Eighth Semester - Core Courses

Project-II

Each student will undertake a sizeable project involving survey of literature, development of new techniques and/or implementation of systems, writing of reports etc. under the guidance of one or more faculty members.

Eighth Semester - Departmental Electives

Aerodynamics

Review of Fluid Mechanics: Navier-Stokes equations, Boundary layer theory, Potential flows, Concepts of lift and drag, Turbulence, Compressible flows, Shock and expansion waves

Incompressible Flow Applications: Incompressible flow over airfoils: Kutta condition, Kelvin’s circulation theorem, Classical thin airfoil theory, Incompressible flow over finite wings: Prandtl’s classical lifting line theory, Delta wings, Three-dimensional incompressible flows, Panel techniques.

Compressible Flow Applications: Subsonic compressible flow over airfoils: linear theory, critical Mach number and Drag-divergence Mach number, Supercritical Airfoil, Supersonic flows: Non-linear techniques. Elements of hypersonic flow.

• J. D. Anderson, Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, McGraw-Hill Inc. (Indian Edition), 2005.
• Josep Katz and Allen Plotkin, Low-Speed Aerodynamics, Cambridge University Press, 2001.
• Wei Shyy, Yongsheng Lian, Jian Tang and Dragos Viieru, Aerodynamics of Low Reynolds Number Flyers, Cambridge University Press, 2008

Composite Materials and Engineering

Module 1: Introduction and Classification of Composites

Introduction to Composites: General Introduction, Historical development, Concept of Composite materials

Classification of Composites: Classification based on Matrix Material, Classification based on reinforcements

Types of Reinforcements/Fibers: Role and Selection of reinforcement materials, Types of fibres, Glass fibers, Carbon fibers, Metal fibers, Alumina fibers, Boron Fibers, etc., Mechanical properties of fibres

Matrix Materials: Functions of a Matrix, Desired Properties of a Matrix, Polymer Matrix (Thermosets and Thermoplastics), Metal matrix, Ceramic matrix, Carbon Matrix, Glass Matrix etc.,

Advantages and Applications of Composites materials: Comparison with Metals, Advantages and limitations of Composites, Applications of composite materials

Module 2: Manufacturing of Composite Materials

Hand-layup technique, Filament winding, Autoclave forming, resin transfer molding, Pultrusion, Diffusion bonding, Hot pressing method, Low pressure carbonization etc.,

Module 3: Micro mechanical Analysis of Laminae

Rule of mixture, Prediction of elastic constants, Tsai-Halpin equation

Module 4: Macromechanical Analysis of Lamina

Stress-strain relations of orthotropic lamina along principal and arbitrary material direction, Transformation of elastic constants

Module 5: Failure Mechanics of Composite Materials

Micro and macro-mechanics of failure

Module 6: Analysis of laminated composites

Introduction to composite laminates, Lamination code, Constitutive classical lamination theory, Classification of laminates, Hygrothermal stresses in composite laminates, Analysis of laminated beams

Module 7: Mechanical Testing of Composites

Specimen preparation, tensile testing, compressive testing, shear testing, flexure testing, fracture toughness testing, characterization with stress concentrations

Module 8: Design of composites

Design criteria, design allowable, material selection, selection of configuration and manufacturing process. Examples: Design of tension member, Design of joints, Design of pressure vessels, Composite design for stiffness at minimum mass, Composite design for controlled thermal response

Module 9: Finite Element Analysis of Composite Materials

• A. Kaw, Mechanics of Composite Materials, 2^nd edition, CRC Press, 2006
• M. Mukhopadhyay, Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures, Orient BlackSwan, 2004
• D. Gay and S. Hoa, Composite Materials: Design and Applications, 2^nd edition, CRC Press, 2007
• I.M. Daniel and O.Ishai, Engineering Mechanics of Composite Materials, 2^nd edition, Oxford University Press, USA, 2005.
• B.D. Agarwal and L.J. Broutman, Analysis and Performance of Fiber Composites, John Wiley and Sons, 2006.
• M. Ashby, Material Selection in Mechanical Design, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2010.
• R.M. Jones, Mechanics of Composite Materials, 2^nd edition, CRC Press, 1998.
• M.W. Hyer, Stress Analysis of Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials, Destech Pubns Inc, 2008.
• R.F. Gibson, Principles of Composite Material Mechanics, 3^rd edition, CRC Press, 2011.
• F.L. Matthews, G.A.O. Davies, D. Hitchings and C. Scouts, Finite Element Modeling of Composite Materials and Structures, Woodhead Publishing, 2000.

Rotor Dynamics

• J. S. Rao, Rotor Dynamics, Third ed., New Age, New Delhi, 1996 (2009 reprint).
• M. J. Goodwin, Dynamics of Rotor-Bearing Systems, Unwin Hyman, Sydney, 1989.

• E. Krämmer, Dynamics of Rotors and Foundation, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1993.
• G. Genta, Dynamics of Rotating Systems, Springer, New York, 2005.
• J.M. Vance, Rotordynamics of Turbomachinery, Wiley, New York, 1988.
• M.L. Adams, Rotating machinery vibration: from analysis to troubleshooting, Second ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2010.
• J. Kicinski, Rotor dynamics, Tech. Book, New Delhi, 2010.
• D. Childs, Turbomachinery Rotordynamics: Phenomena, Modeling and Analysis, Wiley, New York, 1993.

Journals:

Journal of Vibration and Accoustics, Trans. ASME

Journal of Gas Turbine for Power, Trans. ASME

Journal of Applied Mechanics, Trans. ASME

Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control, Trans. ASME

Journal of Mechanical Design, Trans. ASME

Journal of Sound and Vibration, Elsevier

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Elsevier

Mechanism and Machine Theory, Elsevier

Mobile Robotics

Objectives:Mobile robots are now enabling human beings to physically reach and explore unchartered territories in the Universe. Be a place as distant as Mars, in abysmal depths of ocean, or shrouded by thick glaciers of Antarctic, mobile robots help exploring everything; yet this is just the beginning. Even in day to day life autonomous cars hold a potential to revolutionize transportation and domestic mobile robots help humans in cleaning, elderly help, etc. National defense is an area replete with the use of mobile robots. This course will present various aspects of design, fabrication, motion planning, and control of intelligent mobile robotic systems. The focus of the course is distributed equally on the computational aspects and practical implementation issues and thereby leads to a well rounded training. The course will give students an opportunity to design and fabricate a mobile robotic platform and program it to apply learned theoretical concepts in practice as a semester long class project.
Proposed Syllabus:
Robot locomotion: Types of locomotion, hopping robots, legged robots, wheeled robots, stability, maneuverability, controllability;
Mobile robot kinematics and dynamics: Forward and inverse kinematics, holonomic and nonholonomic constraints, kinematic models of simple car and legged robots, dynamics simulation of mobile robots.
Perception: Proprioceptive/Exteroceptive and passive/active sensors, performance measures of sensors, sensors for mobile robots like global positioning system (GPS), Doppler effect-based sensors, vision based sensors, uncertainty in sensing, filtering;
Localization: Odometric position estimation, belief representation, probabilistic mapping, Markov localization, Bayesian localization, Kalman localization, positioning beacon systems.
Introduction to planning and navigation: path planning algorithms based on A-star, Dijkstra, Voronoi diagrams, probabilistic roadmaps (PRM), rapidly exploring random trees (RRT), Markov Decision Processes (MDP), stochastic dynamic programming (SDP);
Robotics Project: Students will work on a semester long project consisting of design, fabrication, and programming a mobile robotic platform.

Text / Reference Books:

• Melgar, E. R., Diez, C. C., Arduino and Kinect Projects: Design, Build, Blow Their Minds, 2012.
• R. Siegwart, I. R. Nourbakhsh, “Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots”, The MIT Press, 2011.
• Peter Corke , Robotics, Vision and Control: Fundamental Algorithms in MATLAB, Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, 2011.

Eighth Semester - Open Elective

Matrix Computation

Introduction to Direct Methods: Diagonalization, Jordan Canonical Forms, SVD and POD, Direct Method for solving linear systems and Application to BVP, Discritization of PDE’s, Sparse Matrices.

Basic iterative methods: Iterative method for solving linear systems: Jacobi, Gauss-Seidel and SOR and their convergence, projection method: general projection method, steepest descent, MR Iteration, RNSD method.

Krylov subspace methods: Introduction to Krylov subspace, Arnoldi’s method, GMRES method, Conjugate gradient algorithm, Lanczos Algorithm.

Convergence & Preconditioners: Convergence check for Krylov subspace methods, Preconditioned CG, ILU preconditioner, Approximate inverse preconditioners, Multigrid methods.

Parallel implementation:

Architecture of parallel computers, introduction to MPI & openMP, parallel preconditioners, domain decomposition method.

Texts:

• Yousef Saad,
• Iterative Methods for Sparse Linear Systems, SIAM 2003.
• Ananth Grama, George Karypis, Vipin Kumar, Anshul Gupta, Introduction to Parallel Computing, Addison-Wesley, 2003.
• Gene H. Golub, Charles, F. Van Loan, Matrix Computation, John Hopkins University Press, 1996.

• W. H. Press, Teucolsky, S. A., Vetterling, W. T., Flannery, B. P.
• Numerical Recipes in C, Fortran, Cambridge University Press, 1996.
• R. S. Varga, Matrix iterative Analysis, Prentice Hall 1962.
• Gilbert W. Stewart, Introduction to matrix computation, Academic Press 1973.
• James M. Ortega, Introduction to Parallel and Vector Solution of linear Systems, Plenum Press 1984.
• S. D. Conte and Carlde Boor, Elementary Numerical Analysis, McGraw-Hill Pub. Com Ltd 2005.
• K Atkinson, W Han, Elementary Numerical Analysis, Willay India Pvt. Ltd. 200.
• William F. Ames, Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equation, Academic Press 1977, 3rd edition.
• L.N. Trefethen, D. Bau, Numerical Linear Algebra, SIAM, 1997.

Photovoltaics & Fuel Cell Technology

Photovoltaics:

Global energy scenario and impending energy crisis, Basic introduction of energy storage/conversion devices, State-of-the art status of portable power sources, Solar/photovoltaic (PV) cells, PV energy generation and consumption, fundamentals of solar cell materials, Elementary concept of solar cell and its design, solar cell technologies (Si-wafer based, Thin film and concentrator solar cells), Emerging solar cell technologies (GaAs solar cell, dye-sensitized solar cell, organic solar cell, Thermo-photovoltaics), Photovoltaic system design and applications, Analysis of the cost performance ratio for the photovoltaic energy and problems in wide-spread commercialization of the technology.

Texts:

• 1. Energy Storage, R. A. Huggins, Springer, 2010.
• Fundamentals of Photovoltaic Modules and their Applications, G. N. Tiwari, S. Dubey & Julian C. R. Hunt, RSC Energy Series, 2009.
• Solar Photovoltaics: Fundamentals, Technologies and Applications (2^nd ed.), C. S. Solanki, Prentice Hall of India, 2011.
• Solar Cell Device Physics, Stephen Fonash (2^nd ed.), Academic Press, 2010.
• Fuel Cell Technology, Nigel Sammes (ed.), 1^st edition, Springer, 2006
• Clean Energy, R. M. Dell & D. A. J. Rand, Royal Society Publications, 2004
• Hydrogen Energy: Challenges & Prospects, R. M. Dell & D. A. J. Rand, Royal Society Publications, 2008.
• Fuel Cell Engines, Matthew M. Mench, John Wiley & Sons, 2008.

• Fuel Cell Technology Handbook, G. Hoogers (ed.), CRC Press, 2003.
• Fuel Cell Technologies: State & perspectives; N. Sammes, A. Smirnova and O. Vasylyev (eds.), Springer, 2004.
• Electrochemical Impedance in PEM Fuel Cells: Fundamentals and applications; Xiao-Zi Yuan, C. Song, H. Wang and J. Zhang; Springer-Verlag, 2010.
• Electrochemical Nanotechnology, T. Osaka, M. Dutta, Y. S. Diamand (eds.), Springer, 2010.

Applied FEM for Industries

Introduction:

Continuum Mechanics, Conservation laws, Riemannian Geometry and stress- strain tensors, Constitutive equation, Potential-, Strain-, and Kinetic energies, Functionals and variational formulation, mathematical programming and weak solutions; Displacement method of FEM analyses.

Field equations: Elasticity, Structural Dynamics, Fluid Mechanics, electromagnetic fields

Alternative approaches: Hybrid FEM, Mixed FEM, Boundary Element Method, Boundary Error Element, Mesh-less methods, Galerkin’s approach of error orthogonalization.

Computer Packaging: Pre-, Post-processing and Turbo C, Analysis Programs in FRORTAN;

Applications (as per request): Rigid-flexible assembly (ME and Bio-Mechanics); Two-phase flow (ME & CE); Electro-magnetic application to wave-guides, MOSFET analyses (ECE); magnetic levitation (electrical), Vibration and control of quartz substrate using smart material; Stochastic FEM, etc.

Text / Reference Books: 

• The Finite Element Method: Its Basis and Fundamentals, C. Zienkiewicz, R. L. Taylor, J.Z. Zhu; 6th Edition, 2005.
• Concepts and applications of finite element analysis, Robert Davis Cook.
• Lecture Notes.

Industrial Waste Treatment and Management

Introduction to Industrial Waste:

Types of industries and industrial pollution, Types of industrial wastes - solid, liquid and gaseous wastes, Hazardous waste - definition and concept, Characteristics of industrial wastes, Effects of industrial wastes on environment and human health, Environmental standards and legislations;
Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production: Waste minimization, Source reduction, Use of alternate raw materials, Process modifications, Recycle, reuse and byproduct recovery, Opportunities and barriers to cleaner production;
Waste Treatment Techniques: Physico-chemical and biological treatment of wastewater, Concept of common effluent treatment plant (CETP), Concept of zero discharge, Industrial sludge management, Industrial air pollution, Control of gaseous emissions.
Environmental Performance: Environmental audit and performance, Environmental management plan, Introduction to ISO and ISO 14000.
Pollution Control in Major Industries – Case Studies: Manufacturing processes and flow sheets, Sources and characteristics of wastes, Waste treatment and disposal methods – Computer & IT industry and electronic waste (e-waste), Thermal power plants, Iron and steel, Metal plating, Fertilizer, Refinery, Tannery, Food industry, etc.

