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PROJECT PROFILE

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ADVANCED MECHATRONICS TRAINING CENTRE

2012

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Advanced Mechatronics Training Centre

Mechatronics engineering is a hybrid discipline that consists of mechanical, electronic,

electrical, computer and control aspects. It is the discipline used to design and manufacture

devices that can respond to their environments in real-time. Mechatronics engineering is

useful for designing many systems that do not rely entirely on human operation.

The US Department of Labor estimates that more than 10 million skilled factory jobs will be

unfilled by the year 2020 - only 8 years from now, just due to the reason that all the

industries go for advanced automation systems for the production. The similar situation

will definitely arise in India also. To meet such demands, the engineering colleges in the

country are to be equipped with advanced Mechatronics Training Centers and these

centers must have high-tech manufacturing and process control equipment suitable for

world-class training.

The Presence of ISRO units (VSSC, LPSC etc.) and Technopark will be an added attraction

for the proposed centre, since industry-institute interaction programmes can enhance the

activities of the centre. With a high literacy, and a population famous for adapting to new

technology, Kerala is ideal for setting up the Advanced Mechatronics Training Centre

Objectives of the Centre

The major objectives of the centre can be listed as follows,

To introduce Mechantronic/Robotic systems to graduates

To offer post graduate programme in Mechatronics

To offer add-on courses to graduates to enhance employability and to act as a

finishing school.

To offer short-term continuing education programmes to working professional

To provide facilities for carrying out research in the area of Mechatronics

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To provide an integration of theory and practice by having close vital links with

industry by way of collaborative research, consultancy assignments, provision of

industry scholarships, etc.

To encourage innovation and new product development

Location

The proposed centre will be established at College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Kerala

Role of Government

The administrative control of the progamme will be fully vested with the Government of

Kerala. Government will make arrangements to make use of the existing infrastructure

available in the Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering Trivandrum

for running short-term and long term training programmes. The Centre will act as a focal

point in leading research in the area of Mechatronic research and training.

Proposed Programmes

Automotive Mechatronics: Collaborating company will provide latest equipments and

engines to set up the laboratory. Using this facilty PG Diploma in Mechatronics will be

offered. Novel and improved functions may be achieved using and can be extended to do

student projects and consultancy works.

M.Tech in Mechatronics: This advanced course focuses on enabling students to become

proficient in communicating across a range of different disciplines and delivering

optimised engineering solutions using an integrated multidisciplinary mechatronics

approach. As part of the course there will be opportunities to work on projects withresearch groups within the centre who are engaged in high class, leading-edge research

and industrial collaboration and consultancy.

M.Tech in Robotics: The course aims to create a skilled based education programme. This

programme developed keeping in mind the industry requirements and is a balanced blend

of theoretical knowledge transfer and experimental learning.

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Expected Expenditure: 25 Crores

SummaryEstablishment of Centre for excellence in Mechatronics will help in generating skilled man

power, will act as a platform for advanced research and attract talented graduates to hard

core engineering projects. Similar institutions and facilities are not existing at present in

this part of the country. Mechatronics is considered as a clean technology and the products

involved requires very low power requirements and suits the State of Kerala. With the

establishment of the centre, the skilled manpower and facilities will attract many new

ventures to the state as in the case of IT industry. This can even change the industrialscenario of the state.

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