICS FOURTH UNIT EXAMINATION

                                          Reg. No. :

B.E./B.TECH.DEGREE FOURTH UNIT EXAMINATIONS, SEP – 2012

REGULATIONS 2008

SEVENTH SEMESTER

ME 71 – MECHATRONICS

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Time: Two Hours                                  Date:   .09.2012                                Maximum: 50 marks

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

PART – A (9 x 2 = 18 marks)

1.      Mention the advantages of Mechatronics system.

2.      List any two traditional design implemented with mechatronics design.

3.      List the stages involved in the design processes.

4.      What is the basic principle involved in mechatronics design?

5.      What are embedded systems?

6.      List down the various mechatronics elements in an automatic camera.

7.      Compare and contrast the traditional design of a watch with that of a mechatronics based digital watch.

8.      What are the advantsges of using a microprocessor in the place of a mechanical controller for a carburetor of an automobile?

9.      Identify the sensor, signal conditioner and display elements in the Bourdon pressure guage.

PART – B (3 x 12 = 36 marks)

10.  Explain the stages in Mechatronics design and with example illustrate it advantages over the traditional design.

11.  Explain the following Mechatronics systems

                             (i)            Engine Management System.

                           (ii)            Automatic Car Parking Systems.

12.  Explain the following Mechatronics systems

                             (i)            Autonomous Mobile Robot.

                           (ii)            Pick and Place Robot.