THIRUMALAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

QUESTION BANKSub. Code/Name : ME2402 COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING Year/Semester : IV/ VII

UNIT-I COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN PART-A (2 MARKS)1. State any four advantages of CAD2. What is scaling & rotation in CAD?3. What is translation & scaling in CAD?4. Write done the translation matrix & scaling matrix for 3D transformation5. Write done the rotation matrix for each of the X,Y,Z axis for 3D transformation6. Define the following commands i) Zoom,ii) pan7. What is Wireframe Modeling? 8. What is surface Modeling? 9. What is solid Modeling? 10. State any two advantages & Disadvantages of Wireframe Modeling?11. State any two advantages & Disadvantages of surface Modeling?12. State any two advantages & Disadvantages of solid Modeling?13. Draw the flow chart of activities of CAD14. State the various features of Auto CAD.15. What is geometric modeling? 16. What is linear & angular dimensioning?17. Explain any two types of editing commands.18. State the difference between Trim & Break commands.19. State the application of solid Modeling.20. Draw various types of solid primitives.21. What is a Boolean operation?22. State the difference between C- rep & B- rep23. Name any three types of surface entities used to create double curved surface. 24. What is meant by Redraw & Regen commands used in Auto CAD 25. What is transformation?26. Define CAD

PART-B (16 MARKS)1. Explain the various activities/ Elements of CAD.2. Explain the various stages (concept) of CAD?3. Explain the concept of wireframe modeling? And state its advantages & disadvantages.4. What is surface modeling? Explain in details and state its merits & demerits.5. Explain the concept of solid modeling? State its application, advantages & disadvantages.6. What is constrictive solid geometry (CSG) and B-representation for create 3D solid modeling.7. Compare the difference between wireframe, surface & solid modeling techniques.8. What is transformation? Explain the transformation for scaling, translation & rotation w.r.to 2D &3D objectives with examples.9. Explain the various editing commands and types of dimensioning used in CAD package briefly.10. What is AutoCAD? Explain briefly the various functions (features) of Auto CAD packages used in CAD system.

UNIT-II COMPONENTS OF CIM

PART-A (2MARKS)

1. What are the components / main elements of CIM?2. State the Benefits of CIM.3. List out of the OSI Layers.4. What is the purpose of OSI model?5. What is the meant by protocol?6. What is MAP?7. What is the meant by LAN?8. What are the three families of communication under CIM?9. Define CIM & its scope.10. What are all the components of LAN?11. What is the function of data link layers in OSI model?12. What is the use of transport session layers in OSI model?13. What is meant by multiplexing?14. Distinguish analog transmission with digital transmission.15. Define TOPOLOGY. Also list different basic topologies possible.16. Differentiate the function of bridges & gate ways in network.17. What is the meant by data communication?18. List the components of data communication system.19. Is CIM a concept or a technology?20. What is meant by parallel transmission?21. What is meant by serial digital transmission?22. What is communication matrix in CIM?

PART-B (16 MARKS)

1. Draw and explain the various segments of CASA / SMES new manufacturing enterprises CIM wheel.2. What is data communication? Explain simplex, half duplex and full duplex transmission?3. What are the different modes of digital data transmission? Explain parallel & serial transmission.4. Compare two methods of serial transmission with neat sketch.5. Explain briefly seven layers of ISO / OSI reference model.6. What is MAP? Discuss the various MAP subsets of OSI protocols.7. What is network Topology? Discuss briefly star, ring & bus Topology. Also give an advantages & dis advantage for each type of network Topology.8. Explain Modulation &De modulation types of data transmission.UNIT-IV SHOP FLOOR CONTROL AND FMS

PART-A (2MARKS)

1. what are devices used for shop floor data collection ? 2. Define SFC.3. What are the primary function of SFC?4. What are the phases of SFC?5. What is the purpose of FDS?6. What is an Automatic Data Capture (ADC) method?7. What are the technologies used in ADC?8. What Bar code consists?9. What are the types of Bar code?10. What is DAS?11. List out the application of ADC technology.12. What are the types of SFC?13. Define FMS.14. What arc the Objectives of FMS?15. State the benefits of FMS?16. List any 4 data files required for a FMS.17. How is on FMS optimized?