Text / Reference Books:

• de Nevers, N., Air Pollution Control Engineering, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 1999.
• Eckenfelder Jr., W.W., Industrial Water Pollution Control, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2000.
• Ghassemi, A. (ed.), Handbook of Pollution Control & Waste Minimization, 2nd Edition, Marcel Dekker, 2002.
• Metcalf & Eddy, Wastewater Engineering - Treatment and Reuse (Revised by Tchobanoglous, G., Burton, F.L. and Stensel, H.D.), 4th Edition, Tata McGrawHill, 2004.
• Wise, D.L. and Trantolo, D.J. (eds.), Process Engineering for Pollution Control and Waste Minimization, 1st Edition, Marcel Dekker, 1994.

Mobile Robotics

Objectives:

Mobile robots are now enabling human beings to physically reach and explore unchartered territories in the Universe. Be a place as distant as Mars, in abysmal depths of ocean, or shrouded by thick glaciers of Antarctic, mobile robots help exploring everything; yet this is just the beginning. Even in day to day life autonomous cars hold a potential to revolutionize transportation and domestic mobile robots help humans in cleaning, elderly help, etc. National defense is an area replete with the use of mobile robots. This course will present various aspects of design, fabrication, motion planning, and control of intelligent mobile robotic systems. The focus of the course is distributed equally on the computational aspects and practical implementation issues and thereby leads to a well rounded training. The course will give students an opportunity to design and fabricate a mobile robotic platform and program it to apply learned theoretical concepts in practice as a semester long class project.

Proposed Syllabus:

Robot locomotion: Types of locomotion, hopping robots, legged robots, wheeled robots, stability, maneuverability, controllability;
Mobile robot kinematics and dynamics: Forward and inverse kinematics, holonomic and nonholonomic constraints, kinematic models of simple car and legged robots, dynamics simulation of mobile robots.
Perception: Proprioceptive/Exteroceptive and passive/active sensors, performance measures of sensors, sensors for mobile robots like global positioning system (GPS), Doppler effect-based sensors, vision based sensors, uncertainty in sensing, filtering;
Localization: Odometric position estimation, belief representation, probabilistic mapping, Markov localization, Bayesian localization, Kalman localization, positioning beacon systems.
Introduction to planning and navigation: path planning algorithms based on A-star, Dijkstra, Voronoi diagrams, probabilistic roadmaps (PRM), rapidly exploring random trees (RRT), Markov Decision Processes (MDP), stochastic dynamic programming (SDP);
Robotics Project: Students will work on a semester long project consisting of design, fabrication, and programming a mobile robotic platform.

Text / Reference Books:

• Melgar, E. R., Diez, C. C., Arduino and Kinect Projects: Design, Build, Blow Their Minds, 2012.
• R. Siegwart, I. R. Nourbakhsh, “Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots”, The MIT Press, 2011.
• Peter Corke , Robotics, Vision and Control: Fundamental Algorithms in MATLAB, Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, 2011.

Application of Probabilistic Methods in Engineering

Introduction:

Concept of risk, and uncertainty in engineering analysis and design; Fundamental of probability models.

Analytical models of random phenomena: Baysian Analysis, Analysis of variance (ANOVA); Application of central limit theorem, confidence interval, expected value, and return period.
Application of Monte Carlo simulation (MCS): Determination of function of random variables using MCS methods; Application of MCS in various engineering problems.
Probabilistic analysis and determination: i) Forces induced by earthquakes, ii) Forces induced by wind, iii) Forces induced by sea waves, iv) Load on vehicles induced through surface roughness of roads.
Methods of risk Analysis: Composite risk analysis; Direct integration method; Method using safety margin, reliability index and safety factor.
Introduction to reliability analysis: Application of Bayes theorem in real life problem; Reliability analysis of simple systems: serial, parallel and combined systems; First order uncertainty and reliability analysis (FORM), First order second moment (FOSM) and Advanced FOSM methods; Applications of risk and reliability analysis in engineering systems.

Application of probabilistic methods:i) Fluid-structure interaction, ii) Soil-structure interaction iii) Railways iv) Automobile industry, v) Offshore structure, vi) Hydraulic structure

Text / Reference Books:

• Scheaffer, R. L., Mulekar, M. S. and McClave, J. T., (2011): Probability and statistics for Engineers, Fifth Edition, Brooks / Cole, Cengage Learning.
• Ang, A. H-S., and Tang, W. H., (2006): Probability Concepts in Engineering, Volumes 1. John Wiley and Sons.
• Halder, A and Mahadevan, S., (2000): Probability, Reliability and Statistical Methods in Engineering Design, John Wiley and Sons.
• Rao, S.S., (1992): Reliability-Based Design, McGraw Hill, Inc.
• Harr, M.E., (1987): Reliability-Based Design in Civil Engineering. McGraw Hill, Inc.
• Ang, A. H-S, and Tang, W. H., (1975): Probability Concepts in Engineering Planning and Design, Volumes 2. John Wiley and Sons
• Benjamin, J., and Cornell. A., (1963): Probability, Statistics, and Decision for Civil Engineers. McGraw Hill.

Eighth Semester - HSS Elective

Fundamentals of Cognitive Science

Texts and References:

• Wilson, Robert A., & Keil, Frank C. (eds.) , The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2001.
• Bechtel, William, & Graham, George (eds.), A Companion to Cognitive Science, Malden, MA: Blackwell, 1998.
• Cummins, Robert, & Cummins, Denise Dellarosa (eds.), Minds, Brains, and Computers: The Foundations of Cognitive Science, Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2000.
• Rapaport, William J., "Cognitive Science", in Anthony Ralston, Edwin D. Reilly, & David Hemmendinger (eds.), Encyclopedia of Computer Science, 4th edition (New York: Grove's Dictionaries): 227-233, 2000.

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Aim of the Course:

Today, many of the engineering students after passing out are joining some kind of organization. Therefore, they need to know how they will be successful as job applicants, trainees, employees, team players, and managers. This course will help them in knowing about all these and applying psychological principles in industries and organizations.

Course Contents:

Introduction: Psychology as a science of Behaviour and Mental Processes: Nature, Scope and Subject Matter of Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Time and Motion Study, Classical Hawthorne Studies.

Employer Selection: Recruitment Process; Selection Process - Job and Worker Analyses, Matching Job with the Person; Selection Methods - Application Blank, Biographical Inventories, References and Recommendation Letters, Interviews.

Psychological Testing: Characteristics of Psychological Tests; Types of Psychological Tests; Tests of Knowledge, Skills and Abilities - Interest, Aptitude and Personality Tests; Limitations of Psychological Testing Programmes.

Training and Learning: Need Identification; Psychological Factors in Learning; Training Methods in the Workplace; Effective Training Programme; Career Planning and Development.

Motivation: Needs, Incentives and Motives; Financial and Non-financial Motives; Theories of Motivation; Management of Motivation; Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction.

Leadership: Changing Views of Leadership; Theories of Leadership; Leadership Styles; Pole of Power in Leadership; Charismatic and Effective Leaders.

Group Behaviour: Formal and Informal Organizations in Industry; Conflicts in Organization; Resolution of the Conflicts; Decision Making Process.

Characteristics of the Workplace: Working Conditions - Physical and Psychological; Accident, Safety and Health; Management of Stress; Spirituality at Work.

Texts and References:

• Schultz, D. & Schultz, S. E., Psychology & Work Today: An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 10^th Ed., New Jersy: Prentice Hall, 2009.
• Landy, F. J. & Conte, J. M., Work in the 21^st Century: An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 3^rd Ed., New York: Wiley- Blackwell, 2009.
• Robins, S. P. & Judge, T. A., Organizational Behaviour, 14^th Ed., New Jersey, Prentice Hall, 2010.
• Pierce G.F, Spirituality at Work: 10 Ways to Balance Your Life on the Job, 1^ST Ed., Illinois, Loyola Press, 2005.

Core Courses

SE503: Advanced Engineering Mathematics

Linear Algebra: Matrix algebra; basis, dimension and fundamental subspaces; solvability of Ax = b by direct Methods; orthogonality and QR transformation; eigenvalues and eigenvectors, similarity transformation, singular value decomposition, Fourier series, Fourier Transformation, FFT. Vector Algebra & Calculus: Basic vector algebra; curves; grad, div, curl; line, surface and volume integral, Green’s theorem, Stokes’s theorem, Gauss-divergence theorem. Differential Equations: ODE: homogeneous and non-homogeneous equations, Wronskian, Laplace transform, series solutions, Frobenius method, Sturm-Liouville problems, Bessel and Legendre equations, integral transformations; PDE: separation of variables and solution by Fourier Series and Transformations, PDE with variable coefficient.

Numerical Technique: Numerical integration and differentiation; Methods for solution of Initial Value Problems, finite difference methods for ODE and PDE; iterative methods: Jacobi, Gauss-Seidel, and successive over-relaxation.

Complex Number Theory: Analytic function; Cauchy’s integral theorem; residue integral method, conformal mapping.

Statistical Methods: Descriptive statistics and data analysis, correlation and regression, probability distribution, analysis of variance, testing of hypothesis.

Text Books:

1. H. Kreyszig, “Advanced Engineering Mathematics”, Wiley, (2006).
2. Gilbert Strang, “Linear Algebra and Its Applications”, 4th edition, Thomson Brooks/Cole, India (2006).
3. J. W. Brown and R. V. Churchill, “Complex Variables and Applications”, McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New York (2004).
4. J. W. Brown and R. V. Churchill, “Fourier Series and Boundary Value Problems”, McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New York (2009).
5. G. F. Simmons, “Differential Equations with Applications and Historical Notes”, Tata McGraw-Hill Edition, India (2003).
6. S. L. Ross, “Differential Equations” 3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., India (2004).
7. K. S. Rao, “Introduction to Partial Differential Equations”, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd (2005).
8. R. Courant and F. John, “Introduction to Calculus and Analysis, Volume I and II”, Springer-Verlag, New York, Inc. (1989).

ME519: Advanced Engineering Software Laboratory

CAD/CAM: 2D and 3D geometric transformation, Composite Transformation, Projections; Curves: Cubic, Bezier, Splines; Surfaces: Quadric, Coons patch, Super Quadric, Bezier, B-Splines. Process planning, CL data generation, Automatic CNC code generation.

FEM:  Solid model creation, different types of elements, chunking of model, meshing, mesh quality, different kinds of analysis : static, dynamic, transient, thermal, electro-magnetic, acoustics, sub-structuring and condensation, Error and convergence.

Non-linear static and dynamic analysis, contact analysis, multi-physics problem, rigid body analysis of flexible element.

CFD:  Different types of CFD techniques, various stages of CFD techniques (i) pre processor: governing equations, boundary conditions, grid generation, different discretization techniques (ii) processor: solution schemes, different solvers (iii) post-processing: analysis of results, validation, grid independent studies etc. Developing codes using commercial/open source software for solving few problems of laminar and turbulent flow with heat transfer applications.

Engineering software related to CAD/CAM, FEM, CFD, with both GUI and script like languages, are to be used for laboratory assignments.

Text Books:

1. D. F. Rogers and J. A. Adams, “Mathematical Elements for Computer Ggraphics”, McGraw-Hill, 1990
2. M. Groover and E. Zimmers, “CAD/CAM: Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing”, Pearson Education, 2009.
3. A. Saxena and B. Sahay, “Computer Aided Engineering Design”, Springer, 2007.
4. J. N. Reddy, “An Introduction to Finite Element Methods”, 3rd Ed., Tata McGraw-Hill, 2005.
5. J. Fish, and T. Belytschko, “A First Course in Finite Elements”, 1^st Ed., John Wiley and Sons, 2007.
6. J. D. Anderson, “Computational Fluid Dynamics”, McGraw-Hill Inc. (1995).
7. H. K. Versteeg and W. Malalaskera, “An Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics”, Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd. (2008).
8. S. Biringen and C Chow, An Introduction to Computational Fluid Mechanics by Example

ME521: Advanced Fluid Mechanics

Concepts of fluids: Definitions of fluids, concept of continuum, different types of fluid, tensor analysis, governing laws of fluid mechanics in integral form,Reynold’s transport theorem, mass, momentum and energy equations in integral form and their applications, differential fluid flow analysis, continuity equation, Navier-Stokes equation and exact solutions. Potential flow analysis: Two-dimensional flow in rectangular and polar coordinates, continuity equation and the stream function, irrotationality and the velocity potential function, complex potential function, vorticity and circulation, flow over immersed bodies and D’ Alembert’s paradox, aerofoil theory and its application. Viscous flow analysis: Low Reynold’s number flow, approximation of Navier-stokes equation, approximate solutions of Navier-Stokes equation, Stokes and Oseen flows, hydrodynamic theory of lubrication, Prandtl’s boundary layer equations, Large Reynold’s number flow approximation, flow instabilities and onset of turbulence. Compressible fluid flow: One dimensional isentropic flow, Fanno and Rayleigh flows, choking phenomenon, normal and oblique shocks. Micro and nano flow: Physical aspects of micro and nano flows, governing equations, surface tension driven flows, modeling of micro and nano flows.

Text Books:

1. White, F.M., Viscous Fluid Flow, McGraw-Hill, New York, 3^rd  edition 2006.
2. Bachelor G. K. An introduction to Fluid Dynamics , Cambridge University Press, 2007.
3. Streeter V.L. and Wylie E. B., Fluid Mechanics , Tata McGraw-Hill, Delhi 2001.
4. Shames I. H., Mechanics of Fluids , Tata McGraw Hill, Delhi, 4^th edition 2003.
5. Douglas and Swaffield, Fluid Mechanics , Prentice Hall, 5^th edition 2006.
6. Yahya S. M., Fundamentals of Compressible Flow , Tata McGraw Hill, Delhi, 3^rd edition 2003.
7. Karniadakis G., Beskok, A., and Narayan A. Microflows and Nanoflows , Springer, 1^st edition 2005.
8. Journal of Fluid Mechanics,Cambridge University Press. 
9. Physics of Fluids , , American Institute of Physics.

ME522: Advanced Heat Transfer

Conduction: Equations and boundary conduction in different coordinate systems; Analytical Solutions: separation of variables, Laplace Transform, Duhamel’s theorem: Non-impulse initial conditions; Numerical Methods: Finite difference and flux conservation; Interfacial heat transfer. Convection: Conservation equations and boundary conditions; Heat transfer in laminar developed and developing boundary layers: duct flows and external flows, analytical and approximate solutions, effects of boundary conditions; Heat transfer in turbulent boundary layers and turbulent duct flows; Laminar and turbulent free convection,  jets, plumes and thermal wakes, phase change. Radiation:  Intensity, radiosity, irradiance, view factor geometry and algebra; formulations for black and non–black surfaces, spectrally–selective surfaces (solar collectors); Monte Carlo methods for radiation exchange; The radiative transfer equation, extinction and scattering properties of gases and aerosols, overview of solution methods and applications. Interaction between conduction, convection and radiation: Coupled problems; Examples in manufacturing and electronic cooling applications; Micro channels and micro fins.

