GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Program Name: Engineering

Level: PG
Subject Code : ME02000421
Course / Subject Name : Computer Aided Manufacturing

w. e. f. Academic Year: 2024-25

Semester: 2
Category of the Course: Professional Elective Course

Prerequisite: Zeal to learn the subject

Rationale: The manufacturing field has witnessed the development of major automation alternatives
recently. CNC machines play a big role in manufacturing field. An attempt has been made
to focus on CNC machine tools, related programming and their advanced features.

Course Outcome:
After Completion of the Course, Student will able to:
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Understand Computer Aided Manufacturing technology, through programming, setup, 52
1
and operations of various Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine tools.
2 Prepare programmes of various CNC machine tools. 24
3 To use feature based modelling for design for manufacture and manufacturing as well. 24

Teaching and Examination Scheme:

Total
Teaching Scheme
Credits Assessment Pattern and Marks
(in Hours)
L+T+ (PR/2) Total
Theory Tutorial / Practical Marks
L T PR C ESE PA / CA
PA/CA (I) ESE (V)
(E) (M)
3 0 2 4 70 30 20 30 150

Course Content:
Unit No. of % of
Content
No. Hours Weightage
CNC Machine Tools
Introduction:Concept of CNC and development of its technology,
advantages, applications, classification of CNC Machine, axis
designations, interpolators- linear, circular and helical interpolators.
1. 10 22
Hardware:
CNC Machine building, structural details, CNC block diagram,
guideways - friction and antifriction, recirculating ball screws,

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 GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Program Name: Engineering
Level: PG
Subject Code : ME02000421
Course / Subject Name : Computer Aided Manufacturing
planetary roller screw, recirculating roller screw, types of indexing
with numerical problems, automatic tool changers (ATC), automatic
pallet changers (APC), timing gear belt design, types of control, CNC
networking topologies and their protocols, concept of DNC
System drives and control system:

Spindle drives - DC shunt motor, 3 phase AC induction motor & their

comparison

2. Feed drives - stepper motor, servo principle, DC & AC servomotors 6 14

with numerical problems.

Control system- Types of encoders, absolute and incremental optical

encoders, synchro, synchro-resolver, gratings, moire fringe gratings,
inductosyn, laser interferometer.
Manual Part Programming for CNC: Various controllers for CNC,
Structure of a part program, G & M Codes, Types of programming,
different compensations, Manual part programming using FANUC
3. 12 26
controllers: Canned cycles for lathe: G70, G71, G72, G73, G75, G76,
G81; Canned cycles for Milling: G81, G82, G83, G73, G84,G74,
Mirroring, Sub programming, Macros.
Feature Based Manufacturing:
Deficiencies of Geometric Models, Definition of Features, Types and
Attributes of Features, Properties of Features and composite features;
Taxonomies, Validation and Mapping of Features; Feature Creation,
Automatic Feature recognition, Design by Features, Comparison of
Feature Creation Techniques and Their Unification; Feature Based Part
4. Creation, Feature Identification, Design by Feature, Tolerance 12 26
Specification; Manufacturing Features, Level abstraction and
Specification, Dimensionality, Completeness of Feature Model, Feature
Relationships, Temporal Ordering, Product Families, Interactive Feature
Identification, Design to Manufacturing Feature Mapping, Manufacturing
Feature Recognition; Group Technology Coding, Feature based Planning:
Process, Assembly, Inspection, Feature based Evaluation.
Automated Part Programming: Computer Assisted Part
5. Programming, Automatic NC program generation from CAD models, 5 12
Parametric Programming.
Total 45 100

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 GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Program Name: Engineering
Level: PG
Subject Code : ME02000421
Course / Subject Name : Computer Aided Manufacturing
Suggested Specification Table with Marks (Theory):
Distribution of Theory Marks
R Level U Level A Level N Level E Level C Level
- 20 30 20 20 10
Where R: Remember; U: Understanding; A: Application, N: Analyze and E: Evaluate C: Create (as
per Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy)
References/Suggested Learning Resources:
(a) Books:
1. Parametric and feature based CAD/CAM, Shah J.J., Mäntylä M., 1995, John Wiley Sons Inc. 2.
Mechatronics, HMT, McGraw Hill Education
3. James V. Valentino and Joseph Goldenberg, Introduction to Computer Numerical Control, 5\e,
Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliff, New Jersey, 2012.
4. Yoram Koren, Computer control of Manufacturing Systems, McGraw Hill, 2006
5. T.K. Kundra, P.N.Rao, N.K. Tewari, Numerical Control and Computer Aided Manufacturing, Tata
McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd.
6. David Gibbs and Thomas Crandall, CNC Machining and Programming: An Introduction,
Industrial Press Inc., 2003

(b) Open-source software and website:

https://nptel.ac.in/
Suggested Course Practical List:
List of Laboratory/Learning Resources Required:
1. CNC machines hardware and their axis designations.
2. Manual part programming for CNC lathe without canned cycles.
3. Manual part programming for CNC lathe for multipass turning and facing.
4. Manual part programming for CNC lathe for undercutting, multi-pass threading and grooving.
5. Manual part programming for profile milling with cutter radius compensation.
6. Manual part programming for pocket milling with repeat count.
7. Manual part programming for mirroring using sub program.
8. Manual part program using macros.
9. Automatic part programming using high end CAD/CAM softwares.
Equipment / Computational facility:
1. CNC Turning Centre
2. CNC Milling Centre
3. Manual Part programming software.
4. Computational facility.
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