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Experiential Learning Facilities

Computer Engineering

Electronics Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Design Practice

Inter-Disciplinary

Laboratories @ IIITDM

Computer Engineering

Lab Courses

Object Oriented

Programming

Human Computer Interface

High Performance Computing

Data Structures

Computer System

DesignAlgorithms

Computer Networking

CAD for VLSI

Operating Systems

Embedded Systems

Computational Engineering Practice

The course provides hands on exposureto program design & development using C as animplementation tool. Programming constructsnamely selection, iterative, recursion, arrays,structures and file processing in C are exploredwith relevant problem solving sessions to testdrive each of the constructs. Algorithms thatimplement comparison sort and search strategiesnamely linear and binary are also explored.

The course equips students with skillsetrequired for Command Line Interface basedApplication Development incorporatingUsability Guidelines. Real life applicationssuch as student grading, dictionary creation &searching, Complex number arithmetic, etc. arecovered.

Sixty All-in-1 Systems supportingUbuntu are used in the lab sessions.

Objective of this laboratory course is to impart the skills to students tosolve problems using computer in general as data structures & algorithms isthe brain of computer science & engineering. Students are trained to designvarious Abstract Data Types (ADT) and to use them in algorithm designeffectively. Various algorithm design strategies such as Divide and Conquer,Greedy, Backtracking, Branch and bound, Dynamic programming, incrementaldesign and decrement design are included. Issues related to tractability aretaught through Programming.

This lab also provides necessaryfundamental skills to project and research studentsin computer science & engineering. Many projectsand also algorithms designed by researchers incomputer science use various data structures such asstack, queue, tree and graphs. As the problem solvingusing computer is the goal of any researcher incomputer science, solving problems using variousstrategies are required for efficient problem solving,and hence this laboratory course is useful for projectand research students in computer science.

Data Structures & Algorithms Laboratory

The Computer OrganizationLaboratory the Institute provides thestate of the art facilities for the design andimplementation of the digital computersystems.

Current facilities that include Cadencedigital system prototyping tools and XilinxISE environments are used for modelingthe digital system and the same is used forestimation of area, power and delay.

The focus of the lab is to impart theorganization of the processor’s internalblocks such as register file, arithmetic Logicunit, Instruction format, Internal busorganizations are modeled in the EDATools, functional behavior of the eachmodule is tested using simulation, andperformance will be estimated bysynthesizing the circuit.

8-bit Wallace Tree Multiplier

Computer Organization Laboratory

The Computer Organization andMicroprocessor Laboratory of theInstitute provides the modern facilities forthe design and implementation of thecomputer system.

Current facilities include 16-bitMicroprocessor Kits, Assembler, InterfacingKits related to real world applications.

The focus of the lab is to impart thecomputer system design and Interfacing withreal world applications usingmicroprocessors in different modes, bywriting assembly language programs andcontrolling the applications like steppermotor, Room temperature maintenance,Elevator simulation, Generation of differentwaveform. The students are exposed tomicro-computer systems design concepts. Programmable Power Supply Unit

Computer Organization & Microprocessor Laboratory

Objective of this laboratory is to impartknowledge, to develop shorter codes, withspecific domain in mind. Scripting languagessuch as Perl and Python are taught in this course.Pattern matching using regular expression iseffectively done in Perl. Graphical user interfaceis effectively designed using Python. The majortools for this laboratory are Python Interpreter,Perl Interpreter, Linux Operating Systems

This lab is very useful for projectstudents working on application program designand also graphical user interface design (GUI)as Perl provides rich library for patternmatching and Python provides rich library forGUI design.

Scripting Languages Laboratory

Objective of this laboratory is to trainstudents to design various phases of compilersuch as Lexical analyzer, syntax analyzer,semantic analyzer, intermediate codegenerator, code optimizer and code generator.Students are also exposed to design compilerconstruction tools such as lexical analyzergenerator and parser generator. Applicationsof finite sate machine and pushdownautomaton in compiler design are also taughtin this Lab. The tools used in this laboratoryare Linux OS,cc/gcc/g++ compilers.

This lab also helps project andresearch students who are using concepts suchas finite state automata, push downautomata, regular and context-free languagesand grammars. This lab also provides skills todesign compiler for new programminglanguage.

