Robotics & Automation — 5th Semester Syllabus

Unit 1.0: Introduction to Entrepreneurship

Definition of Entrepreneur Entrepreneurial Traits • Entrepreneur vs Manager • Creating and starting the venture: sources of new ideas • Method of generating ideas • Creative problem solving - writing business plan • Evaluating business plans • Launching formalities

Unit 2.0: Generating and Evaluating New Venture Ideas

Sources of New Ideas • Identifying market needs • Technological advancements • Emerging trends • Methods of Generating Ideas: Brainstorming • Mind mapping • SWOT analysis • Design thinking • Creative Problem Solving: Techniques for overcoming challenges and developing innovative solutions • Opportunity Evaluation: Market analysis • Competitive analysis • Feasibility studies • Writing a Business Plan: Purpose • Structure • Key sections (executive summary, market analysis, financial projections, management team)

Unit 3.0: Financing and managing the new ventures

Sources of capital • Record keeping • Recruitment • Motivating and leading teams • Financial controls • Marketing and sales controls • E commerce and Entrepreneurship • Internet advertising - new venture expansion strategies and issues

Unit 4.0: Industrial Financial Support

Schemes and functions of directorate of industries • District industries center (DICs) Industrial development corporation (IDC) • State Financial corporation (SFCs) • Small scale industries development corporation (SSIDCs) Khadi and village industries commission (KVIC) Technical Consultancy organization (TCO) • Small industries service institute (SISI) • National small industries corporation (NSIC) • Small industries development bank of India (SIDBI)

Unit 5.0: Production and marketing management

Thrust areas of production management • Selection of production techniques • Plant utilization and maintenance • Designing the work place • Inventory control • Material handling and quality control • Marketing functions • Market segmentation market research and channels of distribution • Sales promotion and product pricing

Unit 6.0: Labour legislation

Salient provision of health • Safety • And welfare under Indian Factories Act • Industrial dispute act • Employees state insurance act • Workmen's compensation act and payment of bonus act

Unit 1.0: Introduction to IoT

Basics of IoT and its building blocks • Concept of IR 4.0 and IoT • Structure and planning involved for making an IoT project • Introducing IoT platforms • Development boards used in IoT Projects

Unit 2.0: Sensors

Communication protocols used in IoT • Sensors and Actuators • Choosing the sensors and develop the boards depending on the requirements • Creating custom sensors and boards (digital and analog electronics circuits) • Introducing Embedded Systems

Unit 3.0: Raspberry Pi

Introducing Raspberry pi • Setting up a Raspberry pi as our customized IoT server • Introducing ESP boards ESP8266/ESP32 • Embedded C programming language

Unit 4.0: Arduino

Arduino IDE • Setting up Arduino IDE to program other boards

Unit 5.0: IoT Web Applications

Introducing Python Programming • Development of IoT web applications • Flask framework in Python programming • HTML • CSS and JavaScript programming languages for creating interactive GUIs • Introducing APIs and how to use them in the applications

Unit 6.0: IoT Security

Security policies • Risk assessment • Concept of Cyber-security • Authentication techniques used in web applications • Authorization techniques used in web applications • Security in cloud computing • Securing your products from online attacks

Unit 1.0: Solar Energy Technology

Solar energy- history • Sun light- properties • Solar cell physics • Dark and illuminate junctions characteristics • PV cell architecture and fabrication • PV cell- PV Unit- and Array- characteristics • Estimation of solar panel requirement for the given application • Tilt angle calculation • Algorithm for maximum power point tracking

Unit 2.0: Solar Thermal Energy Technology

Concentrating and non- Concentrating Solar thermal Collectors • Black bodies and radiation • Inclined surfaces and diffuse radiation Models • Absorber • Reflection plates • And operation • Collector Efficiency • Solar collector efficiency Factor

Unit 3.0: Wind Energy Technology

Wind energy • Current status and future prospects in India • Wind resource assessment • Wind Turbines: types and components of horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines • Power extracted from wind • Betz limit • Airfoil • Lift and drag force-characteristics • Stand-alone systems • Wind pumps and small wind turbine - schemes and system design

Unit 4.0: Fuel Cell

Operating principle of fuel cell • Types of fuel cell and polarization curves • Low and high temperature fuel cells • Fuel cell stacks • Advantage of electrochemical energy Conversion

Unit 5.0: Hydrogen Energy Technology

Hydrogen energy System- components • Concepts and working principles of electrolysers • Methodologies of hydrogen energy extraction process • Monitoring • And control

Unit 6.0: Ocean Energy Technologies

Ocean Energy: Introduction and types • Tidal Energy: General Arrangement • Components and working principle • Wave Energy: General Arrangement • Components and working principle • Marine Current: General Arrangement • Components and working principle • Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion: General Arrangement • Components and working principle

Unit 1.0: Introduction to Sales and Marketing

What is Marketing? Definition • Importance • And evolution of marketing concepts • What is Sales? Definition • Role of sales in a business • And the relationship between sales and marketing • Marketing Mix (4Ps): Product • Price • Place (Distribution) • And Promotion • Consumer Behavior: Understanding consumer motivations • Buying decisions • And factors influencing purchasing

Unit 2.0: Market Analysis and Strategy

Market Segmentation • Targeting • And Positioning (STP): Identifying target markets • Developing positioning strategies • Market Research: Understanding the purpose of market research • Types of research methods • And data analysis • Competitive Analysis: Identifying competitors • Analyzing their strengths and weaknesses • And developing competitive strategies • Strategic Marketing Planning: Developing marketing plans • Setting objectives • And measuring performance

Unit 3.0: Sales Management and Techniques

Sales Processes and Strategies: Understanding different sales strategies • Lead generation • And sales techniques • Sales Force Management: Recruiting • Training • Motivating • And managing sales personnel • Customer Relationship Management (CRM): Understanding the importance of CRM • Managing customer interactions • And building strong relationships • Sales Communication and Negotiation: Developing effective communication skills • Negotiation techniques • And closing sales

Unit 4.0: Marketing Communication and Promotion

Advertising: Understanding different advertising media • Campaign planning • And media buying • Sales Promotion: Understanding different types of sales promotions • Couponing • And loyalty programs • Public Relations (PR): Building positive relationships with the public • Media relations • And crisis communication • Digital Marketing: Understanding online marketing channels • Social media marketing • SEO • And email marketing

Unit 5.0: Product and Brand Management

Developing and managing product lines • Branding strategies • And brand equity • Pricing Strategies: Understanding different pricing methods • Pricing objectives • And pricing policies

Unit 6.0: Distribution Channels

Understanding different distribution channels • Logistics • And supply chain management • Ethics in Sales and Marketing: Understanding ethical issues in sales and marketing • And responsible marketing practices