Flexible Manufacturing Systems detailed syllabus for Industrial Engineering (Industrial) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Industrial students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Industrial Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Industrial 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-II scheme and its subjects refer to Industrial Professional Elective-II syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of flexible manufacturing systems is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
PLANNING, SCHEDULING AND CONTROL OF FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS 9
Introduction to FMS – development of manufacturing systems – benefits – major elements of FMS -types of flexibility – FMS application and flexibility -single product, single batch, n – batch scheduling problem – knowledge based scheduling system.
Unit II
COMPUTER CONTROL AND SOFTWARE FOR FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS 9
Introduction – composition of FMS – hierarchy of computer control – computer control of work center and assembly lines – FMS supervisory computer control – types of software specification and selection -trends.
Unit III
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Unit IV
GROUP TECHNOLOGY AND JUSTIFICATION OF FMS 9
Introduction – matrix formulation – mathematical programming formulation – graph formulation -knowledge based system for group technology – economic justification of FMS – application of possibility distributions in FMS systems justification.
Unit V
APPLICATIONS OF FMS AND FACTORY OF THE FUTURE 9
FMS application in machining, sheet metal fabrication, prismatic component production – aerospace application – FMS development towards factories of the future – artificial intelligence and expert systems in FMS – design philosophy and characteristics for future.
Course Outcomes:
- Ability to perform Planning, Scheduling and control of FMS
- Demonstrate the software requirements to control the FMS and select a software from various alternatives
- Can perform simulation of FMS and also specify a Database scheme for FMS
- Can classify the parts into part families using group technology
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Groover M.P., “Automation, production systems and computer integrated manufacturing”, Prentice Hall of India Pvt., New Delhi,2007.
- Kalpakjian S., “Manufacturing Engineering and Technology”, Addison-Wesley Publishsing Co.,2013.
- Radhakrishnan P. and Subramanyan S., “CAD/CAM/CIM”, Wiley Eastern Ltd., New Age International Ltd.,1994.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Industrial Engineering 5th Sem, visit Industrial 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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