Compiler Design Laboratory

Software Engineering Practice

The objective of this lab is two fold. Aspart of Software Engineering, students areexpected to learn how to write SoftwareRequirements Specifications as per IEEEformat, software design using UML (ClassDiagram, Use case diagram), and how to writetechnical documentation as per industrystandard (function call-tree, class-objectdiagrams).

As part of Database systems, studentsare exposed to ER diagrams, SQL queries. Amini-project using PHP and MySql is alsoundertaken. On the research front,implementation of Database design Algorithmsand its analysis are done. SQL queryoptimization and minimization are alsoexplored. Study on emerging trends like datamining, data warehousing , indexing are alsodone.

Computer Networks Laboratory

The focus is on learning Socket API programming. Lab exercisesinclude interconnecting two systems in wired/wireless mode, transfer of filesusing Socket-API, implementation of CRC-32, checksum algorithms,simulation of stop and wait protocol. Implementation of unicasting,multicasting and broad casting.

Resources30 Dell T1600 Workstations; Red

Hat Enterprise Linux; Gcc/g++.

Some on going projectsStudy of delay vs throughput for IIITDM campus network .Study of Wi-Fi and WiMax protocols at Layer-2. DDoS attack and its impact on networkOptimum campus network design from both wired and wireless, Perspectives

The Practice course emphasizeson design and development of modernOS.

Current facilities that includeWorkstations, Open source Compilerand Xilinx EDK environments are usedfor modeling the concepts of theoperating systems.

The focus of the lab is to impartthe operating system concepts likesystem calls, process handling,scheduling, deadlock, semaphores,threading, page replacement algorithms.

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Operating Systems Laboratory

The Computer ArchitectureLaboratory of the institute provides state ofthe art facilities for the design andimplementation of the High PerformanceCircuits & Computer Systems. Currentfacilities that include Cadence digital systemprototyping tools and Xilinx ISEenvironments are used for modeling thedigital system and the same is used forestimation of area, power and delay.

The focus of the lab is to impart thehigh performance arithmetic circuit design,high performance dynamic InstructionScheduling and out-of-order processor design,Modeling of multi-core processor, Cachedesign. The designed circuits are synthesizedto estimate the speed, area and power.Threaded programming for multi-coreprocessor and CUDA using openMP andCUDA APIs.

Wavelet Transform Chip

Multicore Programming using OpenMP

Computer Architecture Laboratory

Simulation and Modelling Laboratory

Initial phase of the simulation exercises include Introduction toScilab, Scilab programming for Curve fitting and Root finding.

Second phase includes simulation of Finite Automata, PushDown Automata and Turing Machines. Final phase includes simulationof a networking protocol, namely, sliding-window protocol.

Ongoing Projects

Modelling and simulation ofLayer-2 protocols were explored.Impact of approximation ratio onspecial graph classes was Exploredthrough simulation for classicalproblems like Vertex cover, Steinertree, etc., Simulation of parallelAlgorithms for biconnectivityaugmentation was explored.

Human Computer Interaction PracticeThe course is a higher semester Interaction

Design Principles course and focuses on designprinciples in the context of software development.Cognitive issues involved in interface design, usersupport systems, evaluation that enhance usability ofapps is explored.

HCI concepts such as primality, recency, 7+-2rule, CAPTHCAs, Loading Bars, etc. related to applicationsoftware development are test driven. Experiments thathighlight the keyboard layout, mental models & itsviolation, Fitts Law simulation, GOMS model, webusability / Accessible & Universal Design principles areexplored using applications such as loading bar /progress bar design. HCI Lab supporting 35 Dell & HPSystems – IDE (Integrated Development Environment)for Software Design & Implementation hosts the labsessions. B.Tech projects such as frameworks(quantitative & qualitative) for design / evaluation ofloading bars, CAPTCHAs, search engines etc. are carriedout as an extension to the concepts covered by the course.

Electronics

Lab Courses

Digital Logic Design

Analogue Circuits

Signal

Processing

PCB Design

Drives & Controls

Sensors

Microprocessor & Comp.

Arch.