Text Books:

1. M N Ozisik, Heat Conduction, 2nd ed, John Wiley & Sons, 1993
2. Kakaç, S., Yener, Y., Heat Conduction, 3^rd edition, Taylor & Francis, 1993.
3. F P Incropera and D P Dewitt, Introduction to Heat Transfer, 3rd ed, John Wiley & Sons, 1996
4. W. M. Kays and E. M. Crawford, Convective Heat and Mass Transfer, Mc Graw Hill,1993.
5. Adrian Bejan, Convective Heat Transfer, John Wiley and Sons, 1995.
6. M F Modest, Radiative Heat Transfer, McGraw-Hill, 1993
7. R Siegel and J R Howell, Thermal Radiation Heat Transfer, 3rd ed, Taylor & Francis, 1992

ME523: Advanced Dynamics and Vibration

Review of Newtonian mechanics for rigid bodies and system of rigid bodies; coordinate transformation between two set of axes in relative motion between one another; Euler angles; angular velocity, angular acceleration, angular momentum etc. in terms of Euler angle parameters; Newton-Euler equations of motion; elementary Lagrangian mechanics: generalized coordinates and constraints; principle of virtual work; Hamilton’s principle; Lagrange’s equation, generalized forces. Lagrange’s equation with constraints, Lagrange’s multiplier. Nonlinear effects in Dynamics. Review of the  single DOF system and simple Multi-DOF lumped parameter systems. Equations of motion for free and forced vibration of distributed parameter systems: axial vibration of a bar, transverse vibration of a string, torsional vibration of a shaft, transverse vibration of beams. Boundary-value problem and boundary conditions. Differential eigenvalue problem, eigenfunction and natural modes. Orthogonality of eigenfunctions and expansion theorem. Rayleigh quotient. Response to initial conditions and external excitations. Discretization of distributed parameter system: Algebraic eigenvalue problem, eigenvalue and eigenvectors. Introduction to Modal analysis.

Text Books:

1. H. Baruh, Analytical Dynamics, McGraw-Hill (1999).
2. L. Meirovitch, Methods of Analytical Dynamics, Dover Publication, 2010.
3. D.T. Greenwood, Principles of Dynamics, Prentice-Hall International, 1988.
4. A.A. Shabana, Dynamics of Multibody Systems, 4th Cambridge University Press, 2013.
5. L. Meirovitch, Fundamentals of Vibration, McGraw Hill, 2000.
6. W.T. Thompson, M.D. Dahleh, C. Padmanabhan, Theory of Vibration with Application, 5th Ed., Pearson, 2008.
7. S.S. Rao, Mechanical Vibration, 4th Ed., Pearson, 2004.
8. W. Weaver, Jr., S.P. Timoshenko, D.H. Young, Vibration Problems in Engineering, 5th Ed., John Wiley and Sons, 1990.

ME524: Theory of Elasticity

Stress and strain tensors, equations of equilibrium and compatibility in rectangular and curvilinear coordinates, Cauchy’s formula, stress transformation, principal stresses, Lame’s stress ellipsoid, Cauchy stress quadratic, octahedral stress, stress-strain relations, basic equations of elasticity, Boundary value problem, Uniqueness of solutions, Torsion of non-circular sections, St. Venant’s theory of torsion, Scalar and Vector potentials, Strain potentials.  Plane state of stress and strain, Airy’s stress function for problems, Representation of biharmonic function using complex variables, Kolosoff-Mushkelishvili method. Thermal stress, Applications to problems of curved beam, thick cylinder and rotating disc, stress concentration. Introduction to numerical methods in elasticity. Contact problems, energy and variational principles Theory of Elasticity:

Text Books:

1. S.P. Timoshenko and J.N. Goodier, Theory of Elasticity, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2010.
2. L.S. Srinath, Advanced Solid Mechanics, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2002.
3. I.S. Sokolnikoff, Mathematical Theory of Elasticity, 2nd Ed., McGraw-Hill, 1956.
4. Y.C. Fung, Foundations of Solid Mechanics, Prentice-Hall, 1965.

ME525: Metal Cutting and analysis

Single and multipoint tool geometry (ASA, ORS, NRS, MRS), conversion of tool angles; mechanics of chip formation (for ductile and brittle materials): Levy Lodes’ theorem, fracture mechanics; Orthogonal and oblique cutting mechanics; dynamometry (strain gauge, piezo etc); Surface roughness in machining; Thermal aspects of machining; tribology in metal cutting; tool coatings and coating techniques; Economics of machining; Machinability; Cutting fluids: properties, types, application techniques, emissions and its adverse effects; Chip breaker; Recent advances in machining: hard turning, high seed machining, diamond turning, machining of advanced materials, machining with minimum quantity cutting fluids and cryogenic fluids; Grinding: mechanics, forces, specific energy, temperature, wheel wear and surface finish; Broaching: mechanics;

Text Books:

1. M. C. Shaw, Metal Cutting, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2004.
2. M. C. Shaw, Principles of Abrasive Processing, Oxford University Press, 1996.
3. Bhattacharyya, A., Metal cutting: theory and practice, New Central Book, Kolkata, 1984.
4. G. K. Lal, Introduction to Machining Science, New Age International Publishers, 2007.
5. G. Boothroyd and W. A. Knight, Fundamentals of Machining and Machine Tools, CRC-Taylor and Francis, 2006.
6. A. Ghosh and A. K. Malik, Manufacturing Science, East West Press, 2010.
7. P. H. Black, Metal Cutting Theory, McGraw Hill, 1961.

ME526: Metal Forming and Analysis

Stress-strain relations in elastic and plastic deformations, Yield criteria for ductile metals, Work hardening and Anisotropy in yielding, Flow curves, Elements of theory of plasticity, Formulation of plastic deformation problems, Application of theory of plasticity for solving metal forming problems using slab method, Upper and lower bound methods, slip line field theory, Effects of temperature and strain rate in metal working, Friction and lubrication in cold and hot working, Technology and Analysis of important metal forming processes–Forging, Rolling, Extrusion, Wire Drawing, Sheet metal forming processes like Deep drawing, Stretch forming, Bending, Introduction to Finite Element Analysis of metal forming processes.

Texts Books:

1. R.H Wagoner, Metal Forming Analysis, Cambridge University Press
2. G. W. Rowe, Principles of Industrial Metal working processes, CBS publishers and Distributors
3. B. L. Juneja, Fundamentals of Metal forming processes, New age international publishers
4. A. Ghosh and A. K. Malik, Manufacturing Science, East West Press
5. J. Chakrabarty, Theory of Plasticity, McGraw Hill, 1998.
6. Dieter, Mechanical Metallurgy, McGraw Hill. Inc
7. By William F. Hosford, Robert M. Caddell, Metal Forming: Mechanics and Metallurgy, Cambridge University Press

Elective Courses (Electives I-III)

EE501: Control of Mechatronic Systems

Time response design: Routh-Hurwitz test, relative stability, Root locus design, construction of root loci, phase lead and phase-lag design, lag-lead design.

Frequency response design: Bode, polar, Nyquist, Nichols plot, lag, lead, lag-lead compensator, time delay, process plant response curve. PID controller design.

Modern control: Concept of states, state space model, different form, controllability, observability; pole placement by state feedback, observer design, Lunenburg observer, reduced order observer, observer based control.

Optimal control design: Solution-time criterion, control-area criterion, performance indices; zero steady state step error systems; modern control performance index: quadratic performance index, Ricatti equation.

Digital control: Sampling process, sample and hold, analog to digital converter, use of z-transform for closed loop transient response, stability analysis using bilinear transform and Jury method, digital control design using state feedback.

Non-Linear Control System: Common physical non-linear system, phase plane method, system analysis by phase plane method, stability of non-linear system, stability analysis by describing function method, Liapunov’s stability criterion, Popov’s stability criterion.

Text Books:

1. K. Ogata, “Modern Control Engineering”, Prentice Hall India (2002).
2. Gene F. Franklin, J. D. Powell, A E Naeini, “Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems”, Pearson (2008).
3. John Van De Vegte, “Feedback Control Systems”, Prentice Hall (1993).
4. Thomas Kailath, “Linear Systems”, Prentice Hall (1980).
5. Alok Sinha, “Linear Systems: Optimal and Robust Control”, Taylor & Francis (2007).
6. Brian D. O. Anderson and John B. Moore, “Optimal Control: Linear Quadratic Methods”, Dover Publications (2007).
7. K. Ogata, “Discrete-Time Control Systems”, PHI Learning (2009).
8. H.K. Khalil, “Nonlinear Systems”, Prentice Hall (2001).

MA507: Nonlinear Optimization

Nonlinear programming: Convex sets and convex functions, their properties, convex programming problem, generalized convexity, Pseudo and Quasi convex functions, Invex functions and their properties, KKT conditions.
Goal Programming: Concept of Goal Programming, Model Formulation, Graphical solution method.
Separable programming. Geometric programming: Problems with positive coefficients up to one degree of difficulty, Generalized method for the positive and negative coefficients.
Search Techniques: Direct search and gradient methods, Unimodal functions, Fibonacci method, Golden Section method, Method of steepest descent, Newton-Raphson method, Conjugate gradient methods.

Dynamic Programming: Deterministic and Probabilistic Dynamic Programming, Discrete and continuous dynamic programming, simple illustrations.
Multiobjective Programming: Efficient solutions, Domination cones.

Text Books:

1. Mokhtar S. Bazaaraa, Hanif D. Shirali and M.C.Shetty, Nonlinear Programming, Theory and Algorithms, John Wiley & Sons, New York (2004).

Reference Books:

1. D. G. Luenberger, Linear and Nonlinear Programming, Second Edition, Addison Wesley (2003).
2. R. E. Steuer, Multi Criteria Optimization, Theory, Computation and Application, John Wiley and Sons, New York (1986).

MA511: Large Scale Scientific Computation

Introduction to sparse matrices, Storage Schemes, Permutations and Reorderings, , Sparse Direct Solution Methods. Iterative methos and Preconditioning Convergence Krylov Subspaces, Arnoldi’s Method, GMRES, Symmetric Lanczos Algorithm, Conjugate Gradient Algorithm, Convergence Analysis, Block Krylov Methods, Preconditioned Conjugate Gradient, Preconditioned GMRES, Jacobi, SOR, and SSOR Preconditioners, ILU Factorization Preconditioners, Block Preconditioners, Types of Partitionings,
Techniques, Direct Solution and the Schur Complement, Schur Complement Approaches, Full Matrix Methods, Graph Partitioning: Geometric Approach, Spectral Techniques.

Newton’s method and some of its variations, Newton method in several dimension, continuation methods, conjugate direction method and Davidon-Fletcher-Powell Algorithms, Introduction to Non-linear Multigrid with applications.

HPC kernels (BLAS, multicore and GPU computing)

Texts Books:

1. O. Axelsson, Iterative Solution Methods Cambridge Univ. Press, 1994.
2. W. Hackbusch, Multigrid Methods and Applications. Springer-Verlag, 1985.
3. J.M. Ortega and W.C. Rheinboldt, Iterative Solution of Nonlinear Equations in Several Variables.Academic Press, NY, 1970.
4. C.W. Ueberrhuber, Numerical Computation : Methods, Software and Analysis. Springer-Verlag,Berlin, 1997.
5. P. Wesseling, An Introduction to Multigrid Methods. John Wiley & Sons, 1992.
6. Yousef Saad, Iterative Methods for Sparse Linear Systems, SIAM 2003.

ME501 Robotics: Advanced Concepts and Analysis

Introduction to robotics: brief history, types, classification and usage and the science and technology of robots.

Kinematics of robot: direct and inverse kinematics problems and workspace, inverse kinematics solution for the general 6R manipulator, redundant and over-constrained manipulators.
Velocity and static analysis of manipulators: Linear and angular velocity, Jacobian of manipulators, singularity, static analysis.

Dynamics of manipulators: formulation of equations of motion, recursive dynamics, and generation of symbolic equations of motion by a computer simulations of robots using software and commercially available packages.

Planning and control: Trajectory planning, position control, force control, hybrid control
Industrial and medical robotics: application in manufacturing processes, e.g. casting, welding, painting, machining, heat treatment and nuclear power stations, etc; medical robots: image guided surgical robots, radiotherapy, cancer treatment, etc;

Advanced topics in robotics: Modelling and control of flexible manipulators, wheeled mobile robots, bipeds, etc. Future of robotics.

Reference Books:

1. M. P. Groover, M. Weiss, R. N. Nagel and N. G. Odrey, “Industrial Robotics-Technology, Programming and Applications”, McGraw-Hill Book and Company (1986).
2. S. K. Saha, “Introduction to Robotics”, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd. (2008).
3. S. B. Niku, “Introduction to Robotics–Analysis Systems, Applications”, Pearson Education (2001).
4. A. Ghosal, Robotics: “Fundamental Concepts and Analysis”, Oxford University Press (2008).
5. Pires, “Industrial Robot Programming–Building Application for the Factories of the Future”, Springer (2007).
6. Peters, “Image Guided Interventions – Technology and Applications”, Springer (2008).
7. K. S. Fu, R. C. Gonzalez and C.S.G. Lee, “ROBOTICS: Control, Sensing, Vision and Intelligence”, McGraw-Hill (1987).
8. J. J. Craig, “Introduction to Robotics: Mechanics and Control”, 2nd edition, Addison-Wesley (1989).

ME503: Computational Fluid Dynamics

Concept of Computational Fluid Dynamics: Different techniques of solving fluid dynamics problems, their merits and demerits, governing equations of fluid dynamics and boundary conditions, classification of partial differential equations and their physical behavior, Navier-Stokes equations for Newtonian fluid flow, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques, different steps in CFD techniques, criteria and essentialities of good CFD techniques.

Finite Difference Method (FDM):Application of FDM to model problems, steady and unsteady problems, implicit and explicit approaches, errors and stability analysis, direct and iterative solvers. Finite Volume Method (FVM): FVM for diffusion, convection-diffusion problem, different discretization schemes, FVM for unsteady problems.

