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Thapar University, Patiala

Mechanical Engineering Department
Auxiliary Exam
B. E. (Final Year): Semester-II Course Code: UME 802
Mechanical Course Name: Mechatronics
July 25, 2017 Tuesday, 17.30 - 20.30 Hrs.
Time: 3 Hours, M. Marks: 100 Name of Faculty: Devender Kumar
Note: Attempt all questions
Assume missing data, if any, suitably
Draw neat diagrams and graphs in support of your answers, if required

Q.1 What is the application of Mechatronics in different interdisciplinary fields (10)

given below:
(i) Health Care Industry, (ii) Industrial System and Products

Q.2 Figure 1. shown below is a wire/film type strain gauge. Describe the use of (10)
• strain gauges in sensors/transducers to measure different types of physical
quantities given below. Draw the diagrams to demonstrate that how strain
gauge is used for its measurement: (i) Pressure, (ii) Load

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V st
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(Fig.1)
Draw the graph showing Unit Ramp Input, Unit Impulse Input, Unit Step input. (5)
Q.3

Q.4 Describe remote operated car (with collision protection) as the mechatronics (5)
system with the help of block diagram representation?

A system is described by the following set of linear algebraic equations. (10)

Q.5
• x2= a12.x1 + a22.x2 + a32.X3
X3= a23.x2 + a43.x4
X4= a24.X2 + a34.X3 + a44.x4
X5= a25.X2 + a45.x4
Draw the signal flow graph of the system.

Q.6 Using the signal flow graph as drawn in question 5, obtain the transfer function (10)
of the system using Mason's Gain formula? Write values of all the loops, paths
and graph determinants separately, before deriving the final value of transfer
function.

Find the Laplace Transform of the following differential equation given below (10)
Q.7
and hence evaluate the time solution of the same given that
y(0+)= 0 and y' (0+)= 6
d2y/dt2 +5 dy/dt +6y = 12 et

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 . Q.8 Determine the overall transfer function of the block diagram given below (Fig.2) (10)
using block diagram reduction technique.

C
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Fig.2
Q.9 What is the difference between PD and PI controllers? (5)
Q.10 What do you understand by operation amplifier? Describe the names of (10)

• Q.11
different types of operation amplifier.

Name the different type of memories used in vp for different purposes. (5)

Q.12 A single stepper motor with any control circuit can be used for variable position (10)
control using computer programing. How we can increase or decrease the
number of steps with the help of computer program? Demonstrate the concept
with the help of diagram for Bipolar stepper motor.

Note: Use of non programmable scientific calculator is allowed