Communication Systems

VLSI Design

Embedded Systems

The Electronic Circuits Laboratoryof the Institute provides the state of art facilitiesfor designing, implementing and testing variouselectronic components/circuits and devices. Adiverse types of licensed software viz. NI LabView (Multisim) etc. are also available forsimulating innovative electronic circuits beforeits realization of printed copper boards/ Breadboards.

A high quality Agilent/Lecroy makedigital oscilloscopes (200 MHz/ 2Gs), functiongenerators (20 GHz), variable power supply,multimeters, BreadBoards, electroniccomponents are available for training the UG/PGstudents to learn the basic electronic principles ofdesigning and implementing rectifiers,amplifiers, oscillators, filters, clippers, clampers,voltage regulators, transistor biasing in theirrespective practice sessions.

Electronic Circuits

The Digital Logic DesignLaboratory of the Institute provides boththe knowledge and skills required todesign digital circuits and formalism oflogic enabling students to analyze logicalprocesses.

Current facilities include Digitaltrainer Kit, IC tester, NI Multisim.

The goal of the lab is applicationoriented design and practical real worldproblem solving by digital techniques. Thecurrent research activities include designof consumer electronics.

The facilities are used for thepractice sessions of B Tech (EDM) and MDes (EDS).

Digital Logic Design Laboratory

The Networks and SystemLaboratory is to introduce students thepractical, circuit design, and to providethem good engineering skills. Theexperiments covered in this laboratory arein synchrony with the theory.

Current facilities includeTektronix F.G, Tektronix DSO, MATLAB,NI Multisim, LABVIEW.

The objective of the lab is toexperimentally test and evaluate electricalcircuits and systems. It is important thatstudents develop this practice usingmodern lab equipments similar to that inindustry. The current research activitiesinclude Electrical discharge machining.

Networks and Systems Laboratory

The Analog CircuitsLaboratory of the Institute is intended toenhance the skills of the students aboutanalog circuits.

Current facilities include NI Multisim,LABVIEW, Orcad, LT Spice.

The aim of the lab is to introduce thebasic electric circuit components to thestudents and strengthen the circuit analysismethods practically with the help of theexperiment methods which is similar to thatin industry. The current research activitiesinclude Mixed analog/digital VLSI,Simulation and modeling mixed-modesimulation, analog nonlinear andcomputational circuits and signal processing.

Analog Circuits Laboratory

The Analog IC and ApplicationsLaboratory of the Institute is intended forIC design and IC test experiment, includinganalog IC design, VLSI testing, VLSI designand synthesis in relation to the real-worldapplication.

Current facilities include NIMultisim, LABVIEW, Orcad, LT Spice.

The aim of the Analog IntegratedCircuits Application Laboratory is to give thestudents a better understanding about thecircuit integration on a single chip. It alsoprovides training to the students accordingto the need of the industry. The currentresearch activities include high-speed digitaland high-frequency analog circuits,microwave circuits, memories and consumerelectronics.

Analog IC and Applications Laboratory

The Analog IC and DSPLaboratory of the Institute is envisionedto teach students about analog circuits,signal processing algorithms on thecomputer as well as on DSP boards. The labcomprises of test and measurementequipment for doing advanced research anddevelopment work in digital signalprocessing field.

Current facilities includeTMS320C6713 DSP kit, CCS Studio (DSPEdition), MATLAB, NI Multisim.

The objective of the lab is to provideinformation on the principles of digitalsignal processing, digital communications,DSP chip. The current research activitiesinclude analog and digital filter design forhighly accurate measurement, audio andimage processing.

DSP Laboratory

The RF circuit design laboratoryat the Institute is motivated to work towardsthe design and analysis of microwave circuitsand components for RF/Microwave andmillimeter wave applications includingantennas.

Current facilities include Microwavetest benches, Network analyser, MIC trainerand workstations equipped with AWRMicrowave Office, Ansys Designer and AnsysHFSS.

The focus of the lab is on learningbasic principles in Microwave and RFCommunications as well as system levelsimulations. The current research activitiesinclude design and development ofperformance enhanced power dividers,antennas and microwave sensors.