Prediction of Viscous Flows: Pressure Poisson and pressure correction methods for solving Navier-Stokes equation, SIMPLE family FVM for solving Navier-Stokes equation, modelling turbulence.
CFD for Complex Geometry:Structured and unstructured, uniform and non-uniform grids, different techniques of grid generations, curvilinear grid and transformed equations.

Lattice Boltzman and Molecular Dynamics: Boltzman equation, Lattice Boltzman equation, Lattice Boltzman methods for turbulence and multiphase flows, Molecular interaction, potential and force calculation, introduction to Molecular Dynamics algorithms.

Text Books:

1. J. D. Anderson, “Computational Fluid Dynamics”, McGraw-Hill Inc. (1995).
2. S. V. Patankar, “Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow”, Hemisphere Pub. (1980).
3. K. Muralidhar, and T. Sundarajan, “Computational Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer”, Narosa (2003).
4. D. A. Anderson, J. C. Tannehill and R. H. Pletcher, “Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer”, Hemisphere Pub. (1984).
5. M. Peric and J. H. Ferziger, “Computational Methods for Fluid Dynamics”, Springer (2001).
6. H. K. Versteeg and W. Malalaskera, “An Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics”, Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd. (2008).
7. C. Hirsch, “Numerical Computation of Internal and External Flows”, Butterworth-Heinemann, (2007).
8. J. M. Jaile, “Molecular Dynamics Simulation: Elementary Methods”, Willey Professional, 1997.
9. A. A. Mohamad, “Lattice Boltzmann Method: Fundamentals and Engineering Applications with Computer Codes”, Springer (2011).

ME504: Vehicle Dynamics and Multi-body Systems

Introduction to vehicle dynamics: Vehicle coordinate systems; loads on axles of a parked car and an accelerating car. Acceleration performance: Power-limited acceleration, traction-limited acceleration.
Tire models: Tire construction and terminology; mechanics of force generation; rolling resistance; tractive effort and longitudinal slip; cornering properties of tire; slip angle; camber thrust; aligning moments.
Aerodynamic effects on a vehicle: Mechanics of airflow around the vehicle, pressure distribution, aerodynamic forces; pitching, rolling and yawing moments; crosswind sensitivity.
Braking performance: Basic equations for braking for a vehicle with constant deceleration and deceleration with wind-resistance; braking forces: rolling resistance, aerodynamic drag, driveline drag, grade, tire-road friction; brakes, anti-lock braking system, traction control, braking efficiency.
Steering systems and cornering: Geometry of steering linkage, steering geometry error; steering system models, neutral steer, under-steer, over-steer, steering ratio, effect of under-steer; steering system force and moments, low speed and high speed cornering; directional stability of the vehicle; influence of front-wheel drive.
Suspension and ride: Suspension types—solid axle suspensions, independent suspensions; suspension geometry; roll centre analysis; active suspension systems; excitation sources for vehicle rider; vehicle response properties, suspension stiffness and damping, suspension isolation, active control, suspension non-linearity, bounce and pitch motion.
Roll-over: Quasi-static roll-over of rigid vehicle and suspended vehicle; transient roll-over, yaw-roll model, tripping.
Multi-body systems: Review of Newtonian mechanics for rigid bodies and system of rigid bodies; coordinate transformation between two set of axes in relative motion between one another; Euler angles; angular velocity, angular acceleration, angular momentum etc. in terms of Euler angle parameters; Newton-Euler equations of motion; elementary Lagrangian mechanics: generalised coordinates and constraints; principle of virtual work; Hamilton’s principle; Lagrange’s equation, generalized forces. Lagrange’s equation with constraints, Lagrange’s multiplier.

Text Books:

1. T.D. Gillespie, “Fundamental of Vehicle Dynamics”, SAE Press (1995)
2. J.Y. Wong, “Theory of Ground Vehicles”, 4th Edition, John Wiley & Sons (2008).
3. Reza N. Jazar, “Vehicle Dynamics: Theory and Application”, 1st Edition, 3rd Printing, Springer (2008).
4. R. Rajamani, “Vehicle Dynamics and Control”, Springer (2006).
5. A.A. Shabanna, “Dynamics of Multibody Systems”, 3rd Edition, Cambridge University Press (2005).

Reference Books:

1. G. Genta, “Motor Vehicle Dynamics”, World Scientific Pub. Co. Inc. (1997).
2. H.B. Pacejka, “Tyre and Vehicle Dynamics”, SAE International and Elsevier (2005).
3. Dean Karnopp, “Vehicle Stability”, Marcel Dekker (2004).
4. U. Kiencke and L. Nielsen, “Automotive Control System”, Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
5. M. Abe and W. Manning, “Vehicle Handling Dynamics: Theory and Application”, 1st Edition, Elsevier (2009).
6. L. Meirovitch, “Methods of Analytical Dynamics”, Courier Dover (1970).
7. H. Baruh, “Analytical Dynamics”, WCB/McGraw-Hill (1999).

ME533: Finite Element Analysis

Matrix methods review, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin’s method, weak formulations, FEM formulation in one dimension, interpolation, Multipoint constraints, applications to solid mechanics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics problems, Solution to truss and frame elements, temperature effect, Euler Bernoulli and Timoshenko beam element, C⁰ and C¹ elements, Hermite cubic spline functions, shear locking. Eigen value problem and  applications,  semidiscrete FEM models, Time approximation schemes, Problems in 2-D, plane stress, plane strain, torsion problems, isoparametric formulations, axisymmetric elements, higher order elements, Serendipity elements, quaterpoint element, hybrid element, numerical intergration, reduced integration, convergence and accuracy, norms, modeling consideration, computer implementation: example problems in different fields: solid mechanics, heat transfer, fluid flow etc.  Review of equations of elasticity, velocity pressure formulation, LMM and PM model, Limitations of FEM.

Text Book:

1. Reddy, J.N., “An Introduction to Finite Element Methods”, 3^rd Ed., Tata McGraw-Hill. 2005.

Reference Books:

1. Zienkiewicz, O. C. “The Finite Element Method, 3rd Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill. 2002.
2. Cook, K.D., Malkus, D.S. and Plesha, M.E., “Concept and Applications of Finite Element   Analysis”, 3th Ed., John Wiley and Sons. 1989.
3. Rao, S.S., “The Finite Element Method in Engineering”, 4th Ed., Elsevier Science. 2005.
4. Reddy, J.N. and Gartling, D.K  “The Finite Element Method in Heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamics”, 2rd Ed., CRC Press. 2001.
5. Fish, J. and Belytschko, T., “A First Course in Finite Elements”, 1st Ed., John Wiley and Sons. 2007.
6. Chaskalovic, J., “Finite Element Methods for Engineering Sciences”, 1st Ed., Springer. 2008
7. Bathe, K. J., “Finite Element Procedures”, 1st Ed., Cambridge Press.

ME535: Acoustics

Acoustics: Objective-Understanding of Vibration, Sound, Noise. Mathematical basics for Acoustics- PDE, Vectors, divergence (Greens)  theorem, Stokes theorem, Signal processing. Development of Wave equation, Helmholtz equation. Acoustic wave equation- Plane waves, Acoustic -Power, Intensity & measurement. Transmission, Absorption and attenuation of sound waves in fluids, Spherical Waves, monopole, dipole, quadropole and piston radiator. Radiation and Reception of Acoustic waves. Active sound control Pipes, Cavities, Waveguides, Resonators, Filters and Ducts-Plane Waves, energy dissipation, finite amplitudes and transmission phenomena, horn radiator, mufflers, silencers Noise, signal detection, hearings and Speech-Noise spectrum and band level, combining band levels and Tones, Detecting signal in noise, Detection threshold, Ear-Thresholds, Equal loudness level contours, Critical bandwidth, Masking Loudness level, Pitch and frequency Environmental Acoustics- weighted Sound levels, Speech interference, Criteria for Community noise Highway noise, Aircraft noise rating,  Hearing loss, Legislations for Noise control Architectural acoustics, Reverberation time, Sound Absorption materials, Direct and Reverberant Live rooms, Acoustic factors in design Transduction- transducers/transmitters- anti reciprocal, reciprocal. Loudspeakers, Microphones. Introduction to Underwater Acoustics.

Text Books:

1. Fundamental of Physical Acoustics, David T Black Stock, John Wiley & Sons, Inc
2. Noise and Vibration Control Engineering: Principles and Applications Leo L. Beranek , John Wiley & Sons, Inc
3. Handbook of Noise and Vibration Control edited by Malcolm J. Crocker, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 2007

ME537: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

Refrigeration

Refrigeration systems: Vapour compression, vapour absorption and air refrigeration system, Thermo-electric refrigeration, Cryogenics.

Refrigeration Hardware: Refrigerant compressors, refrigerant condensers, refrigerant evaporators, receiver, expansion devices, filter-drier, moisture indicator etc. 

Refrigeration Controls: HP/LP cut-out, Solenoid valve, evaporator pressure regulator, Accumulators, Suction pressure regulator.

Capacity control techniques: Hot gas by-pass scheme, Cylinder loading scheme, suction gas throttling scheme

Refrigerants: Classification and nomenclature, desirable properties of refrigerants, common refrigerants, environmental issues-Ozone depletion and global warming

Alternative refrigerants: low GWP and zero ODP newer refrigerants.

Applications of Refrigeration: Industrial refrigeration, Transport refrigeration, food preservation (cold storage)

Air-conditioning

Review of Basic psychrometry: Sensible cooling/heating processes, humidification /dehumidification processes on psychrometric chart etc.

Classification of air-conditioners: unitary systems (Window type/self-contained/single-package unit), split-unit and Central air conditioning system

Cooling/Heating load calculations: Transmission load, Solar heat gain, Occupancy load, Equipment load, Infiltration and ventilation load.

Duct Design: Design considerations and procedures

Air Conditioning controls: basic elements, types of control systems

Texts Books:

1. Dossat R.J., 2008. Principles of Refrigeration, Pearson Education (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
2. Stoecker W., 1982. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi.
3. Khan, M.K., 2012, Chapter 15: Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Cold Storage, Handbook of Food Process Design, pp. 381-429., Wiley-Blackwell (UK).
4. Arora C.P., 2005. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi.
5. Ameen A., 2006. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Prentice Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi.
6. American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers Inc, 2013 ASHRAE Handbook- Refrigeration Fundamentals.
7. American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers Inc, 2011 ASHRAE Handbook- HVAC Applications.

ME581: Biomechanics and Biomechatronics

Introduction to Biological System, Cell, Tissues and Connective Tissues and their Phenomenological Models: Bone, Tendon, Cartilage, Smooth Muscle cells, Growth, Remodeling and Residual Stresses, Circulation system, Neural system and control, Instrumentation Technique, Therapeutic and Prosthetic Devices and Instrumentation, Introduction to Biosensor, Experimental Demonstration, Project evaluation and Guest lecture by Medical Professionals.

Texts Books:

1. Jay D. Humphrey and Sherry DeLange  “An Introduction to Biomechanics: Solids and Fluids, Analysis and Design”, Springer; 1st  EditionCarl-Fredrik Mandenius and Mats Bjorkman “Biomechatronic Design in Biotechnology: A Methodology for Development of Biotechnological Products”, Wiley; 1st  Edition
2. Stephen C. Cowin and  Jay D. Humphrey Edt. , “Cardiovascular Soft Tissue Mechanics ”, Kluwer Academic Publishers
3. L. Gorton Edt. “Biosensors and Modern Biospecific Analytical Techniques” Elsevier Science; 1st. Edition
4. Y.F. Al-Obaid, F.N. Bangash and T.Bangash, “Trauma - An Engineering Analysis” Springer; 1st  Edition
5. John G. Webster Edt. “Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design”, Wiley; 3rd  Edition

ME742: Advanced Manufacturing Processes

Advanced Engineering Materials & the limitations of Conventional manufacturing processes; Classification of advanced manufacturing processes; Water jet & abrasive water jet machining; Ultrasonic machining; Electrical discharge machining; Ion Beam, Electron Beam & Laser beam in manufacturing; PVD & CVD; Micro and Nano Manufacturing.

Text Books:

1. A Ghosh and A K Mallik, Manufacturing Science, Affiliated East-West Press Pvt Ltd, 1995.
2. James Brown, Modern Manufacturing Processes, Industrial Press Inc, 1991.
3. William M. Steen, Laser Material Processing, 3rd edition, Springer, 2003.
4. Mark J. Jackson, Microfabrication and Nanomanufacturing, Taylor & Francis, 2008.
5. Chue San Yoo, Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, World Scientific, 2008

Elective Courses (Electives IV-VI)

CE505: Application of Probabilistic Methods in Engineering

Concept of risk, and uncertainty in engineering analysis and design; Fundamental of probability models. Analytical models of random phenomena: Baysian Analysis, Analysis of variance (ANOVA); Application of central limit theorem, confidence interval, expected value, and return period. Application of Monte Carlo simulation (MCS): Determination of function of random variables using MCS methods; Application of MCS in various engineering problems. Probabilistic analysis and determination: i) Forces induced by earthquakes, ii) Forces induced by wind, iii) Forces induced by sea waves, iv) Load on vehicles induced through surface roughness of roads. Methods of risk Analysis: Composite risk analysis; Direct integration method; Method using safety margin, reliability index and safety factor. Introduction to reliability analysis: Application of Bayes theorem in real life problem; Reliability analysis of simple systems: serial, parallel and combined systems; First order uncertainty and reliability analysis (FORM), First order second moment (FOSM) and Advanced FOSM methods; Applications of risk and reliability analysis in engineering systems. Application of probabilistic methods:i) Fluid-structure interaction, ii) Soil-structure interaction iii) Railways iv) Automobile industry, v) Offshore structure, vi) Hydraulic structure

Texts Books:

1. Scheaffer, R. L., Mulekar, M. S. and McClave, J. T., (2011): Probability and statistics for Engineers, Fifth Edition, Brooks / Cole, Cengage Learning.
2. Ang, A. H-S., and Tang, W. H., (2006): Probability Concepts in Engineering, Volumes 1. John Wiley and Sons.
3. Halder, A and Mahadevan, S., (2000): Probability, Reliability and Statistical Methods in Engineering Design, John Wiley and Sons.
4. Rao, S.S., (1992): Reliability-Based Design, McGraw Hill, Inc.
5. Harr, M.E., (1987): Reliability-Based Design in Civil Engineering. McGraw Hill, Inc.
6. Ang, A. H-S, and Tang, W. H., (1975): Probability Concepts in Engineering Planning and Design, Volumes 2. John Wiley and Sons
7. Benjamin, J., and Cornell. A., (1963): Probability, Statistics, and Decision for Civil Engineers. McGraw Hill.

