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Paper Code: ME604B

Paper Name: Mechatronics

1. Choose the Correct Alternative(s) for any ten of the following:

(i) Stepper motor is best suited for

(a) open-loop control (b) closed-loop control (c) Both type of control (d) None of the
above

(ii) Laplace transform of unit-impulse function is

(a) 1/s (b)1 (c)1/s2 (d)s

(iii) LXI in 8085 microprocessor means

(a) load register immediate (b)load accumulator instantly (c) load memory immediate
(d) load register pair immediate

(iv) The crystalline material which generate charge due to dynamic strain is known as

(a) pyrolectric (b)transistor (c) piezoelectric (d) magnetostrictor

(v) The mechanism by which rotation in one direction is free and in other direction it prevents or
locks, may be
(a) slider-crank mechanism (b) Ratchet and pawl (c) Chain and sprocket
(d) re-circulating ball screw

(vi) A differential amplifier

(a) amplifies the derivative of the input voltage
(b) amplifies the integral of the input voltage
(c) amplifies the difference between two input voltages.
(d) All of these

(vii) In force-voltage analogy between mechanical and electrical systems

(a) potential energy in spring is analogous to electrical energy in capacitor
(b) Potential energy in spring is analogous to magnetic energy in inductor
(c) Kinetic energy is analogous to electric energy in capacitor
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(d) Energy dissipation in damper is analogous to energy in inductor

(viii) If the gain K of a system increases, the steady state error of the system
(a) Decreases (b) Increases (c) May increase or decrease (d) Remains unaltered

(ix) The transfer function is defined for

(a) Linear and time-variant system

(b) Linear and time-invariant system
(c) Non-linear and time-variant system
(d) Non-linear and time-invariant system

(x) The steady state error of the response of a second order control system with proportional
controller to a ramp input, is
(a) zero (b) infinity (c) constant (d) any of these

(xi) The proportional error device has output as function of

(a) derivative of error (b) integral of error (c) error (d) none of these

(xii) PLC stands for

(a) programmable logic circuit (b) programming logic control (c) programming logic circuit
(d) programmable logic controller

2. Write a note on stepper motor.

3. With sketch explain the working principle of optical encoder.

4. Write a note on Z transform with its applications.

5. Find the Laplace transform of unit impulse function.

6. Show how OR, AND, and NOT gates can be constructed using NOR and NAND gates.
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7. K/s(s+2)
+
R(s) C(s)

Fig-1: System with unity feedback

For r(t) = 0.2t, it required that ess ≤0.02. Determine the value of K for the system shown in
Figure-1.

8. The block diagram of a simple servo system is shown in figure below (Figure-2). Compute
the values of K and τ to give an overshoot of 20% and a peak time of 2 seconds for a unit step
excitation. Also compute the settling time.

R(s) + Amplifier Gain Motor

K 1/s2
-
_

1 + τs

Figure – 2.

9. Describe briefly the 8085 programming model with sketch.

10. Write an 8085 assembly language programs for addition of two numbers stored in two
consecutive memory 8150 H and 8151 H. The result along with the carry (if any) is to be stored
in next two consecutive memory locations.

11. With sketch describe the architecture of PLC.

12. Device a ladder program to control a pneumatic system with double-solenoid controlled
valves and two double-acting cylinders A and B if limit switches a-, a+, b- and b+ are used to
detect the limits of the movement of the piston rod movements in the cylinders and the sequence
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required is for the piston rod in A to extend, followed by the piston rod in B extending, then the
piston rod in B retracting and finally the cycle is completed by the piston in A retracting.

13. Design a pneumatic circuit to control a double acting cylinder by a pilot operated valve. The
pilot-operated valve is controlled by a pedal and spring operated 5/2 valve.

14. Explain how a sequential valve can be used to initiate an operation only when another
operation has been completed.

15. (a) How temperature compensation is performed with strain gauge?

(b) Explain with sketch the working principle of tactile sensor.

(c) Explain how a thyristor can be used to control the level of a d.c. voltage by chopping the
output from a constant voltage supply.