RF Circuit Design Laboratory

The ElectromechanicalEnergy Conversion Laboratory ofthe Institute provides the facilities tostudy the operation, analysis andperformance of various electricalmachines.

Current facilities include Singlephase Transformers, Rotating machineslike DC Machines, Single & Three phaseinduction machines, Synchronousmachines, in addition to specialmachines like PMSM & BLDC.

The focus of the lab is onperformance analysis of electricalmachines. The current researchactivities include analysis of PMSM andBLDC machines for efficient energyconversion.

Electromechanical Energy Conversion Laboratory

The EMIC and CommunicationPractice Laboratory of the Instituteprovides the state of the art facilities forconducting experiments on ElectromagneticInterference, Microwave Communication, andDigital Communications.

Current facilities include an EMI/EMChardware kit (consisting of an EMI sourcemodule and an EM coupling module), andworkstations equipped with MATLAB andSimulink packages.

The focus of the lab is on learningbasic principles in Microwave and WirelessCommunications as well as system levelsimulations. The current research activitiesinclude system level simulation of MIMOwireless, and cooperative diversity systems .

EMIC and Communication Practice Laboratory

The Power ElectronicsLaboratory of the Institute provides thefacilities for realizing various powerelectronic converter circuits.

Current facilities include DSP &Microcontroller Boards, 200 MHz - 4channel DSOs, 50 MHz Current probes, DCPower supplies, in addition to variousconverters.

The focus of the lab is on design,analysis and implementation of powerelectronic circuits. The current researchactivities focus on DC-DC converters, PWMswitching techniques of Inverters andHarmonic reduction by active filters.

The facilities are also used for thepractice sessions of B Tech (EDM)

Power Electronics Laboratory

The Data Networks Practicecourse helps the students to study theadvances in communication such opticalamplifier, WDM, and stop and waitprotocol. In optical fiber communication,we study how light transmits informationfrom one place to another through opticalfiber using the principle of total internalreflection and minimising the losses.

The laboratory is equipped withFunction Generator, Digital StorageOscilloscope, Fiber optic kit, Wicom-Tkit, LAN Trainer kit, Netsys-T kit, andOptical fiber trainer kit.

Data Networks Practice

The practice course introduces thestudent to practical circuit design andanalyze the circuit by constructing it usingdevices and components. The experimentscovered in this laboratory are synchronizedwith its theoretical part so that students areable to understand the practical aspects of it.

Current facilities include DigitalSignal Oscilloscope, Function Generator, andPower Supplies in addition to theMultimeters.

The experiments such as design anddevelopment of amplifier, rectifiers,comparators, clippers, clampers,analog and digital converters, etc.

Electronic Circuit Design Practice

The course provides comprehensive,hands-on instruction in the terminology,principles, and applications of analogsdigital communication circuits. Over the lasttwo decades, digital communications havebecome prominent because of its ability tosupport high datarate and low BER.

Current facilities include TektronixDigital Signal Oscilloscopes, FunctionGenerators, Power Supplies in addition tothe active devices and passive components.

The laboratory focuses on systemlevel simulation performance ofcommunication systems. The variousmodulation techniques have been studied.

Analog & Digital Communication Signal Processing

Laboratory type :UG & PG & Research

The VLSI Design Lab equipped with advanced EDA tools and sophisticated development platform to foster strong digital and analog design environment.

FPGA prototyping using Xilinx Spartan 3E (22), Altera DE1 (6) and DE2 (4) supported by Altera subscription edition (10 licenses) provides comprehensive methodology for hardware design

Cadence university Bundle full suite (30 license) enables full custom analog and digital IC Designs.

Notable Ongoing Research topics includes PLL Design, High speed Multipliers design, High performance DSP Architectures, FPGA based Power converters and Reversible logic circuits.

VLSI Design Practice

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Solid State Devices lab ensuresundergraduate in getting good exposure tosemiconductor devices its characterization andmodeling. Aided by SPICE and MULTISIMsimulation for characteristics analysis,laboratory workbench are available forphysical testing and validation.

Equipped with AGILENT andTECKTRONICS high bandwidth oscilloscopes.Research on device modeling is supported bySYNOPSYS EDA package and INTELLISUITEintegrated design environment (MEMS).

