RAIE132

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SEMESTER END EXAMINATIONS – JUNE 2024

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M.Tech. – Robotics and Artificial
Program : Semester : I
Intelligence
Course Name : Robot System Design Max. Marks : 100
Course Code : RAIE132 Duration : 3 Hrs

Instructions to the Candidates:

 Answer one full question from each unit.
 Missing data, if any may be assumed suitably.

UNIT - I
1. a) Explain Shigley’s Design Process with help of flow chart. CO1 (08)
b) Explain Design Considerations. CO1 (07)
c) Explain the professional responsibilities of Design Engineers. CO1 (05)

2. a) The following data refer to a mild steel specimen tested in laboratory. CO1 (08)
Diameter of specimen = 25mm; gage length of specimen = 200mm;
Extension under load of 20kN = 0.04mm; Load at yield point = 150kN;
Maximum load = 225kN; Length of specimen after failure = 275mm;
Neck diameter = 18.25mm.
Determine:
(i)Young’s modulus (ii)Yield stress (iii)Ultimate stress (iv)Percentage
elongation (v)Percentage reduction in area.
b) Define composites and explain different types of composites and CO1 (07)
applications.
c) Give the comparison between resilience and toughness. CO1 (05)

UNIT – II
3. a) Derive an expression for stress and total elongation in an uniformly CO2 (10)
tapering circular bar.
b) A compound bar consisting of bronze, aluminium and steel segments is CO2 (10)
loaded axially as shown in Fig.1. Determine the maximum allowable
value of ‘P’, if the change in length of the bar is not to exceed 2mm and
the working stresses in each material of the bar, indicated in table below
is not to be exceeded.
Material Area A Elastic Working
(mm2) modulus E Stress σw
(MPa) (MPa)
Bronze 450 0.83x105 120
Aluminium 600 0.70 x105 80
Steel 300 2 x105 140

Fig.1

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4. a) Define (i) Shear Stress and (ii) Shear strain (iii)Linear strain (iv) Lateral CO2 (10)
Strain (v) Poisson’s ratio.
b) Establish the relationship between modulus of elasticity and modulus of CO2 (10)
rigidity.

UNIT – III
5. a) State and explain maximum principal stress theory of failure. CO3 (08)
b) Design a spindle of milling machine to transmit 15kW at 1000 rpm. The CO3 (07)
angular twist is not to exceed 0.5o per meter length. The material for the
spindle is C45 steel (σy=353 MPa). The outside diameter of the spindle
is twice that of inside diameter. Assume factor of safety = 2 and Modulus
of rigidity G = 79GPa.
c) With usual notations write the general expression for pure torsion CO3 (05)
equation and also state the assumptions made.

6. a) With suitable examples, explain the various method of reducing the CO3 (08)
stress concentration.
b) Fig. 2 shows CI link. The link material has maximum normal stress of CO3 (07)
65MPa. Check the design to transmit a steady tensile load of 50kN and
comment on your recommendation.

Fig.2
c) What is the advantage of using theories of elastic failures? What are the CO3 (05)
important theories of failure?

UNIT- IV
7 a) With usual notations, derive an expression for the length of path of CO3 (10)
contact, arc of contact & contact ratio between two spur gears in mesh.
b) Two 200 involute spur gears of equal diameter, having 30 teeth each CO3 (10)
mesh externally. The circular pitch is 25 mm. Determine the addendum
of the wheels if the arc of contact is twice the circular pitch.

8 a) What is a gear train? Name the different types of gear trains. Mention CO4 (08)
the application of each type.
b) What do you mean by epicyclic gear train? Determine velocity ratio of CO4 (12)
epicyclic gear train by algebraic method and tabular column method
taking suitable example.

UNIT - V
9. a) Show that in flat belt drive the ratio of belt tensions is given by
𝑇1
= 𝑒 µ𝜃 CO5 (10)
𝑇2
where T1 and T2 are belt tensions,µ is the coefficient of friction and θ
angle of wrap.
b) A shaft running at 150 rpm drives another shaft at 250 rpm to transmit a CO5 (10)
power of 20kW. The diameter on the output shaft of the driven is 0.6m
and the distance between centers of the two shafts is 2.7m. Assume
coefficient of friction between the belt and the pulley rim as 0.25.
Determine the length of belt and tensions for open belt drive.

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10. a) Derive an expression of length of belt for cross belt drive. CO5 (10)
b) Two parallel shafts 5m apart connected by an open flat belt drive. The CO5 (10)
diameter of the bigger pulley is 1.5m and that of smaller pulley is
0.75m. The initial tension in the belt is 2.5kN. The mass of the belt is
1.25kg/m length, coefficient of friction between the belt and pulley is

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0.25 and angle of lap on smaller pulley is 170o.Find the power
transmitted considering the centrifugal tension when the smaller pulley
rotates at 450 rpm.

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