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2013
ROBOTICS AND ROBOT APPLICATIONS
Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks : 70
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The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words
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as far as practicable.
GROUP – A
( Multiple Choice Type Questions )
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1. Choose the correct alternatives for any ten of the following :
10 × 1 = 10
i) The ability of the robot to place the tool tip at an
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arbitrarily prescribed location in the work envelope is a
measure of
a) Accuracy b) Precision
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c) Repeatability d) Spatial resolution.
ii) The maximum radial distance the wrist mounting flange
can be positioned from the vertical axis about which the
a c.
robot rotates is known as
a) Horizontal reach b) Horizontal stroke
c) Vertical reach d) Vertical stroke.
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iii) Pitch motion enables
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b) Rightward and leftward swivelling movement of the
wrist
c) Up and down movement of the wrist and involves
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rotational movement as well.
d) none of these.
iv) Which of the following configurations has three
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mutually perpendicular axes ?
a) Cartesian coordinate configuration
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b) Cylindrical configuration
c) Spherical configuration
d) None of these.
v) Relief valves are used for which of the following
functions ?
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a) To maintain fluid flow below a predetermined rate
b) To maintain pressures above a predetermined level
c) To prevent pressure from rising above a
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predetermined level
d) to prevent thermal expansion of the fluids.
vi) VAL II is a
a) First generation language
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b) Second generation language
c) World modelling language
d) none of these.
a c.
vii) The most common type of electric actuator is
a) Solenoid b) Relays
c) Transistors d) Thyristors.
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viii) The pick-up point is different for each part while the
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a) Palletizing b) Depalletizing
c) Stacking d) Sequencing.
ix) Which component of the fluid power system converts
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fluid power into mechanical force and motion ?
a) Pump b) Valve
c) Actuator d) Solenoid.
x) A machine can qualify as a robot subject to which of the
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following conditions ?
a) Reprogrammable
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b) Sensing and perception
c) Carry out different tasks
d) All of these.
xi) Prosthesis area of the robotics deals with
a) Artificial replacement of parts of the human body
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b) Remote manipulation
c) Robot designed to walk on legs
d) none of these.
xii) Which of the following drives is/are clean and quiet with
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a high degree of accuracy and reliability ?
a) Pneumatic drives b) Hydraulic drives
c) Electrical drives d) All of these.
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GROUP – B
( Short Answer Type Questions )
Answer any three of the following. 3 × 5 = 15
a c.
2. A Cartesian robot has a slide with a total range of 1.2 m and
it is desired that it will have a control resolution of 4.6 mm
on this axis. Determine the bit storage capacity which the
control memory must possess to accommodate this level of
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3. The coordinates of a point Pabc = (4, 3, 2)T in the body
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OZ-axis. Determine the coordinates of the vector Pxyz with
respect to base reference coordinate frame.
4. What are the causes of robot accidents ? How can they be
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prevented ?
5. What do you understand by the terms “Workcell” and
“Interlocks” ?
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6. State the desirable features for Sensors and transducers.
GROUP – C
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( Long Answer Type Questions )
Answer any three of the following. 3 × 15 = 45
7. What do you understand by “sensors based” and “Vision
based” inspection ? Explain the various types of justification
of robot.
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8. State the various reasons and limitations towards adopting
‘automation’ ? How can ‘flexibility’ be achieved ? What
considerations should be taken into account while making a
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decision to automate a facility ?
9. Give a comparison between robot-oriented languages and
task-level programming languages. State the role played by
“Programming support” to a robot language.
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10. What are the basic methods of improving robot accuracy ?
Explain every method in detail.
11. Explain briefly the following sensors :
a c.
a) Synchro
b) Resolver
c) Inductosyn.
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