Question Set CAD/CAM & Automation Dt.

03/04/10

Computer Graphics
1. What are functions of Graphics Software?
2. Explain 2D geometric transformations, translation, Rotation, scaling
3. What is Homogenous coordinates?
4. What is a concatenated transformation?
5. What is mapping of geometric models?
6. Translational, rotational and general mapping- explain.
7. Explain 3D geometric transformations- translation, Rotation, scaling

Geometric Modeling
1. What are different types of geometric models?
2. What is ambiguous / nonsense model?
3. What are features of wire frame modeling?
4. What are different types of surface entities?
5. Which are the techniques of creating solid model?
6. What is B-rep and C-rep, sweep-linear, nonlinear, loft, boss, shell, draft?
7. Define sweeping and primitive instancing?
8. What is feature based modeling?
9. What is segmentation?, parametric and nonparametric representation?
10. What are features of surface model?
11. Explain parametric representation of curves.
12. What do you mean by analytic curv es and synthetic curves?
13. What is spline curve and Bezier curve?
14. What are different entities used in surface modeling?
] 5. What do you mean by geometry and Tapology in solid model?

Finite Element Analysis

1. What are different analysis softwares?
2. Explain procedure of FEA.
3. What are major steps in FEA when ANSYS is used to solve problem?
4. What are different types of finite elements?
5. What is done in Preprocessing, Post processing and Solution Steps?
6. What is Shape function? Give examples.
7. What is goss elimination approach?
8. What is penalty approach?
9. What is global and Local Co-ordinate system in FEM?
10. State principle of virtual displacement.
11. State principle of virtual force.
12. Which are different types of boundary conditions?
13. Explain Plane stress and plane strain problem condition.
14. What is CST element?
15. What is plane stress and p
15. Explain plate problem solved in journal.
16. Explain beam problem solved in journal.
17. Truss Problem solved in journal.
Computer Aided manufacturing
1. What are elements of NC, CNC, and DNC?
2. What is CIM?
3. How CNC machines are classified?
4. What are elements of open loop and close loop system?
5. What are different feedback devices?
6. What is retrofitting?
7. What are tool magazines and its types?
8. Specify any CNC Lathe/ Milling machine.
9. What is machining centre and its types?
CNC Programming:
10. Explain manual and CAPP.
11. What is Preparatory and Auxiliary functions?
12. Explain with example canned cycle-for drilling, chamfer and round.
13. What is home zero and Job zero? How it is Set?
14. What is do loop, dwell, mirror?
15. What is tool length/ tool diameter compensation?

Automation
1. What is Fixed/Hard, Programmable and Flexible/Soft automation?
2. What is APT and ATC and its types?
3. What is Adaptive Control and its types?
4. How FMS is classified?
5. What are different Automation Strategies?

Robot Technology
1. What is 6 DOF?
2. What are different robot configurations?
3. Which are different robot sensors? Explain.
4. Explain robot vision system.
5. What is proximity sensor?
6. What is robot resolution, work volume and payload?
7. What is SCARA robot?
8. How robot programming is done?
9. What is Actuator? What are its types?
10. Explain types of End effectors- grippers and tools?