MA502: Numerical Optimization

Introduction to optimization problems, Convex sets and convex funcions, their properties, convex programming problems, Lagranges Multiplier mehtod, Optimality conditions for unconstrained minimization and constrained minimization problems, KKT conditions.
Unimodal functions, Fibonnacci search, Linesearch methods, Convergence of generic line search methods, Method of steepest descent, more general descent methods, Conjugate gradient methods, Fletcher Reeves methods for nonlinear functions, Interior point methods for inequality constrained optimization, Merit functions for constrained minimization, logarithmic barrier function for inequality constraints, A basic barrier-function algorithm, perturbed optimality conditions, A practical primal-dual method .
Newton's method for first-order optimality, The Sequential Quadratic Programming iteration, Line search SQP methods, Trust-region SQP methods .
Mulitobjective programming, Efficient solutions, Dominated cones, Formulation of Goal programming problems and solution methodologies for linear Goal programming problem.
Introduction to Evolutionary methods and global optimization.

Text Books:

1. J. Nocedal and S. Wright, Numerical Optimization, Springer Verlag 1999.
2. P. Gill, W. Murray and M. Wright, Practical Optimization, Academic Press 1981 .
3. R. Fletcher, Practical Methods of Optimization, 2nd edition Wiley 1987, (republished in paperback 2000) .
4. A. Conn, N. Gould and Ph. Toint, Trust-Region Methods, SIAM 2000 .

ME502: Industrial Automation

Unit 1: Automation: Introduction, automation principles and strategies, basic elements of advanced functions, levels modeling of manufacturing systems.
Unit 2: Material handling: Introduction, material handling systems, principles and design, material transport system: transfer mechanisms automated feed cut of components, performance analysis, uses of various types of handling systems including AGV and its various guiding technologies.
Unit 3: Storage system: Performance, location strategies, conventional storage methods and equipments, automated storage systems. Unit 4: Automated manufacturing systems: Components, classification, overview, group technology and cellular manufacturing, parts classification and coding, product flow analysis, cellular manufacturing, application considerations in G.T.
Unit 5: FMS: Introduction, components, application, benefits, planning and implementation, transfer lines and fundamentals of automated production lines, application, analysis of transfer line without internal storage (numerical problems).
Unit 6: Inspection Technology: Introduction, contact and non-contact conventional measuring, gauging technique, CMM, surface measurement, machine vision, other optical inspection techniques, non-contact non-optical inspection technologies versus.
Unit 7: Manufacturing support system: Process planning and concurrent engineering- process planning, CAPP, CE and design for manufacturing, advanced manufacturing planning, production planning and control system, master production schedule, MRP.
Unit 8: Capacity planning, shop floor control, inventory control, MRP-II, J.I.T production systems. lean and agile manufacturing.

Text Books:

1. M.P. Groover, Automation, “Production Systems and Computer Integrated manufacturing”, 2nd Edition, Pearson Education (2004).

References Books:

1. Vajpayee, “Principles of CIM”, PHI, 1992.
2. Viswanathan and Narahari, “Performance Modeling of Automated Manufacturing Systems”, PHI, 2000.
3. R.S. Pressman, “Numerical Control and CAM, John Wiley , 1993.

ME506: Emerging Smart Materials for Mechatronics Applications

Introduction: Smart materials and their application for sensing and actuation, Mechatronics aspects.
Piezoelectric materials: Piezoelectricity and piezoelectric materials, Constitutive equations of piezoelectric materials, Piezoelectric actuator types, Control of piezoelectric actuators, Applications of piezoelectric actuators for precise positioning and scanning.
Shape memory alloys (SMA): Properties of shape memory alloys, Shape memory effects, Pseudo-elasticity in SMA, Design of shape memory actuator, selection of materials, Smart actuation and control, Applications of SMA in precision equipments for automobiles, trains and medical devices.
Electro-active polymers (EAPs): Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMC), Conductive polymers, Carbon nanotubes, Dielectric elastomers, Design & control issues for EAP actuators, Applications of EAP for biomemetic, tactile display and medical devices.
Magnetostrictive materials: Basics of magnetic properties of materials, magnetostriction: constitutive equations, types of magnetostrictive materials, Design & control of magnetostrictive actuators, Applications of magnetostrictive materials for active vibration control.
Summary, conclusion and future outlook: Comparative analysis of different smart materials based actuators, Conclusions, Future research trend and applications trends of smart materials and smart materials based actuator technology.

Texts Books:

1. Jose L. Pons, Emerging Actuator Technologies, a Micromechatronics Approach, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2005. .
2. Ralph Smith, Smart Material Systems: Model Development, SIAM, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 2005. .
3. F. Carpi, D. De Rossi, R. Kornbluh, R. Pelrine, P. Sommer-Larsen, Dielectric Elastomers as Electromechanical Transducers, Elsevier, Hungry, 2008. .
4. Y. B. Cohen, Electroactive Polymer (EAP) Actuators as Artificial Muscles Reality, Potential and Challenges, SPIE press, USA, 2004.

ME 512: Mobile Robotics

Objectives: Mobile robots are now enabling human beings to physically reach and explore unchartered territories in the Universe. Be a place as distant as Mars, in abysmal depths of ocean, or shrouded by thick glaciers of Antarctic, mobile robots help exploring everything; yet this is just the beginning. Even in day to day life autonomous cars hold a potential to revolutionize transportation and domestic mobile robots help humans in cleaning, elderly help, etc. National defense is an area replete with the use of mobile robots. This course will present various aspects of design, fabrication, motion planning, and control of intelligent mobile robotic systems. The focus of the course is distributed equally on the computational aspects and practical implementation issues and thereby leads to a well rounded training. The course will give students an opportunity to design and fabricate a mobile robotic platform and program it to apply learned theoretical concepts in practice as a semester long class project.
Syllabus:

Robot locomotion: Types of locomotion, hopping robots, legged robots, wheeled robots, stability, maneuverability, controllability;

Mobile robot kinematics and dynamics: Forward and inverse kinematics, holonomic and nonholonomic constraints, kinematic models of simple car and legged robots, dynamics simulation of mobile robots.
Perception: Proprioceptive/Exteroceptive and passive/active sensors, performance measures of sensors, sensors for mobile robots like global positioning system (GPS), Doppler effect-based sensors, vision based sensors, uncertainty in sensing, filtering;
Localization: Odometric position estimation, belief representation, probabilistic mapping, Markov localization, Bayesian localization, Kalman localization, positioning beacon systems.
Introduction to planning and navigation: path planning algorithms based on A-star, Dijkstra, Voronoi diagrams, probabilistic roadmaps (PRM), rapidly exploring random trees (RRT), Markov Decision Processes (MDP), stochastic dynamic programming (SDP);
Robotics Project: Students will work on a semester long project consisting of design, fabrication, and programming a mobile robotic platform.

Texts Books:

1. Melgar, E. R., Diez, C. C., Arduino and Kinect Projects: Design, Build, Blow Their Minds, 2012.
2. R. Siegwart, I. R. Nourbakhsh, “Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots”, The MIT Press, 2011.
3. Peter Corke , Robotics, Vision and Control: Fundamental Algorithms in MATLAB, Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, 2011.

ME534: Wear and Lubrication of Machine Components

Course objectives: Surface failure due to rubbing is a critical problem that affects the life and reliability of modern machinery. The knowledge of surface interaction is interdisciplinary and essential to design for life and reliability and also enable innovation in electromechanical and material engineering design. The course focuses on theories of friction, wear, contact and lubrication, approaches to model basic tribological elements/systems, and methods to simulate tribological processes. Course content: Definition of Tribology, Significance for Maintenance and Reliability of machines, Terotechnology. Surface- roughness, materials, mechanics of  surface/solid contacts  Friction Laws of Friction, Mechanisms of Friction, Friction Space, Stiction, Stick Slip, Surface Temperature, surface energy, micro and nano scale viewsWear Adhesive Wear, Delamination Wear, Fretting Wear, Abrasive Wear, Erosive Wear, Corrosive Wear, Mild and Severe Oxidational Wear, Wear-Mechanism Maps, Stribeck Curve, Reciprocatory, Rotary, Rolling/sliding- HeathcoteLubrication- Regimes, Boundary Lubrication, Solid-Film Lubrication, Mixed Lubrication, Hydrodynamic Lubrication, Hydrostatic Lubrication, EHL, Lubrication in vacuum, Bearings- Rolling element, Step, Pad, Journal, Spiral groove, porous, air bearing, Gears, Cams, reciprocatory Lubricant- composition, basefluids,  rheology, Additives- boundary layer. Nano additivesDynamic seals- Mechanical face seals, Rotary Lip seal, Elastomeric, Bushing, Labyrinth, applications of sealsNanoscale tribology Interatomic Interactions, Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), Challenges of Tribological Testing at Small Scales Tribological tests Friction, Wear, Life tests, Standards, Reciprocatory, Rotary, rolling/Sliding-spiral orbit, Dry and Lubricated tests, Scaling up subscale tests, component tests. Nano scale testsSurface engineering- coatings, modifications, repairMaterials- metals, polymer, ceramics for Tribological designCase Studies Sliding Contacts, Rolling Contacts, Bearing Design, Coating Selection. Electric Contacts, Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS).

Text Books:

1. Tribology, Principles and Design Applications, by Arnell et al.
2. Principles and Applications of Tribology, by B. Bhushan
3. Tribology Handbook, by B. Bhushan
4. Contact Mechanics KL Johnson, 1985 Cambridge
5. Basic Lubrication Theory, By A. Cameron, 1976

ME536: Nonlinear System Dynamics

Introduction to Nonlinear Dynamical System: Linear vs. nonlinear behavior, Classification of nonlinear Systems, Examples of structural, fluid-mechanical and chemical/biological systems, Existence and uniqueness of solutions.

First-order nonlinear systems: Autonomous systems: Equilibrium points, linear systems, invariant sets, linearization, phase diagrams and velocity fields, behavior dependence on parameters, bifurcations of equilibria (saddle-node, pitchfork and transcritical), implicit function theorem. Nonautonomous systems.

Second-order nonlinear conservative/nonconservative systems: Phase plane analysis, equilibrium points, linearization, stability, periodic orbits and saddle points, potential function and phase portrait, parameter-dependent conservative systems, local bifurcations, examples of global bifurcations, effect of dissipative forces.

First-order system in the plane: General phase plane analysis, linearization, general solution for linear systems, classification of equilibrium points, limit cycles, Bendixon's criterion and Poincare Bendixon theorem. Point mapping techniques, exact transformations, and Poincare mappings. 

One-dimensional linear and nonlinear mappings: Fixed points, linearization, stability, parameter-dependent mappings, bifurcations.

Perturbation and other approximate methods: Introduction to regular and singular perturbation expansions through algebraic and transcendental equations; roots of equations and dependence on parameters. Perturbation method for free oscillations, secular terms, frequency dependence on response, Poincare-Lindstedt technique for periodic solutions, Harmonic balance and Fourier series for periodic solutions. Averaging methods, amplitude and frequency estimates, slowly varying amplitude and phase ideas, self-excited oscillations. Multiple time-scale techniques. Forced oscillations, concept of a resonance, oscillations far from resonance, near resonances and strong and weak excitations, response near primary resonance, softening and hardening nonlinearities, Duffing's equation and primary and secondary resonances, forced response of self excited systems near resonance, frequency locking and entrainment.

General linear systems with constant and periodic coefficients: Concepts of stability (Lyapunov, Poincare, etc.), stability by linearization, boundedness of solutions, Mathieu's equation, transition curves and periodic solutions for Mathieu-Duffing system.

Relaxation oscillations: The van der Pol oscillator.

Multi degree of freedom systems: Examples, various types of resonances – external, internal, and combination, etc., response prediction using methods of averaging and multiple scales.

Some more on bifurcations, structural stability and chaos.

Experimental Demonstration: String ballooning motion. Fun with Cantilever beam of large deformation and other developed models. Electronic Circuit building. Numerical computation with Matlab/ Mathematica.

Text Books:

1. Jordan, D. W. and Smith, P.: Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equations, 3rd Edition, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1999 ed.
2. Nayfeh, A. H. and Mook, D. T.: Nonlinear Oscillations, Wiley Interscience, New York., 1979 ed.
3. Nayfeh, A. H and  Balachandran, B. : Applied Nonlinear Dynamics: Analytical, Computational and Experimental Methods, Wiley, 2008 ed.
4. Strogatz, S. H. : Nonlinear Dynamics And Chaos: With Applications To Physics, Biology, Chemistry, And Engineering, Westview Press, 2001 ed.
5. Ogorzalek Maciej J.:Chaos and Complexity in Nonlinear Electronic Circuits, World Scientific Series on Nonlinear Science Series A, 1997 ed.

ME541: Turbulent Shear Flows

Students who may find this course useful: PhD, M. Tech and 3rd/4th–year B. Tech. Students from Mechanical, Civil and Chemical Engineering Departments.

Pre-requisite: ME204 (Fluid Mechanics I) of IIT Patna or an equivalent basic course in Fluid Mechanics

Course Contents:

1. Flow instability and transition to turbulence
2. Nature of turbulence
3. Indicial notation for tensors
4. Fourier transforms and Parseval’s theorem
5. Governing equations of turbulence
6. Eulerian Lagrangian and Fourier descriptions of turbulence
7. Statistical description of turbulence (Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes and Reynolds stress evolution equations)
8. Kolmogorov’s hypotheses
9. Filtered description of turbulence (Bridging methods and large eddy simulation)
10. Boundary layer flow and other important turbulent shear flows (wake, jet, channel flow, etc.)
11. Development of turbulence closure models (Boussinesq approximation and Reynolds-stress evolution equation closures)
12. Rapid distortion theory (RDT) of turbulence
13. Turbulence processes (Cascade, dissipation, material element deformation, mixing, etc.)

Texts Books:

1. Pope, S. B., Turbulent Flows, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
2. Wilcox, D.C., Turbulence Modeling for CFD, D.C.W. Industries, 3rd Edition, 2006.
3. White, F.M., Viscous Fluid Flow, TATA McGraw Hill, 2011
4. Tennekes, H. and Lumley, J.L., A First Course in Turbulence, The MIT Press, 1972.

