"Electro-Fluid Systems & Smart Factory Automation" dives into fluid power, the lifeblood of many machines. You will explore pumps, actuators (like hydraulic and pneumatic) that give machines power and precision, and servo systems for pin-point control. Delving into electric motors and troubleshooting electrical drives equips you to maintain peak performance. The course also explores the design of pneumatic and hydraulic circuits and showcases them in real-world applications. Finally, it propels you into the future of smart factory automation with Industrial IoT, energy management, remote monitoring, and even mobile app design for manufacturing!
Course Objectives
Online
3 units
IITM Pravartak Technologies Foundation
Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) of IIT Madras
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L&T EduTech
Rs. 1900/- Inclusive of Tax
Students pursuing Diploma/ UG /PG Programs in Mechanical Engineering
Basics in Manufacturing process, Fundamentals of Industrial Hydraulics and Pneumatics, Mechatronics
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Dr. S.M. Mullaikodi & Dr. Venkatesh Radhakrishnan
Subject Matter Experts – L&T EduTech
Dr. S. M. Mullaikodi, has acquired Ph.D. in the field of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composite Material Design and Advanced Machining from College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, Chennai. She has 20 years of experience in teaching & research and training industry. She is proficient in Engineering design, and conversant in several design and analysis software like CATIA, CREO, ANSYS, MATLAB, etc. Expertise Areas: Design & Analysis of Mechanical Component, Vibration Analysis, Composite Material Design & Advanced Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing.
Dr. Venkatesh R is specialized in manufacturing Engineering, specifically in computer-integrated manufacturing.He has an Industrial experience of more than 5 years. He served the Industry as, Production & Quality Assurance Engineer. His meticulous production planning and minimizing the machine downtime, towards the increased productivity attracted appreciation. He has over 25 years of teaching experience, taken manufacturing and material science-related subjects for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Expertise Areas: Nano Composite Materials, Metal Matrix composites, Advanced Machining, Robotics
Hydraulic actuators for heavy and light-duty applications, Pneumatic actuators for Machine tools, Hydro Pneumatic Actuators, Intensifiers, and Accumulators in Fluid system applications. Open & closed-loop control systems, Digital Motors, Servo Motors, Characteristics, Various electrical drives in powering different machine tools, and Troubleshooting in Electrical Drives.
Essential Pneumatic and Hydraulic circuit components, Hydraulic and Pneumatic circuits for cascading operations in machine tools, Design of Electro- Hydro-Pneumatic Circuits, Circuits for synchronizing, Regenerating & sequential industrial operations, Control systems in fluid circuits to operate Machine tools, A fluid system for Industrial Robots, Fluidics and Logic circuits in Machine tools, and Trouble Shooting in the Fluid system.
Introduction to Smart Factory, Application of IIOT in Smart factory, Smart Energy Management system, Industrial Remote Monitoring, Robot work flow Management in Manufacturing, Optimizing manufacturing process and quality management with digital twins, Material handling system with AGV robots, Machine Health monitoring, Introduction to Manufacturing Analytics, Smart material flow.