Notable Ongoing Research includesSimulation and Modeling of leakage currentcharacteristics of SiC MIS capacitors andexperimental study of these capacitorsfabricated in IISc Bangalore lab.

Solid State Devices Laboratory

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Analog Circuits lab ensuresundergraduate in getting good exposure todesign and implementation of analog circuitsbased on MOSFETs, BJTs and Op Amps.

Aided by SPICE simulation using LTSpice they perform simulation studies of allcircuits before their actual implementation onbreadboard. Physical testing, optimization ofdesign and parameters and validation of resultsare also done.

Students are also introduced toCADENCE analog simulation platform in whichthey complete the design of a simple two stageoperational amplifier.

Notable Ongoing Research includesdesign of Analog Multipliers, Voltage controlledoscillators and Phase locked Loops.

Analog Circuits Laboratory

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Laboratory type : PG/UG

Students get introduced to KEIL 4micro Vision Software & LPC2148 Microcontroller .

They develop different models usingthe microcontroller including realization of portfunctionality, ADCs, DACs, USBcommunication , Serial communication, Videointerfacing, Audio interfacing, PS/2Communication and implementation ofsemaphore using RTOS .

Using MSP 430 Microcontroller andIAR Embedded Work Bench 5.20 , theydevelop Interrupt driven Process controlsystem, Interfacing of 16X2 LCD, ADC, Serialcommunication, Multiprocessor communicationand RTC implementation

Embedded Systems Practice

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Laboratory type : PGPCB and Embedded Systems lab is

composed of experiments from PCBDesign as well as development ofEmbedded Systems.

Using ORCAD PCB 9.1, thestudents get expertise in SchematicSymbol and Schematic Net List creation,Placement and Routing of Componentsand Constrains to be taken care of, LengthMatching and Silk Screen Assembly, SMDand Through Hole Component footprintCreation and Pre GREBBER to GREBBERfile Generation.

They verify the results byfabricating the PCB using MITS millingmachine. Notable Ongoing Project workincludes design and implementation of allB Tech and M Des project works in whichthey build the prototype of the electronicproduct as end product of the project.

PCB and Embedded Design Practice

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The PCB Prototype Design andDevelopment Laboratory of theInstitute provides specialist training thatare at the intersection of software andhardware.

The course equips students in thearea of design implementation for multi-layer PCBs, various aspects of routing,scripting, component placement, spacingconstraints and manufacturing file creationusing different EDA tools. This practicecourse fulfills the skill requirements ofindustries in the areas of electronic designautomation, and industrial automation.Software facilitiesMITS Design ProHardware facilitiesMITS PCB Prototyping MachineSoldering Workstations for SMDs

PCB/Prototype Design &Development Practice

The Electronic Instrumentation PracticeLaboratory of the Institute provides the stateof the art facilities for realizing ideas of nextgeneration engineers to develop systems.Current facilities includeNI QNET MECHATRONIC boardNI ELVIS boardNI Medical instruments boardInductive & capacitive pickupTemperature controllerThe focus of the lab is to provide principleknowledge, practical training and bestmeasurement practice for a range oftemperature, pressure, electrical, velocity,acceleration etc of dynamic systems.The current research activities includedeveloping intelligent instruments like wirelessEEG, non invasive monitoring of hemoglobin,Automatic system for vehicle safety etc.

Electronic Instrumentation Laboratory

The Control EngineeringLaboratory of the Institute is a basicinterdisciplinary laboratory exploring studentsof 4th semester to model various dynamicsystems, and design controllers for closed loopsystems.Current facilities includeHardware:

NI ELVIS IIQuancer Inverted PendulumnQuancer DC motor ControlAir flow controller

Software :Lab VIEWMATLAB R2010a

The current research activities includeimplementation of digital controllers usingFPGA or DSP processors for electrical powerapplications.

Control Engineering Practice Laboratory

The InstrumentationEngineering Practice Laboratory of theInstitute provides exposure to state-of-the-art instrumentation, sensors, transmitters,analog and digital controllers.Current facilities include

NI QNET MECHATRONIC boardNI ELVIS boardNI Medical instruments boardInductive & capacitive pickupTemperature controller

The focus of the lab is on calibratingand interfacing sensors for various dynamicsystems to provide system levelmanufacturing solutions.

