Government College of Engineering, Karad
Final Year (Sem – VII) B. Tech. Information Technology
IT 2702: Robotics and Automation
Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme
Lectures 03 Hrs/week CT – 1 15
Tutorials 00 Hrs/week CT – 2 15
Total Credits 03 TA 10
ESE 60
Duration of ESE 02 Hrs 30 Min
Question Bank
Unit 1 Fundamentals:
1. Define robot? List and explain different classifications of robots?
2. What is robotics? Discuss the history of robotics in detail?
3. Analyse the advantages and disadvantages of Robots?
4. List and explain the components of robots?
5. Explain degree of freedom in robots?
6. List and explain different robot joints with diagram?
7. Summarize different robot reference frames in detail?
8. Explain different programming modes in robots?
9. Analyse different characteristics of robot specifications?
10. List and explain different robot languages?
11. List and explain applications of robots?
Unit 2 Robotics:
1. List and explain seven criteria of defining a robot?
2. List and explain different categories of robots?
3. Explain simplified robot component skeleton?
4. Justify that why controller is called as the “brain” of the robot.
5. Explain basic components of microcontroller?
6. Discuss the birthday party scenario for a robot?
7. Explain the Midamba’s Predicament?
8. Why additional efforts are required to map / express human ideas and intentions in
terms of robotics instructions?
9. Explain the autonomous robot’s roll model?
Unit 3 Rsvp: Robot Scenario Visual Planning:
1. Explain Robot Scenario Visual Planning in detail.
2. Draw and explain floorplan for Birthday party BR-1 robot environment.
3. List and explain different environment types for Birthday party BR-1 robot.
4. Discuss the RSVP READ Set for Mindstorms NXT Test Pad
5. Explain the RSVP READ Set for Birthday party BR-1 robot.
6. Differentiate between Pseudocode and Flowchart.
7. List the common symbols used in flowchart? Draw and explain the flowchart for
candle lighting scenario in Birthday party BR-1 robot environment.
8. Identify the subroutines in candle lighting scenario in Birthday party BR-1 robot
environment with flowchart?
9. Draw and explain the state chart for Birthday party BR-1 robot.
10. Identify the need for checking the actual capabilities of robot.
Unit 4 Sensors:
1. Analyse the mechanism used by sensors to sense and explain with suitable example.
2. Explain the classification of robot sensors for measuring environments with example.
3. Give brief differentiation between analog and digital sensors.
4. How to read Analog and Digital Signals? Analyse the need of analog-to-digital (A/D)
converter.
5. Discuss the working of Active and Passive Sensors in detail.
6. Explain the functioning of Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter and I2C
with diagram.
7. Discuss the various asynchronous serial communication protocols with diagram.
8. List and explain the different attributes of sensors.
9. Identify the need of calibration of sensors?
Unit 5 Automation and Programming The Robot:
1. Identify the importance of automation in manufacturing?
2. List the elements of automated system? Explain elements of automated system in
detail.
3. List and explain advanced automation functions in detail?
4. Discuss the levels of automation in detail.
5. Explain different types of automation in detail.
6. Identify the reasons for automating the manufacturing operations.
7. Explain the working of color sensor with suitable diagram
8. List different color sensor modes? Explain the mechanism of calibrating the color
sensor.
9. Analyse the characteristics of motors.
10. Explain the mechanism of Direct Current (DC) Motors.
11. Identify the terrain challenge for indoor and outdoor robots.
Unit 6 Robot Languages and Programming:
1. Discuss different approaches to robot programming? Identify the methods to program the
robots work cycle.
2. Explain the different type of motion interpolation.
3. Discuss the generations of robot programming languages in detail.
4. Explain Leadthrough methods to program the robots work cycle.
5. Discuss the wait, signal, and delay commands in detail
6. Write short note on following robotic programming languages
i. A Manufacturing Language (AML)
ii. Robotic Automatix Incorporated Language (RAIL)
iii. Variable Assembly Language (VAL)