ME542: Aerodynamics

Review of Fluid Mechanics: Navier-Stokes equations, Potential flows, Concepts of lift and drag, Boundary layer theory, Application of potential flow and boundary layer theory in design of airfoils, Turbulence, Compressible flows, Shock and expansion waves,

Incompressible Flow Applications: Incompressible flow over airfoils: Kutta condition, Kelvin’s circulation theorem, Classical thin airfoil theory, Incompressible flow over finite wings: Prandtl’s classical lifting line theory, Three-dimensional incompressible flows, Panel methods and numerical techniques, Wind tunnel experimentation, Dynamic stall, Delta wings.

Compressible Flow Applications: Introduction to subsonic compressible flow over airfoils, Supercritical Airfoil, Supersonic flows.

Advanced Applications: Aerodynamics of wing-fuselage system and control surfaces, Helicopters, Aerodynamics of birds/insects, Micro-air vehicle.

Texts and References:

1. J. D. Anderson, Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, McGraw-Hill Inc. (Indian Edition), 2005.
2. Josep Katz and Allen Plotkin, Low-speed aerodynamics, Cambridge University Press, 2001.
3. Wei Shyy, Yongsheng Lian, Jian Thang, Dragos Viieru and Hao Liu, Aerodynamics of Low Reynolds Number Flyers, Cambridge University Press, 2009.
4. Holt Ashley and Landhall. M. Aerodynamics of Wings and Bodies. Addison-Wesley 1965.
5. Jones.R.T. Wing Theory. Princeton University Press 1990.

ME546: Multiphase Flow and Heat Transfer

Fundamentals: Introduction to liquid-vapor phase change fundamentals, kinetic theory, interfacial tension, wettability, boiling, nucleate boiling, critical heat flux and dryout mechanisms, transition boiling, Leidenfrost, film boiling, nucleation theory, convective flow boiling fundamentals, flow patterns and regime map, condensation, film-wise condensation vs. dropwise condensation theory. Devices and applications areas: introduction to devices and application areas, boilers and condensers, nuclear reactor, thermosyphons, heat pipes, and vapor chambers. Practical considerations:  effect of non-condensable gas and surface aging. Current trends: Heat transfer coefficient enhancement techniques, heat and mass transfer at microscopic length scales and gravity levels, microchannels, modeling techniques

Texts Books:

1. Van Carey. Liquid-Vapor Phase-Change Phenomena, Taylor and Francis: 2^nd Edition, 2007, ISBN: 0-89116-836-2, and 1-56032-074-5

Reference Books:

1. Incropera and Dewitt. Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, Wiley, 6^th Edition, ISBN: 9780471457282
2. Leinhard and Leinhard, A Heat Transfer Textbook, Phlogiston Press, 3^rd Edition, ISBN:   0-9713835-2-9

ME554: Rotor Dynamics

Rotor-Bearing Interaction, Flexural Vibration, Critical Speeds of Shafts, Jeffcott Rotor Model, Unbalance Response, Effect of Damping, Campbell Diagram, Effects of Anisotropic Bearings, Unbalanced Response of an Asymmetric Shaft, Parametric Excitation, Gyroscopic Effects, Rotor with Non-central Disc, Rigid-rotor of Flexible Bearings, Stodola Model, Effect of Spin Speed on Natural Frequency, Forward and Backward Whirling Motion, Aerodynamic Effects, Instability: Rub, Tangential forces, Rotor-shaft Continuum, Effect of Rotary Inertia and Shear-Deformation within the Shaft, Equivalent Discrete System, Finite Element model for Flexural Vibration, Torsional Vibration, Geared and Branched Systems, Transfer Matrix Model, Fluid Film Bearings: Steady State Characteristics of Bearings, Reynolds’s Equation, Oil-Whirl, Rigid And Flexible Rotor Balancing, Active Vibration Control of Rotor-Bearing System: Active Magnetic Bearing, Condition Monitoring of Rotating Machinery, Measurement Techniques. Rolling element bearings, Fault diagnosis.

Text Books:

1. J. S. Rao, Rotor Dynamics, Third ed., New Age, New Delhi, 1996 (2009 reprint).
2. M. J. Goodwin, Dynamics of Rotor-Bearing Systems, Unwin Hyman, Sydney, 1989.

Reference Books:

1. E. Krämmer, Dynamics of Rotors and Foundation, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1993.
2. G. Genta, Dynamics of Rotating Systems, Springer, New York, 2005.
3. J.M. Vance, Rotordynamics of Turbomachinery, Wiley, New York, 1988.
4. M.L. Adams, Rotating machinery vibration: from analysis to troubleshooting, Second ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2010.
5. J. Kicinski, Rotor dynamics, Tech. Book, New Delhi, 2010.
6. D. Childs, Turbomachinery Rotordynamics: Phenomena, Modeling and Analysis, Wiley, New York, 1993.
7. Y. Ishida, T. Yamamoto, Linear and Nonlinear Rotordynamics: A Modern Treatment with Applications, 2nd Edition, Wiley, 2012.
8. J.P. Den Hartog, Mechanical Vibration, Courier Dover Publication, 2013.

Lab Courses

ME527: Thermal Fluid Laboratory

Fluid Mechanics: measurement of flow through Venturi, orifice, and hot wire anemometer, fluid machinery, and wind tunnel, Conduction: estimation of thermal conductivity and heat capacity, Convection: free and forced convective heat transfer coefficients on different geometries including fins, Heat Exchangers: single phase parallel and cross flow heat exchangers, heat transfer, Radiation heat transfer: Stefan-Boltzmann law, Kirchhoff’s law, Lamberts Cosine law, Lamberts law of absorption, inverse square law, view factors, DAQ and Signal Processing: DAQ and its components, feedback temperature control, low pass and high pass filters,  spectrum analysis.

Texts Books:

1. Holman J.P., Experimental Methods for Engineers, Mcgraw Hill Series in Mechanical Engineering, ISBN-10: 0073529303, 8^th Editions, 2011.
2. Doebelin E.O., Measurement systems- Applications and Design, 4e, Tata McGraw-Hill, 1990
3. Dally, Riley, and McConnell, Instrumentation for engineering measurements, 2e, John Wiley & Sons., 1993
4. Figiola, R.S. and Beasley, D.E., Theory and design for mechanical measurements, 2(e), John Wiley, 1995

ME528: Thermal Fluid Laboratory II

Phase Change Heat Transfer: pool boiling, Leidenfrost, flow boiling, dropwise condensation, film wise Condensation, Surface Tension and Capillarity: wettability and contact angles on hydrophilic, hydrophobic and super-hydrophobic surfaces using a micro-goniometer, Wilhelmy plate method, capillarity, droplet impingement on hydrophilic, hydrophobic and super-hydrophobic surfaces, Turbulence: jet and plumes, Solar Thermal: solar intensity measurement using a Pyranometer, estimation of emissivity using heat source, metal plates and IR camera, evaluation of a solar flat-plate collector system in thermosyphonic and forced flow modes at different radiation levels, inlet water temperature, wind speeds, flow rate, Flow Visualization and Analysis: smoke and dye based flow visualization, e-PIV, µ-PIV.

Texts Books:

1. Beckwith T. G., Marangoni, R. D., and Lienhard, J. H., Mechanical Measurements, 5e, Addison Wesley, 1993
2. Dally, Riley, and McConnell, Instrumentation for engineering measurements, 2e, John Wiley & Sons., 1993
3. Figiola, R.S. and Beasley, D.E., Theory and design for mechanical measurements, 2(e), John Wiley, 1995

ME529: Solid Mechanics & Design Lab-I

1. Measurement of Mode I fracture toughness of an Aluminum alloy and PMMA using a compact tension (CT) specimen.
2. Measurement of fatigue crack growth and determination of Paris law parameters for an Aluminum alloy using a CT specimen.
3. Measurement of strains using strain gauges.
4. Determination of ductile to brittle transition temperature of Mild Steel and Aluminum using Charpy Impact Testing Machine.
5. Torsion of bars of non-circular cross-section.
6. Measurement of stress concentration factor in a specimen with holes using photo elasticity method.
7. Observation of mode shapes and measurement of natural frequencies of vibration of a circular plate.
8. Detection of location and size of crack in a cracked beam using deflection measurement method.
9. Scanning Electron Microscopy examination of fracture surfaces of specimens fractured in experiment nos. 1), 2) and 4) above.

Texts Books:

1. Holman J.P., Experimental Methods for Engineers, McGraw Hill Series in Mechanical Engineering, ISBN-10: 0073529303, 8^th Editions, 2011.
2. Doebelin E.O., Measurement systems- Applications and Design, 4e, Tata McGraw-Hill, 1990
3. Dally, Riley, and McConnell, Instrumentation for engineering measurements, 2e, John Wiley & Sons., 1993
4. Figiola, R.S. and Beasley, D.E., Theory and design for mechanical measurements, 2(e), John Wiley, 1995

ME530: Solid Mechanics & Design Lab-II

1. DAQ and its components, feedback motion control of DC motor, low pass and high pass filters, spectrum analysis.
2. Fault Detection in Rotating Machinery.
3. Electrical motor current signature analysis on Machine Fault Simulator
4. Experimental investigation of Oil whirl-Oil whip in Machine Fault Simulator
5. Study of Air Bearing apparatus and its onset whirl
6. Experimental investigation of Rider's comfort through Active mass suspension
7. To determine the frequency response function of a Cantilever Beam
8. To measure the sound pressure level of shop floor/machine with different weighting scale and validation of inverse proportionality law
9. Dynamic Balancing (on MFS) and Field balancing of Rotating machinery
10. Experimental setup built by students themselves / a precursor to M-Tech. project.

Texts Books:

1. Beckwith T. G., Marangoni, R. D., and Lienhard, J. H., Mechanical Measurements, 5e, Addison Wesley, 1993.
2. Dally, Riley, and McConnell, Instrumentation for engineering measurements, 2e, John Wiley & Sons., 1993
3. Figiola, R.S. and Beasley, D.E., Theory and design for mechanical measurements, 2(e), John Wiley, 1995

ME531: Manufacturing Laboratory I

1. Determination of chip reduction coefficient
2. Fabrication single point cutting tool
3. Re-sharpening of twist drill
4. Cutting force measurement using DAQ and Labview
5. Measurement of cutting temperature using DAQ and Labview
6. Estimation of tool life, optimal design of chip breaker
7. Study on Machinability

Texts Books:

1. Bhattacharyya, A., Metal cutting: theory and practice, New Central Book, Kolkata, New Edition

ME532: Manufacturing Laboratory

Direct extrusion and indirect extrusion, effect of lubrication on die pressure and load, rolling, drawing, forging load estimation, sheet bending Estimation, deep drawing analysis, and Forming limit diagram, spinning, blanking and piercing operation.

Text Books:

1. G. W. Rowe, Principles of Industrial Metal working processes, CBS publishers and Distributors, New Edition

Core Courses

MH501: Fundamentals of Mechatronics

Module I: Introduction: Definition of Mechatronics, Mechatronics in manufacturing, Products, and design. Comparison between Traditional and Mechatronics approach

Module II: Review of fundamentals of electronics. Data conversion devices, sensors, microsensors, transducers, signal processing devices, relays, contactors and timers. Microprocessors controllers and PLCs.

Module III: Drives: stepper motors, servo drives. Ball screws, linear motion bearings, cams, systems controlled by camshafts, electronic cams, indexing mechanisms, tool magazines, transfer systems

Module IV: Hydraulic systems: flow, pressure and direction control valves, actuators, and supporting elements, hydraulic power packs, pumps. Design of hydraulic circuits. Pneumatics: production, distribution and conditioning of compressed air, system components and graphic representations, design of systems. Description

Module V: Description of PID controllers. CNC machines and part programming. Industrial Robotics.

Text Books:

1. HMT ltd. Mechatronics, Tata Mcgraw-Hill, New Delhi, 1988.
2. G.W. Kurtz, J.K. Schueller, P.W. Claar II, Machine design for mobile and industrial applications, SAE,1994.
3. T.O. Boucher, Computer automation in manufacturing - an Introduction, Chappman and Hall, 1996.
4. R. Iserman, Mechatronic Systems: Fundamentals, Springer, 1st Edition, 2005
5. Musa Jouaneh, Fundamentals of Mechatronics, 1st Edition, Cengage Learning, 2012

MH502: Sensors and Actuators

Brief overview of measurement systems, classification, characteristics and calibration of different sensors. Measurement of displacement, position, motion, force, torque, strain gauge, pressure flow, temperature sensor sensors, smart sensor. Optical encoder, tactile and proximity, ultrasonic transducers, opto-electrical sensor, gyroscope. Principles and structures of modern micro sensors, micro-fabrication technologies: bulk micromachining, surface micromachining, LIGA, assembly and packaging

Pneumatic and hydraulic systems: actuators, definition, example, types, selection. Pneumatic actuator. Electro-pneumatic actuator. Hydraulic actuator, control valves, valve sizing valve selection. Electrical actuating systems: solid-state switches, solenoids, voice coil; electric motors; DC motors, AC motors, single phase motor; 3-phase motor; induction motor; synchronous motor; stepper motors. Piezoelectric actuator: characterization, operation, and fabrication; shape memory alloys.

Text Books:

1. John G. Webster, Editor-in-chief, “Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook”, CRC Press (1999).
2. Jacob Fraden, “Handbook of modern Sensors”, AIP Press, Woodbury (1997).
3. Nadim Maluf, “An Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems Engineering”, Artech House Publishers, Boston (2000).
4. Marc Madou, “Fundamentals of Microfabrication”, CRC Press, Boca Raton (1997).
5. Gregory Kovacs, “Micromachined Transducers Sourcebook”, McGraw-Hill, New York (1998).
6. E. O. Deobelin and D. Manik, “Measurement Systems – Application and Design”, Tata McGraw-Hill (2004).
7. D. Patranabis, “Principles of Industrial Instrumentation”, Tata McGraw-Hill, eleventh reprint (2004).
8. B. G. Liptak, “Instrument Engineers’ Handbook: Process Measurement and Analysis”, CRC (2003).

MH504: Modelling and Simulation of Mechatronic Systems

Physical Modelling: Mechanical and electrical systems, physical laws, continuity equations, compatibility equations, system engineering concept, system modelling with structured analysis, modelling paradigms for mechatronic system, block diagrams, mathematical models, systems of differential-algebraic equations, response analysis of electrical systems, thermal systems, fluid systems, mechanical rotational system, electrical-mechanical coupling.

Simulation Techniques: Solution of model equations and their interpretation, zeroth, first and second order system, solution of 2nd order electro-mechanical equation by finite element method, transfer function and frequency response, non-parametric methods, transient, correlation, frequency, Fourier and spectra analysis, design of identification experiments, choice of model structure, scaling, numeric methods, validation, methods of lumped element simulation, modelling of sensors and actuators, hardware in the loop simulation (HIL), rapid controller prototyping, coupling of simulation tools, simulation of systems in software (MATLAB, LabVIEW) environment.