The current research activitiesinclude developing intelligent instrumentsfor medical, manufacturing and automobileapplications.

Instrumentation Engineering Laboratory

Microprocessors and Embedded Controllers

The Microprocessors and EmbeddedControllers Laboratory of the Institutecontains variety of microprocessors,microcontrollers, and FPGA kits along withvarious digital interfaces, stepper motors etc.for implementing smart electronic solutions inreal-time.The laboratory is also sufficiently equippedwith licensed versions of advanced softwareviz. RIDE, MASM, Verilog Xilinx WinTalk,WinISP etc. for programing , interfacing andcontrolling the 8085, 8086, 8051 and Sparten3E Xilinx boards.The facilities are also employed for training theUG/PG and Ph. D. students in their respectivelaboratory/practice sessions and for executingtheir projects/research activities towardstranslating the usage of software in controllingthe hardware for automation .

Mechanical Engineering

Lab Courses

Engineering Simulations

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Thermal Concepts

Applied Mechanics

Modeling &

Simulation

Quality Inspection & Product Validation

Energy Systems

The Applied ThermalEngineering Laboratory is planned toprovide the students the opportunity toperform experiments and understand theapplication of theory covered in variouscourses on fluid and thermal engineering.

The lab is equipped withsophisticated experimental setups. Theexperiments include performance study ofextended surfaces, heat exchanger,refrigeration system, air cooled singlecylinder spark ignition engine, solar waterheater. Determination of viscosity, losses inflow through pipes and valves, are alsocarried out.

The associated research activitiesinclude development of wind tunnel andstudy of flow visualization, nucleate boiling,flow boiling, miniaturized heat exchangers,freeze drying, etc.

Thermal Engineering Lab

This laboratory provides hands-onexperience with industrial-grade CNCmachines. Students gain knowledge inwriting CNC programmes, generation ofcodes, execution of these tasks for turningand milling operations and inspection ofmachined parts. Also included is a 3Dprinting machine capable of converting a 3DCAD model in to a prototype .

Current facilities include 3D Digitalprinter, CNC machines, besides conventionalmachines and sophisticated metrologyequipments such as CMM and VideoMicroscope.

The current research activities in thislab includes manufacturing process andsystem simulation, process planning,production planning, manufacturabilityanalysis and manufacturing automation.

Precision Manufacturing & Metrology Practice

Optical MicroscopeUniversal Milling M/c

CNC Drilling M/c CMM

Mechanism for 3D Machining Centre

Gripper for Compliant Machining

The Mechanical EngineeringPractice provides the elementary ideaabout the basic machining processes suchas metal joining, turning, milling,drilling, sheet metal working etc. Thepractical relevance of Pneumatic, Electro-pneumatic circuits and surfacemorphology practice is also included.

Current instrument facilities includeuniversal milling machine, lathe, surfaceroughness tester, metallurgy microscope,Shear cutter, Double disk polishing, Beltlining machine, 3D printer, RockwellHardness Test and cutting, hand toolsetc. These amenities are utilized for theregular practice sessions (II B.TechMechanical) and also for project purposesof B Tech, M Des and PhD.

Mechanical Engineering Practice

This Laboratory provides hands-onexperience in design, development,mathematical modeling, simulation andexperimental validation of various robotmechanisms and automation devices such asPLC operated pneumatic circuits. It alsoincludes study of forward / inversekinematics and dynamic analysis ofmechanisms using specialized software such asADAMS.

Current facilities include: ABBIndustrial Robot, Robot kit with servoactuators, PLC based electro -Pneumatics,Multipurpose Carrombot with Vision GuidedMultifunctional Capabilities and MobileRobots

The focus of the lab is to providehands on experience in the design anddevelopment of various robotic andautomation systems .

Robotics and Automation Practice

ABB Robot Electro Pneumatics Kit

Carrombot

Mechanisms and Robotic Devices Developed

The Robotics and AutomationLaboratory of the Institute, provides thestate-of-the-art facilities for realizingkinematic and dynamic behavior of themanipulators and simulation of the severalmechanisms in the virtual environment usingspecialized software.

