Mircrorobotics detailed syllabus for Mechanical & Automation Engineering (MAE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the MAE 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 Mechanical & Automation Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit MAE 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-II scheme and its subjects refer to MAE Professional Elective-II syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of mircrorobotics is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO MICROROBOTICS 9
Introduction to Micro robotics -MST (Micro System Technology) – Micromachining – Working principles of Microsystems Applications of Microsystems – Micro-fabrication principles-Design selection criteria for micromachining – Packaging and Integration aspects – Micro-assembly platforms and manipulators
Unit II
SCALING LAWS AND MATERIALS FOR MEMS 9
Introduction – Scaling laws – Scaling effect on physical properties scaling effects on Electrical properties – scaling effect on physical forces – Physics of Adhesion – Silicon – compatible material system – Shape memory alloys – Material properties – Piezoresistivity, Piezoelectricity and Thermoelectricity
Unit III
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Unit IV
MICROROBOTICS 9
Introduction – Task specific definition of micro-robots – Size and Fabrication Technology based definition of micro- robots – Mobility and Functional-based definition of micro-robots – Applications for MEMS based micro-robots.
Unit V
IMPLEMENTATION OF MICROROBOTS 9
Arrayed actuator principles for micro-robotic applications – Micro-robotic actuators – Design of locomotive micro-robot devices based on arrayed actuators – Micro-robotics devices – Microgrippers and other micro-tools – Micro-conveyors – Walking MEMS Micro-robots – Multi-robot system: Micro-robot powering, Micro-robot communication.
Course Outcomes:
The Student will be able to
- Explain and apply the concepts of mass, energy, and momentum balance in microrobotics.
- Apply adapt, and synthesize learned engineering skills to create microrobot.
- Modelmicrorobots for different robotics applications
- Formulate the specifications and design of mechatronic systems.
- Program the Microrobot for different robotics applications
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- NadimMaluf and KirtWilliams, “An Introduction to Microelectromechanical systems Engineering”, 2nd edition, Artech House, 2004.
- Julian W Gardner, “Microsensors: Principles and Applications”, 2nd edition, Wiley, 2007.
- MetinSitti, “Mobile Microrobotics”, MIT Press, 2017.
- Nicolas Chaillet, Stephane Rangier , “Microrobotics for Micromanipulation”, John Wiley & Sons, 2013.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Mechanical & Automation Engineering 5th Sem, visit MAE 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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