Modelling and Simulation of Practical Problems:

• Pure mechanical models
• Models for electromagnetic actuators including the electrical drivers
• Models for DC-engines with different closed loop controllers using operational amplifiers
• Models for transistor amplifiers
• Models for vehicle system

Text Books:

1. L. Ljung, T. Glad, “Modeling of Dynamical Systems”, Prentice Hall Inc. (1994).
2. D.C. Karnopp, D.L. Margolis and R.C. Rosenberg, “System Dynamics: A Unified Approach”, 2nd Edition, Wiley-Interscience (1990).
3. G. Gordon, “System Simulation”, 2nd Edition, PHI Learning (2009).
4. V. Giurgiutiu and S. E. Lyshevski, “Micromechatronics, Modeling, Analysis, and Design with MATLAB”, 2nd Edition, CRC Press (2009).

SE503: Advanced Engineering Mathematics

Linear Algebra: Matrix algebra; basis, dimension and fundamental subspaces; solvability of Ax = b by direct Methods; orthogonality and QR transformation; eigenvalues and eigenvectors, similarity transformation, singular value decomposition, Fourier series, Fourier Transformation, FFT. Vector Algebra & Calculus: Basic vector algebra; curves; grad, div, curl; line, surface and volume integral, Green’s theorem, Stokes’s theorem, Gauss-divergence theorem. Differential Equations: ODE: homogeneous and non-homogeneous equations, Wronskian, Laplace transform, series solutions, Frobenius method, Sturm-Liouville problems, Bessel and Legendre equations, integral transformations; PDE: separation of variables and solution by Fourier Series and Transformations, PDE with variable coefficient.

Numerical Technique: Numerical integration and differentiation; Methods for solution of Initial Value Problems, finite difference methods for ODE and PDE; iterative methods: Jacobi, Gauss-Seidel, and successive over-relaxation.

Complex Number Theory: Analytic function; Cauchy’s integral theorem; residue integral method, conformal mapping.

Statistical Methods: Descriptive statistics and data analysis, correlation and regression, probability distribution, analysis of variance, testing of hypothesis.

Text Books:

1. H. Kreyszig, “Advanced Engineering Mathematics”, Wiley, (2006).
2. Gilbert Strang, “Linear Algebra and Its Applications”, 4th edition, Thomson Brooks/Cole, India (2006).
3. J. W. Brown and R. V. Churchill, “Complex Variables and Applications”, McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New York (2004).
4. J. W. Brown and R. V. Churchill, “Fourier Series and Boundary Value Problems”, McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New York (2009).
5. G. F. Simmons, “Differential Equations with Applications and Historical Notes”, Tata McGraw-Hill Edition, India (2003).
6. S. L. Ross, “Differential Equations” 3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., India (2004).
7. K. S. Rao, “Introduction to Partial Differential Equations”, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd (2005).
8. R. Courant and F. John, “Introduction to Calculus and Analysis, Volume I and II”, Springer-Verlag, New York, Inc. (1989).
9. K. Atkinson and W. Han, “Elementary Numerical Analysis” 3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., India (2004).
10. R. A. Johnson and G. K. Bhattacharya, “Statistics, Principles and Methods”, Wiley (2008).

Elective Courses (Electives I-III)

ME501 Robotics: Advanced Concepts and Analysis

Introduction to robotics: brief history, types, classification and usage and the science and technology of robots.

Kinematics of robot: direct and inverse kinematics problems and workspace, inverse kinematics solution for the general 6R manipulator, redundant and over-constrained manipulators.
Velocity and static analysis of manipulators: Linear and angular velocity, Jacobian of manipulators, singularity, static analysis.

Dynamics of manipulators: formulation of equations of motion, recursive dynamics, and generation of symbolic equations of motion by a computer simulations of robots using software and commercially available packages.

Planning and control: Trajectory planning, position control, force control, hybrid control
Industrial and medical robotics: application in manufacturing processes, e.g. casting, welding, painting, machining, heat treatment and nuclear power stations, etc; medical robots: image guided surgical robots, radiotherapy, cancer treatment, etc;

Advanced topics in robotics: Modelling and control of flexible manipulators, wheeled mobile robots, bipeds, etc. Future of robotics.

Reference Books:

1. M. P. Groover, M. Weiss, R. N. Nagel and N. G. Odrey, “Industrial Robotics-Technology, Programming and Applications”, McGraw-Hill Book and Company (1986).
2. S. K. Saha, “Introduction to Robotics”, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd. (2008).
3. S. B. Niku, “Introduction to Robotics–Analysis Systems, Applications”, Pearson Education (2001).
4. A. Ghosal, Robotics: “Fundamental Concepts and Analysis”, Oxford University Press (2008).
5. Pires, “Industrial Robot Programming–Building Application for the Factories of the Future”, Springer (2007).
6. Peters, “Image Guided Interventions – Technology and Applications”, Springer (2008).
7. K. S. Fu, R. C. Gonzalez and C.S.G. Lee, “ROBOTICS: Control, Sensing, Vision and Intelligence”, McGraw-Hill (1987).
8. J. J. Craig, “Introduction to Robotics: Mechanics and Control”, 2nd edition, Addison-Wesley (1989).

ME503: Computational Fluid Dynamics

Concept of Computational Fluid Dynamics: Different techniques of solving fluid dynamics problems, their merits and demerits, governing equations of fluid dynamics and boundary conditions, classification of partial differential equations and their physical behavior, Navier-Stokes equations for Newtonian fluid flow, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques, different steps in CFD techniques, criteria and essentialities of good CFD techniques.

Finite Difference Method (FDM):Application of FDM to model problems, steady and unsteady problems, implicit and explicit approaches, errors and stability analysis, direct and iterative solvers. Finite Volume Method (FVM): FVM for diffusion, convection-diffusion problem, different discretization schemes, FVM for unsteady problems.

Prediction of Viscous Flows: Pressure Poisson and pressure correction methods for solving Navier-Stokes equation, SIMPLE family FVM for solving Navier-Stokes equation, modelling turbulence.
CFD for Complex Geometry:Structured and unstructured, uniform and non-uniform grids, different techniques of grid generations, curvilinear grid and transformed equations.

Lattice Boltzman and Molecular Dynamics: Boltzman equation, Lattice Boltzman equation, Lattice Boltzman methods for turbulence and multiphase flows, Molecular interaction, potential and force calculation, introduction to Molecular Dynamics algorithms.

Text Books:

1. J. D. Anderson, “Computational Fluid Dynamics”, McGraw-Hill Inc. (1995).
2. S. V. Patankar, “Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow”, Hemisphere Pub. (1980).
3. K. Muralidhar, and T. Sundarajan, “Computational Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer”, Narosa (2003).
4. D. A. Anderson, J. C. Tannehill and R. H. Pletcher, “Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer”, Hemisphere Pub. (1984).
5. M. Peric and J. H. Ferziger, “Computational Methods for Fluid Dynamics”, Springer (2001).
6. H. K. Versteeg and W. Malalaskera, “An Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics”, Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd. (2008).
7. C. Hirsch, “Numerical Computation of Internal and External Flows”, Butterworth-Heinemann, (2007).
8. J. M. Jaile, “Molecular Dynamics Simulation: Elementary Methods”, Willey Professional, 1997.
9. A. A. Mohamad, “Lattice Boltzmann Method: Fundamentals and Engineering Applications with Computer Codes”, Springer (2011).

EE501: Control of Mechatronic Systems

Time response design: Routh-Hurwitz test, relative stability, Root locus design, construction of root loci, phase lead and phase-lag design, lag-lead design.

Frequency response design: Bode, polar, Nyquist, Nichols plot, lag, lead, lag-lead compensator, time delay, process plant response curve. PID controller design.

Modern control: Concept of states, state space model, different form, controllability, observability; pole placement by state feedback, observer design, Lunenburg observer, reduced order observer, observer based control.

Optimal control design: Solution-time criterion, control-area criterion, performance indices; zero steady state step error systems; modern control performance index: quadratic performance index, Ricatti equation.

Digital control: Sampling process, sample and hold, analog to digital converter, use of z-transform for closed loop transient response, stability analysis using bilinear transform and Jury method, digital control design using state feedback.

Non-Linear Control System: Common physical non-linear system, phase plane method, system analysis by phase plane method, stability of non-linear system, stability analysis by describing function method, Liapunov’s stability criterion, Popov’s stability criterion.

Text Books:

1. K. Ogata, “Modern Control Engineering”, Prentice Hall India (2002).
2. Gene F. Franklin, J. D. Powell, A E Naeini, “Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems”, Pearson (2008).
3. John Van De Vegte, “Feedback Control Systems”, Prentice Hall (1993).
4. Thomas Kailath, “Linear Systems”, Prentice Hall (1980).
5. Alok Sinha, “Linear Systems: Optimal and Robust Control”, Taylor & Francis (2007).
6. Brian D. O. Anderson and John B. Moore, “Optimal Control: Linear Quadratic Methods”, Dover Publications (2007).
7. K. Ogata, “Discrete-Time Control Systems”, PHI Learning (2009).
8. H.K. Khalil, “Nonlinear Systems”, Prentice Hall (2001).

EE503: Signal Processing in Mechatronics Systems

Discrete- Time Signals: Sequences; representation of signals on orthogonal basis; Sampling and Reconstruction of signals

Discrete systems: Z-Transform, Analysis of LSI systems, Frequency Analysis, Inverse Systems, Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT), Fast Fourier Transform algorithm, Implementation of Discrete Time Systems.

Frequency selective filters: Ideal filter characteristics, lowpass, highpass, bandpass and bandstop filters, Paley-Wiener criterion, digital resonators, notch filters, comb filters, all-pass filters, inverse systems, minimum phase, maximum phase and mixed phase systems.

Design of FIR and IIR filters: Design of FIR filters using windows, frequency sampling, Design of IIR filters using impulse invariance, bilinear transformation and frequency transformations, Butterworth, Chebyshev Filters.

Introduction to multi-rate signal processing: Decimation, interpolation, polyphaser decomposition; digital filter banks: Nyquist filters, two channel quadrature mirror filter bank and perfect reconstruction filter banks, subband coding.

Introduction to DSP Processors: Introduction to various Texas processors such as TMS320C6713, TMS320C6416, DM6437 Digital Video Development Platform with Camera, DevKit8000 OMAP3530 Evaluation Kit.

Applications: Application of DSP to Speech and Radar signal processing, A few case studies of DSP applications in multimedia using TI DSP kits.

Text books:

1. S. K. Mitra, Digital Signal Processing: A computer-Based Approach, 3/e, TMcHl, 2006.
2. A. V. Oppenheim and R. W. Shafer, Discrete-Time Signal Processing, Prentice Hall India, 2/e, 2004.
3. J. G. Proakis and D. G. Manolakis, Digital Signal Processing: Principles, Algorithms and Applications, 4/e, Pearson Education, 2007.

References:

1. V.K. Ingle and J.G. Proakis, “Digital signal processing with MATLAB”, Cengage, 2008.
2. T. Bose, Digital Signal and Image Processing, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Singapore,04.
3. L. R. Rabiner and B. Gold, Theory and Application of Digital Signal Processing, PH, 2005.
4. A. Antoniou, Digital Filters: Analysis, Design and Applications, Tata McH, 2003.

MA507: Nonlinear Optimization

Nonlinear programming: Convex sets and convex functions, their properties, convex programming problem, generalized convexity, Pseudo and Quasi convex functions, Invex functions and their properties, KKT conditions.
Goal Programming: Concept of Goal Programming, Model Formulation, Graphical solution method.
Separable programming. Geometric programming: Problems with positive coefficients up to one degree of difficulty, Generalized method for the positive and negative coefficients.
Search Techniques: Direct search and gradient methods, Unimodal functions, Fibonacci method, Golden Section method, Method of steepest descent, Newton-Raphson method, Conjugate gradient methods.

Dynamic Programming: Deterministic and Probabilistic Dynamic Programming, Discrete and continuous dynamic programming, simple illustrations.
Multiobjective Programming: Efficient solutions, Domination cones.

Text Books:

1. Mokhtar S. Bazaaraa, Hanif D. Shirali and M.C.Shetty, Nonlinear Programming, Theory and Algorithms, John Wiley & Sons, New York (2004).

Reference Books:

1. D. G. Luenberger, Linear and Nonlinear Programming, Second Edition, Addison Wesley (2003).
2. R. E. Steuer, Multi Criteria Optimization, Theory, Computation and Application, John Wiley and Sons, New York (1986).

PH515: MEMS and NEMS

Micro and nano mechanics – principles, methods and strain analysis, an introduction to microsensors and MEMS, Evolution of Microsensors & MEMS, Microsensors & MEMS applications, Microelectronic technologies for MEMS, Micromachining Technology – Surface and Bulk Micromachining, Micromachined Microsensors, Mechanical, Inertial, Biological, Chemical,Acoustic, Microsystems Technology, Integrated Smart Sensors and MEMS, Interface Electronics for MEMS, MEMS Simulators, MEMS for RF Applications, Bonding & Packaging of MEMS, Conclusions & Future Trends.

Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) – a journey from MEMS to NEMS, MEMS vs. NEMS, MEMS based nanotechnology-fabrication, film formation and micromachining, NEMS physics- manifestation of charge discreteness, quantum electrodynamical (QED) forces, quantum entanglement and teleportation, quantum interference, quantum resonant tunneling and quantum transport, Wave phenomena in periodic and aperiodic media – electronic and photonic band gap crystals and their applications, NEMS architecture, Surface Plasmon effects and NEMS fabrication for nanophotonics and nanoelectronics, Surface Plasmon detection – NSOM/SNOM

Text Books:

1. Electromechanical Sensors and Actuators, Ilene J. Busch-Vishniac, Springer, 2008
2. Introduction to Microelectronics Fabrication, Vol. V, G. W. Neudeck and R. F. Pierret (eds.), Addison - Wesley, 1988
3. Introduction to Microelectromechanical Microwave Systems, H. J. De Loss Santos, 2^nd edition, Norwood, MA: Artech, 2004
4. Microsystems Design, S. D. Senturia, Kluwer – Academic Publishers, Boston MA, 2001.
5. Principles and Applications of Nano-MEMS Physics, H. J. Delos Santos, Springer, 2008.
6. Materials and Process Integration for MEMS Microsystems, Vol. 9, Francis E. H. Tay, Springer, 2002.