Current facilities include ABB serialmanipulator, Robix kits, Pneumatic panel andsoftware such as, Adams ®, Matlab ®, andRobix ®.

The focus of the lab is to teach theinter-disciplinary concepts and workingprinciples involved for developing themanipulators. The current activities alsoinclude kinematic and dynamic simulation inAdams ®, and using Matlab ® to explore thepossible rigid body transformation prior to thedesign phase.

Robotics and Automation Laboratory

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Inter Disciplinary

Labs

Electro Magnetics

Sensors & Controls

Materials & Mechanics

Electro-Mechanical

Drives

Measurements & Data

Analysis

Engineering Skills

The Principles ofMeasurement Laboratory providesfacilities for design and realization ofvarious measurement techniques fornext generation of engineers.

Current facilities include NILabView Software, NI ELVIS Boards,Bridges in addition to DSOs.

The focus of the lab is on designand testing of measuring techniques.The current research activities includeperformance analysis of variousmeasuring techniques.

The facilities are also used forthe practice sessions of B Tech (EDM)

Measurement Techniques Laboratory

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Mechanics & Materials Laboratory

The Engineering Mechanics &Materials Laboratory is equipped withthe state-of-the-art facilities forunderstanding the basic principles ofEngineering mechanics, and realizing thestrength of materials and geometries.

The lab is equipped withsophisticated testing instruments andindigenously designed and built modernexperimental setups. The experimentsinclude the testing of specimens subjected totensile load, determination of modulus ofelasticity of metallic and non‐metallicmaterials, measurement of strain andtorque, determination of the center ofgravity, natural frequency, radius of gyration& moment of inertia.

Being a fundamental course lab, thepractical sessions of this lab is common toall first year B.Tech. students regardless oftheir discipline.

The Electromagnetics and Quantummechanics Laboratory provides the state ofthe art facilities for realizing the concept inthese subjects and educating the nextgeneration of engineers.

This laboratory providesExperiments to understand some electricaland magnetic properties of materials such asdielectric polarization, resistivity, magneticsusceptibility etc. Some experiments are donehere on quantum mechanics which give theidea about the energy quantization and theparticle nature of light.

The facilities are used for thepractice sessions of B Tech students from allbranches and provides hand-on experience ofthe concepts.

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The Engineering SkillsPractice of the institute provides theobjective of the practice course is tounderstand some of the basic processassociated with Mechanical, Electrical,Electronics and CommunicationsEngineering.

The practice course coversFitting, Drilling, Tapping, plastic welding,chemical etching, soldering etc,. and alsocovers the study of serial & parallelconnections, IR Trans-receiver principle,Emergency lighting principle andPrinted circuit board.

Current equipment facilities areplastic welding machine, Bench drillingmachine, Table saw, Jig saw, Circularsaw, Scroll saw, wood turning lathe,cutoff saw, and essential Hand tools

Engineering skills Practice

The purpose of the Measurements andData Analysis Laboratory lab is to introduce thestudents to different measurementtechniques/instruments of data acquisition andstatistical methods of data analysis. The coursecontents includes Evaluation of differentmeasurement techniques in estimation of variousphysical/mechanical/electrical/ thermal/parameters.Reporting Methodology: Collection, consolidationand reporting of the data Probability and Statistics:Presentation, analysis and interpretation of thedataUncertainty/Error Analysis: Performanceevaluation and determinationSignal Characterization, data acquisition andAnalysis: Study of vivid waveforms and digitizationprocess. The experiments incorporate the conceptsof mechanics, thermal engineering, imageprocessing, sampling, digitization, probability etc.)

Measurements and Data Analysis

The objective of the Basic EngineeringPractice is to equip the students in the area ofthree different engineering streams likeElectrical, Electronics and MechanicalEngineering.

Students will learn the concepts aboutvarious components and its identification,soldering practice, bread board connectionsand also familiarization of equipments in theElectronics area.

The main focus in the Electrical areais to be aware of the essential safety conceptsin House hold wiring and Energymeasurements in electrical equipments.

In Mechanical stream, students aretrained in the area like handling differentmachine tools.