PART B (16 MARKS)

1. Explain the component of FMS and FMS layout configuration 2. (a) Explain three phases of shop floor control with a block diagram? (b) State the planning issues of FMS?3. (a) Write an engineering brief about the various types of automatic identification technologies.(b) Define machine, routing, and volume flexibility in manufacturing?4. (a). Write short notes on various materials handling equipment that are commonly found in FMS.(b) How does a bar code reader work? Explain with neat sketch5. (a). Write a note on AGV? Mentions its application(b). Sketch the layout of a typical FMS and explain the important subsystem6. Discuss the need and importance of automated data collection system and What are the advantages?7. Briefly explain the bar codes technology with suitable diagram?9. What makes the FMS flexible? Define the types of flexibility and explain its dependent factors?10. List and explain the major I/O devices to keep track of ongoing shop floor Condition?11. What is MRP? Explain the inputs to MRP and various MRP outputs. Also list the various benefits of MRP. UNIT-III GROUP TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER AIDED PROCESS PLANNINGPART-A (2MARKS)

1. Define Group Technology (GT).2. List out the stages in Group Technology.3. what is part family?4. Give any two benefits of computer aided process planning?5. Explain the two categories of attributes of parts.6. List out the premises for the developed of DCLASS code.7. What is PFA?8. What is the weakness of PFA?9. What are the applications of GT?10. What is Process planning?11. What are the results of Process Planning?12. What are methods for solving the problems in part family?13.What are the main objectives of cellular manufacturing?13. What are two approaches of computer aided process planning?14. By whom and when group technology first documented?15. What is meant by route sheet?16. What are the two approaches of computer aided process planning?

PART B (16 MARKS)1. (a) Discuss about MICLASS and OPTIZ classification and coding systems.(b)Describe the general procedure of retrieval CAPP system.2. (a) Explain composite part concept in cellular manufacturing.3. (b)Discuss the benefits of Computer Aided Process Planning (CAPP) and explain CAPP approaches detail.4. (a)What is production flow analysis? Explain the various steps of it.(b) State the different application of Group technology.5. (a)Explain in detail the generative and variant approaches in process planning &differentiate both approaches.(b)How parts are classified &coded in Group Technology? Illustrate the same for a product.6. (a)How does cellular manufacturing help CAPP ? Illustrate with an example.(b)List the benefits /advantages of Group Technology.7. (a)Discuss the importance of process planning in product development(b) List the benefits /advantages of cellular manufacturing8. (a) Discuss about DCLASS and OPTIZ classification and coding systems.(b)What is the need for CAPP? What are their advantages?9. (a) Distinguish between the variant approach & generative approach.(b) Describe the role of process planning in CAD/CAM integration and Mention their Merits.UNIT-V

COMPUTER AIDED PLANNING AND CONTROL & COMPUTER MONITORING

PART-A (2MARKS)

1. Define production planning and control.2. Define forecasting.3. What is process planning?4. What is master scheduling?5. Define material requirement planning (MRP).6. Define quality control.7. State the four types of inventory management.8. What is inventory accounting?9. Define inventory planning and control.10. State two basic characteristics of MRP.11. Define MPS.12. State the benefits of MRP.13. What is shop floor control?14. Define order release and order progress of shop floor control.15. Define order scheduling.16. State the various types of input variables in a structure model of manufacturing.17. State the various types of process control strategies.18. State the function of adaptive control systems.19. What are the basic components of direct digital control?20.Define lean &agile manufacturing.

PART B (16 MARKS)

1. Explain the various functions / activities of production planning and control systems.2. Write short notes on (i) Cost planning and control(ii) Shop floor control3. Explain briefly about inventory management systems.4. Explain briefly about material requirement planning and state its benefits also.5. Explain the various types of input and output variables used in structure model of manufacturing.6. Explain briefly about feedback control, regulatory control and feed forward control of process control strategies.7. Explain briefly about preplanned control, steady state optimal control and adaptive control of process control strategies.8. What is direct digital control? And explain various components of direct digital control systems.9. Explain the concept of Lean and Agile Manufacturing.10. Explain the various types of production monitoring systems.