Reference Books

1. Quantum Mechanical Tunneling and its Applications, D. K. Roy, World Scientific, Singapore, 1986
2. Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Technology, Vol. 5, H. S. Nalwa (ed.), American scientific Publishers, 2004
3. Carbon Nanotubes and Related Structures, P. J. F. Harris, Cambridge University Press, UK, 1986.
4. Carbon Nanoforms and Applications, M Sharon and M. Sharon, Mc Graw Hill, 2010
5. VLSI Technology, S. M. Sze (eds.), Mc-Graw Hill, NY, 1983
6. Quantum Phenomena, S. Datta, Addison – Wesley, 1989.

Elective Courses (Electives IV-VI)

ME502: Industrial Automation

Unit 1: Automation: Introduction, automation principles and strategies, basic elements of advanced functions, levels modeling of manufacturing systems.
Unit 2: Material handling: Introduction, material handling systems, principles and design, material transport system: transfer mechanisms automated feed cut of components, performance analysis, uses of various types of handling systems including AGV and its various guiding technologies.
Unit 3: Storage system: Performance, location strategies, conventional storage methods and equipments, automated storage systems. Unit 4: Automated manufacturing systems: Components, classification, overview, group technology and cellular manufacturing, parts classification and coding, product flow analysis, cellular manufacturing, application considerations in G.T.
Unit 5: FMS: Introduction, components, application, benefits, planning and implementation, transfer lines and fundamentals of automated production lines, application, analysis of transfer line without internal storage (numerical problems).
Unit 6: Inspection Technology: Introduction, contact and non-contact conventional measuring, gauging technique, CMM, surface measurement, machine vision, other optical inspection techniques, non-contact non-optical inspection technologies versus.
Unit 7: Manufacturing support system: Process planning and concurrent engineering- process planning, CAPP, CE and design for manufacturing, advanced manufacturing planning, production planning and control system, master production schedule, MRP.
Unit 8: Capacity planning, shop floor control, inventory control, MRP-II, J.I.T production systems. lean and agile manufacturing.

Text Books:

1. M.P. Groover, Automation, “Production Systems and Computer Integrated manufacturing”, 2nd Edition, Pearson Education (2004).

References Books:

1. Vajpayee, “Principles of CIM”, PHI, 1992.
2. Viswanathan and Narahari, “Performance Modeling of Automated Manufacturing Systems”, PHI, 2000.
3. R.S. Pressman, “Numerical Control and CAM, John Wiley , 1993.

ME504: Vehicle Dynamics and Multi-body Systems

Introduction to vehicle dynamics: Vehicle coordinate systems; loads on axles of a parked car and an accelerating car. Acceleration performance: Power-limited acceleration, traction-limited acceleration.
Tire models: Tire construction and terminology; mechanics of force generation; rolling resistance; tractive effort and longitudinal slip; cornering properties of tire; slip angle; camber thrust; aligning moments.
Aerodynamic effects on a vehicle: Mechanics of airflow around the vehicle, pressure distribution, aerodynamic forces; pitching, rolling and yawing moments; crosswind sensitivity.
Braking performance: Basic equations for braking for a vehicle with constant deceleration and deceleration with wind-resistance; braking forces: rolling resistance, aerodynamic drag, driveline drag, grade, tire-road friction; brakes, anti-lock braking system, traction control, braking efficiency.
Steering systems and cornering: Geometry of steering linkage, steering geometry error; steering system models, neutral steer, under-steer, over-steer, steering ratio, effect of under-steer; steering system force and moments, low speed and high speed cornering; directional stability of the vehicle; influence of front-wheel drive.
Suspension and ride: Suspension types—solid axle suspensions, independent suspensions; suspension geometry; roll centre analysis; active suspension systems; excitation sources for vehicle rider; vehicle response properties, suspension stiffness and damping, suspension isolation, active control, suspension non-linearity, bounce and pitch motion.
Roll-over: Quasi-static roll-over of rigid vehicle and suspended vehicle; transient roll-over, yaw-roll model, tripping.
Multi-body systems: Review of Newtonian mechanics for rigid bodies and system of rigid bodies; coordinate transformation between two set of axes in relative motion between one another; Euler angles; angular velocity, angular acceleration, angular momentum etc. in terms of Euler angle parameters; Newton-Euler equations of motion; elementary Lagrangian mechanics: generalised coordinates and constraints; principle of virtual work; Hamilton’s principle; Lagrange’s equation, generalized forces. Lagrange’s equation with constraints, Lagrange’s multiplier.

Text Books:

1. T.D. Gillespie, “Fundamental of Vehicle Dynamics”, SAE Press (1995)
2. J.Y. Wong, “Theory of Ground Vehicles”, 4th Edition, John Wiley & Sons (2008).
3. Reza N. Jazar, “Vehicle Dynamics: Theory and Application”, 1st Edition, 3rd Printing, Springer (2008).
4. R. Rajamani, “Vehicle Dynamics and Control”, Springer (2006).
5. A.A. Shabanna, “Dynamics of Multibody Systems”, 3rd Edition, Cambridge University Press (2005).

Reference Books:

1. G. Genta, “Motor Vehicle Dynamics”, World Scientific Pub. Co. Inc. (1997).
2. H.B. Pacejka, “Tyre and Vehicle Dynamics”, SAE International and Elsevier (2005).
3. Dean Karnopp, “Vehicle Stability”, Marcel Dekker (2004).
4. U. Kiencke and L. Nielsen, “Automotive Control System”, Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
5. M. Abe and W. Manning, “Vehicle Handling Dynamics: Theory and Application”, 1st Edition, Elsevier (2009).
6. L. Meirovitch, “Methods of Analytical Dynamics”, Courier Dover (1970).
7. H. Baruh, “Analytical Dynamics”, WCB/McGraw-Hill (1999).

ME506: Emerging Smart Materials for Mechatronics Applications

Introduction: Smart materials and their application for sensing and actuation, Mechatronics aspects.
Piezoelectric materials: Piezoelectricity and piezoelectric materials, Constitutive equations of piezoelectric materials, Piezoelectric actuator types, Control of piezoelectric actuators, Applications of piezoelectric actuators for precise positioning and scanning.
Shape memory alloys (SMA): Properties of shape memory alloys, Shape memory effects, Pseudo-elasticity in SMA, Design of shape memory actuator, selection of materials, Smart actuation and control, Applications of SMA in precision equipments for automobiles, trains and medical devices.
Electro-active polymers (EAPs): Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMC), Conductive polymers, Carbon nanotubes, Dielectric elastomers, Design & control issues for EAP actuators, Applications of EAP for biomemetic, tactile display and medical devices.
Magnetostrictive materials: Basics of magnetic properties of materials, magnetostriction: constitutive equations, types of magnetostrictive materials, Design & control of magnetostrictive actuators, Applications of magnetostrictive materials for active vibration control.
Summary, conclusion and future outlook: Comparative analysis of different smart materials based actuators, Conclusions, Future research trend and applications trends of smart materials and smart materials based actuator technology.

Texts Books:

1. Jose L. Pons, Emerging Actuator Technologies, a Micromechatronics Approach, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2005. .
2. Ralph Smith, Smart Material Systems: Model Development, SIAM, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 2005. .
3. F. Carpi, D. De Rossi, R. Kornbluh, R. Pelrine, P. Sommer-Larsen, Dielectric Elastomers as Electromechanical Transducers, Elsevier, Hungry, 2008. .
4. Y. B. Cohen, Electroactive Polymer (EAP) Actuators as Artificial Muscles Reality, Potential and Challenges, SPIE press, USA, 2004.

EE502: Intelligent Visual Surveillance Systems

Basics of Image Processing: Introduction to Image Processing methods, Image Transforms, Wavelet Transform, JPEG Image Compression, Image Formats, Color Spaces- RGB, CMY, HSI.

Video Compression Standards: H. 261, H. 263, H.264, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MPEG-7, and MPEG-21, Video shot boundary detection, motion modeling and segmentation techniques.

Object Detection and Classification: Shape based object classification, motion based object classification, Silhouette-Based Method for Object Classification, Viola Jones object detection framework, Multiclass classifier boosting.

Multi-Object Tracking: Classification of multiple interacting objects from video, Region-based Tracking, Contour-based Tracking, Feature-based Tracking, Model-based Tracking, Hybrid Tracking, Particle filter based object tracking, Mean Shift based tracking, Tracking of multiple interacting objects.

Human Activity Recognition: Template based activity recognition, Sequential recognition approaches using state models (Hidden Markov Models), Human Recognition Using Gait, HMM Framework for Gait Recognition, Description based approaches, Human interactions, group activities, Applications and challenges.

Camera Network Calibration: Types of CCTV (closed circuit television) camera- PTZ (pan-tilt zoom) camera, IR (Infrared) camera, IP (Internet Protocal) camera, wireless security camera, Multiple view geometry, camera network calibration, PTZ camera calibration, camera placement, smart imagers and smart cameras

Text Books:

1. Murat A. Tekalp, “Digital Video Processing”, Prentice Hall, 1995.
2. Y. Ma and G. Qian (Ed.), “Intelligent Video Surveillance: Systems and Technology”, CRC Press, 2009.

EE504: Microprocessor and Embedded Systems

Introduction to Embedded Systems and microcomputers: Introduction to Embedded Systems, Embedded System Applications, Block diagram of embedded systems, Trends in Embedded Industry, Basic Embedded system Models, Embedded System development cycle, Challenges for Embedded system Design, Evolution of computing systems and applications. Basic Computer architecture: Von-Neumann and Harvard Architecture. Basics on Computer organizations. Computing performance, Throughput and Latency, Basic high performance CPU architectures, Microcomputer applications to Embedded systems and Mechatronics.

Microprocessor: 8086 Microprocessor and its Internal Architecture, Pin Configuration and their functions, Mode of Operation, Introduction to I/O and Memory, Timing Diagrams, Introduction to Interrupts.

Microprocessor Programming: Introduction to assembly language, Instruction format, Assembly language programming format, Addressing mode, Instruction Sets, Programming 8086 microprocessor.

Microprocessor Interfacing: Introduction to interfacing, Memory Interfacing, Programmable Peripheral Interfacing, Programmable I/O, Programmable Interrupt Controller, Programmable Timers, Programmable DMA Controller, Programmable Key board Controller, Data acquisition Interfacing: ADC, DAC, Serial and parallel data Communication interfacing. Microcontroller: Introduction to Microcontroller and its families, Criteria for Choosing Microcontroller. Microcontroller Architecture, Programming model, Addressing modes, Instruction sets, Assembly and C programming for Microcontroller, I/O programming using assembly and C language, Interrupt Controller, I/O interfacing, Timers, Real Time Clock, Serial and parallel Communication protocols, SPI Controllers. LCD Controller.

Microcontroller Interfacing: Introduction to Microcontroller Interfacing and applications: case studies: Display Devices, controllers and Drivers for DC, Servo and Stepper Motor.

Introduction to Advanced Embedded Processor and Software: ARM Processor, Unified Model Language (UML), Embedded OS, Real Time Operating System (RTOS), Embedded C.

Microprocessor and Embedded system Laboratories: Basic assembly language programming implementation on Microprocessor and Microcontroller. Interfacing Displays, Key boards and sensors with Microprocessors and Microcontrollers, Data Acquisition using Microprocessor and Microcontroller, Implementation of Controlling schemes for DC, Servo, Stepper motor using assembly and C programming in microprocessors and Microcontrollers,

Text Books:

1. Introduction to Embedded Systems: Shibu K V, McGRAW Hill Publications.
2. Embedded Systems: Raj Kamal, TATA McGRAW Hill Publications
3. Computer System Architecture: M. Morris Mano.
4. 8086 Microprocessors and Interfacings: D. Hall, TATA McGRAW Hill
5. The Intel Microprocessors: B. Brey, Prentice Hall Publications.
6. PIC Microcontrollers and Embedded Systems: M. A. Mazidi, R.D. Mckinlay and D. Casey, Pearson Publications
7. Programming and Customizing the PIC Microcontroller: M. Predko, McGRAW Hill Publications.
8. Embedded C Programming and Microchip PIC: R. Barnett, L. O’Cull and S. Cox.

Lab Courses

MH505: Mechatronics Laboratory-I

Demonstration of mechatronics hardwares; servo- position and velocity control; process control; basic programming using microprocessor/microcontroller; ADC and DAC interfacing with microcontroller/microprocessor; machine condition monitoring; development of multiple sensor fusion; image based navigation and control of robot; control of non-linear systems; machine vision inspection and image surveillance; mini-projects on mechatronic system design.

MH506: Mechatronics Laboratory-II

NC machine tool; sequence planning in CIM; automatic quality inspection in CIM; microprocessor/microcontroller based control; 3 DOF gyroscope; design and fabrication of piezo-actuator; hydraulic actuator; pneumatic actuator; design and characterization of optical sensor.

Advanced Fluid Mechanics

• White, F.M., Viscous Fluid Flow, McGraw-Hill, New York, 3rd edition 2006.
• Streeter V.L. and Wylie E. B., Fluid Mechanics, Tata McGraw-Hill, Delhi 2001.
• Shames I. H., Mechanics of Fluids, Tata McGraw Hill, Delhi, 4th edition 2003.
• Douglas and Swaffield, Fluid Mechanics, Prentice Hall, 5th edition 2006.
• Bachelor G. K. An introduction to Fluid Dynamics, Cambridge University Press, 2007.
• Yahya S. M., Fundamentals of Compressible Flow, Tata McGraw Hill, Delhi, 3rd edition 2003.
• Karniadakis G., Beskok, A., and Narayan A. Microflows and Nanoflows, Springer, 1st edition 2005
• Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Cambridge University Press.
• Physics of Fluids, , American Institute of Physics.

Advanced Manufacturing Processes

• A Ghosh and A K Mallik, Manufacturing Science, Affiliated East-West Press Pvt Ltd, 1995.
• James Brown, Modern Manufacturing Processes, Industrial Press Inc, 1991.
• William M. Steen, Laser Material Processing, 3rd edition, Springer, 2003.
• Mark J. Jackson, Microfabrication and Nanomanufacturing, Taylor & Francis, 2008.
• Chue San Yoo, Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, World Scientific, 2008.

Computational Methods in Mechnical Engineering

• S. S. Sastry, Introductory Methods of Numerical Analysis, 4th edition, Prentice Hall of India Private Limited, 2006.
• S. V. Patankar, Numerical heat transfer and fluid flow, Taylor & Francis, 2007.