Basic Engineering Practice

Design Concepts

Industrial Design

Sketching

Design Realization

Engineering

Graphics

Product Realization

Modeling & Simulation

Product Design

Objective of this course is totrain the students in concept productsketching. Industrial designsketching laboratory course train thestudents in basics of perspectivedrawing, shading, texturing, coloring,color psychology and 3D sketching.

Learning the concept productsketching and modeling, aid thestudents to sketch & develop theirown concept products in highersemesters.

Wacom Graphic tablet andCATIA V6 Software for conceptproduct sketching.

Industrial Design Sketching

Objective of this course is to train thestudents to carry out kinematic and dynamicsimulation of machines, mathematical modeling &simulation of systems using professional software.Students use advanced modules of professionalsoftware to define the different kinematicconnections between the parts of the assemblyand then perform kinematic and dynamicanalysis.

Students also learn to formulate themathematical model of an engineering system byapplying fundamental laws and uses numericalmethods to simulate the behavior of the system.

Students are exposed to mathematicalsimulation of structural, dynamic, thermal, fluid,electrical and electronics systems. Learning theadvanced simulation modules of professionalsoftware helps the student to develop innovativemachine and mechanisms on their own. Learningthe mathematical simulation helps the student toaddress practical engineering problems.

Engineering Simulation

The Objective of this course is to developskills required to carry out basic drawing, 2Ddrafting, professional drawing. EngineeringDrawing course train the students in basictechnical drawing and 2D drafting.

IIITD&M Kancheepuram adoptssoftware based training for EngineeringDrawing and has been successfullyimplementing since 2008. In EngineeringDrawing Course, students use AutodeskAutoCAD software to solve several problemsfrom different topics such as, construction ofplane curves, orthographic and isometricprojection of objects, intersection of solidsand development of surfaces.

Learning the drafting software aidthe student to understand the engineeringdrawing fundamentals and provides strongfoundation to learn the 3D modeling inhigher semester

Engineering Graphics

Design Realization Lab

The Objective of this practice course is torealize the designs and models. The lab course willhelp the students to realize the concepts through asystematic problem-solving methodology.

Concept selection, Idea generation usingSCAMPER, concept screening , Adaptive Design, NeedAnalysis, Morphological analysis , TRIZ Contradictionand principles, Modular and Integrated Architecture,Aesthetic design, Product Dissection are dealt in thislab and the design is realized using clay, plastic, sheetmetal, wood and thermocol models.

Current equipment facilities are Foamcutting machine, CNC router, Laser engravingmachine, mojo printer, table saw, Hot gun, hand toolsfor clay, sheet metal, plastic, wood and foammodeling

Product Conceptualization and Visualization

The objective of this theory cum labpostgraduate course is to teach the importance ofdesign and conceptualization techniques inproduct development and visualize the designusing suitable material. Students analyze the need,generate multiple concept and finally screen, rankand select the best concept for given task.

The students uses mind maps,brainstorming sessions, brain triggering sessions,morphological chart, inventive principles, productdissection etc and are practically dealt withreference to products of practical use. Studentsbrings aesthetic, universality and ergonomics in totheir design. Students are also provided withinterdisciplinary group project where they arrive atnovel concepts for a real time need of a customer.

The design, which is initiallycommunicated in the form of pencil sketched aredeveloped as models using clay, plastic, sheetmetal, wood and thermocol models.

Product design practice and prototyping

The objective of the lab course is toallow the post graduate students to explore thedesign of products through physical andworkable models. Using the design techniquesthat is taught in the previous semesters, thestudents are free to use additive prototyping ortraditional model making of material ofsuitable choice. The student will be given anopportunity to shape your own ideas, conceptsand theories through this lab course project.Finally the students will have to fabricate thereal time working model of their idea.

This systematic approach of productdesign makes the students to bring aspects ofcommercial importance, safety features, eco-friendliness, ergonomics, aesthetics etc intothe real time product.

Fake notefinder

Temperature controlling valve

Emergency tent

Under water robot

Pickle salt meter

Bleater

Product Design Practice and Prototyping

Energy Utilization from Waste Cooking Gas

Reconfigurable Origamic Bag

Road Intelligent and Safety Equipment

Farm Automation Bot

Air Humidity to Water Converter