Reverse Engineering detailed syllabus for Instrumentation & Control Engineering (ICE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the ICE 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 Instrumentation & Control Engineering 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit ICE 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-III scheme and its subjects refer to ICE Open Elective-III syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of reverse engineering is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION & GEOMETRIC FORM Definition – Uses – The Generic Process – Phases – Computer Aided Reverse Engineering -Surface and Solid Model Reconstruction – Dimensional Measurement – Prototyping.
Unit II
MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS AND PROCESS IDENTIFICATION Alloy Structure Equivalency – Phase Formation and Identification – Mechanical Strength -Hardness -Part Failure Analysis – Fatigue – Creep and Stress Rupture – Environmentally Induced Failure Material Specification – Composition Determination – Microstructure Analysis -Manufacturing Process Verification.
Unit III
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Unit IV
3D SCANNING AND MODELLING Introduction, working principle and operations of 3D scanners: Laser, White Light, Blue Light -Applications- Software for scanning and modelling: Types- Applications- Preparation techniques for Scanning objects- Scanning and Measuring strategies – Calibration of 3D Scanner- Step by step procedure: 3D scanning – Geometric modelling – 3D inspection- Case studies.
Unit V
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS Reverse Engineering in the Automotive Industry; Aerospace Industry; Medical Device Industry. Case studies and Solving Industrial projects in Reverse Engineering.Legality: Patent – Copyrights -Trade Secret – Third-Party Materials.
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:
- Apply the fundamental concepts and principles of reverse engineering in product design and development.
- Apply the concept and principles material characteristics, part durability and life limitation in reverse engineering of product design and development.
- Apply the concept and principles of material identification and process verification in reverse engineering of product design and development.
- Apply the concept and principles of data processing, part performance and system compatibility in reverse engineering of product design and development.
- Analyze the various legal aspect
- Applications of reverse engineering in product design and development.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Scott J. Lawrence , Principles of Reverse Engineering, Kindle Edition, 2022
- Kevin Otto and Kristin Wood, Product Design: Techniques in Reverse Engineering and New Product Development, Prentice Hall, 2001
- Kathryn, A. Ingle, “Reverse Engineering”, McGraw-Hill, 1994.
- Linda Wills, “Reverse Engineering”, Kluver Academic Publishers, 1996
- Vinesh Raj and Kiran Fernandes, “Reverse Engineering: An Industrial Perspective”, Springer- Verlag London Limited 2008.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Instrumentation & Control Engineering 7th Sem, visit ICE 7th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
For all Instrumentation & Control Engineering results, visit Anna University ICE all semester results direct link.