Course Descriptions

Introduction to semiconductor technology. Semiconductor diodes. Diode applications. Bipolar junction transistors (BJTs). DC biasing of BJTs. AC analysis of BJTs. BJT amplifiers. Field-effect transistors (FETs). DC biasing of FETs. FET amplifiers. Introduction to operational amplifiers (opamp). Basic opamp circuits.

Semi-conductor junction diode characteristics and applications. BJT and FET transistors. Transistor biasing. Measurement of transistor parameters. Transistor amplifiers. Amplifier frequency response. Operational amplifiers and applications.

Planar Kinematics of a rigid body, moments of inertia, ad angular acceleration, rigid body translation: force and acceleration, work, energy, mechanical vibrations, damped and undamped vibrations, Basics of mechanics of materials, mechanical properties, force and stress, axial loading, torsion, Shear, bending, torsion and combined stress, Mohr’s circle, deformation, statistically indeterminate systems, buckling of columns

Principles of experimental design, implementation, analysis and report submission of conducted Mechatronics, Structural Analysis, Mobile Robot Systems, Bernoulli Equation and Applications, Dynamic Control Systems, Pressure and Temperature Process Control, Pneumatic Systems, and Servo Systems experiments in the areas of electronics, dynamic system control, production and programming.

Fundamentals and concepts of thermodynamics. Applications of first and second laws of thermodynamics to closed systems and flow processes. Thermodynamics property tables and charts. Power cycles. Fundamentals of heat transfer. Conduction, convection and radiation. Applications of knowledge of thermodynamics and heat transfer to design and analysis of automotive and mechatronics systems

Introduce the fundamentals of control systems design through computer applications.

General Elective-I

Engineering project and risk management, feasibility analysis. Preparing project proposals. Interdiciplinary teamwork. Examples of social, environmental, ethical, legal aspects of engineering solutions for contemporary real life problems. Examples of entrepreneurship and innovation practices. Widely used engineering standards.

Fundamentals of mechanical design. Machine components and their applications. Welded, brazed and riveted joints. Shaft-hub connections. Threaded joints and power screws. Pins, knuckles, shafts, springs, couplings and clutches. Lubrication theory and its applications. Sliding and rolling bearings. Gears and gear drives. Spur, helical, bevel and worm gear mechanisms. Belting and chain drives.

Fundamental principles of fluid mechanics and their application to engineering problems. Fluid statics. Fluid flow concepts. Control volume analysis. Conservation equations and applications. Dimensional analysis and similitude. Viscous flow. Laminar and turbulent flows. Internal and external flow applications.