AIM:  A PROGRAM IN OCTAVE TO STIMULATE THE FORWARD KINEMATICS OF A 2R ROBOTIC ARM AND CREATE AN ANIMATION GIF OF THE PLOT    INTRODUCTION:  The manipulator in this kinematic linkage helps to define the workspace of robotic arm where it can reach and complete its specified job assigned to it.…

AIM:   A PROGRAM IN OCTAVE TO CREATE THE PV DIAGRAM OF AN OTTO CYCLE AND FIND IT’S THERMAL EFFECIENCY    INTRODUCTION:  Otto cycle is an ideal thermodynamic cycle commonly used to define an automotive petrol engine. For theoretical purpose the working medium in the engine is taken…

AIM:  A PROGRAM IN OCTAVE TO SOLVE SECOND ORDER ODE FOR STIMULATING TRANSIENT BEHAVIOUR OF SIMPLE PENDULUM AND CREATE ANIMATION OF IT’S MOTION      INTRODUCTION:  ODE (Ordinary Differential Equation) helps us to describe the transient behavior of a system. Simple Pendulum is the best example…

AIM:   TO PERFORM CURVE FITTING FOR GIVEN DATA SET AND FIND IT’S PERFECT FIT    INTRODUCTION:  What is curve fitting?  Curve fitting is the process of constructing a curve, or mathematical function, that has the best fit to a series of data points, possibly subjected to constraints.…

AIM:  TO UNDERSTAND GENETIC ALGORITHM AND WRITE CODE FOR OPTIMIZING THE STALAGMITE FUNCTION AND FIND ITS GLOBAL MAXIMA    INTRODUCTION:    GENETIC ALGORITHM  A genetic algorithm (GA) is a method for solving both constrained and unconstrained optimization problems based on a natural selection…

AIM:  PARSING OF NASA THERMODYNAMIC DATA USING MATLAB      INTRODUCTION:  Parsing or syntax analysis is the process of analyzing a string or a text into logical syntactic roles. In general, the term "parsing" refers to MATLAB reading an m-file (script or function) and translating it into an…

AIM:  EVALUATION OF FUNCTION AND TO COMPARE AND STUDY DIFFERENT TYPES OF SUSPENSION SYSTEMS    OBJECTIVES:  1) Evaluate and plot the given function using Simulink  2) Comparison of various suspension systems    GIVEN FUNCTION:  `y(x) = (x-1).(x-3)^2.(x-9)^2`     SIMULINK…

AIM:  STIMULATION OF DOORBELL MODEL USING SOLENOID AND THERMISTOR CONTROLLED FAN MODEL   OBJECTIVES:  1) Create a simulink model of ‘doorbell using solenoid’  2) Create simulink model of ‘thermistor to sense the temperature of heater and observe the result by turning…

AIM:  EVALUATION USING SIMULINK, WORK DONE BY SHAPING MACHINE, EQUATION SOLVER WITH MULTIPLE VARIABLES AND COMPARISON ON SPRING MASS DAMPER SYSTEM     OBJECTIVES:  1) Evaluate and plot the work done by shaping machine  2) Creating Simulink model for multiple variable equation …

AIM:  TO IMPLEMENT CONTROL LOGIC IN SIMULINK SHOWING A STATE FLOW PROCESS FOR WASHING MACHINE AND GEAR TRANSMISSION   OBJECTIVES:  1) Generate a Simulink model for washing machine at various state conditions  2) Generate a Simulink model for gear shift transmission at various speed level   …

AIM: TO CALCULATE MAXIMUM SPEED OF THE MOTOR AND ITS PROPULSION POWER AND TRACTION POWER FROM THE GIVEN DATA   OBJECTIVE:   1) Calculate the maximum speed of the motor from the given Tire data.  2) Create an excel calculator to find out the propulsion power of the vehicle…

AIM: MODELLING OF HEV AND EV FOR A WIDE-OPEN THROTTLE (WOT) DRIVING CYCLE USING SIMULINK    OBJECTIVE:   1) To find the ratio of hill-climbing power required by fully loaded Tata Ultra Truck to half-loaded one.  2) How much can be the minimum length of the flyover, considering the minimum…

AIM: STIMULATION OF HEV AND EV USING ADVISOR TOOL    OBJECTIVE: 1) Stimulate EV_defaults_in file, if cargo mass is 500 kg with all other default conditions, can the vehicle travel 4 km with FTP drive cycle? Conclude with observations.   2) For the same case, change the battery capacity…

AIM: TO STUDY THE WOT CYCLE OF EV AND HEV POWERTRAIN BLOCK SET THROUGH STIMULATION   OBJECTIVE: 1) To find the difference between the mapped and dynamic model of motor/generator and engine. How to change the model type?  2) To calculate miles per gallon and factors considered to model fuel flow in Simulink. …