FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK

Dear IFETians,

June 2015 has been a memorable month for all our faculty members. In the Faculty Development Program (FDP), conducted in the first week of June, the sessions handled by Dr.G.MahendranPrincipal, Professor S.Matilda Dean Academics and Professor K.R.Sukumar were well received by faculty members.

A novel activity, “Innovative Teaching” enacted by 23 groups of faculty members was thoroughly enjoyed by them as enthusiasm was writ large on their faces with competitive spirit.

An another program on personality development, leadership and counselling skills conducted by Prof.J.Asha, Dean Placement and Prof.S.Matilda, Dean Academics enlightened senior faculty members on the above skills. With the batteries fully charged, the faculty members have plunged into their work in the current semester to break their own records.

Good luck faculty members.

K.R.SUKUMAR

EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Mr. K. Madheswaran -CoordinatorSAP/MECH

Mr. K.R. Sukumar -EditorLECT/MECH Mrs. P.Menakapriya -Sub-EditorAP/H&S

Mr. S. Arulkumran -MemberAP/CIVIL

Mr. G.V. Sriramakrishnan -MemberASP/CSE

Ms. V. N. Arumbu -MemberAP/ECE

Mr. R. Rajesh -MemberAP/EEE

Ms. A. Arthi Bala -MemberLECT/IT

Mr. R. Malayalattar -MemberAP/MECH

Ms. R. Aktharnisa Begum -MemberAP/MCA

Ms. P. Sasikala -MemberAP/MBA

Mrs. D. Devi -MemberASP /H&S

Mr. A. Mohammed ShapiqueSAP/ H&S -Member

Mrs. K. Lawrence Mary -MemberSAP/ H&S

Mrs. K. Siva Sankari -MemberSAP/ H&S

Mr. L.Balaji -MemberSAP/ECE

Mr. B. Elango -Member Librarian

PLACEMENT

Seminars Attended by Faculty

1. Mrs. L.Soundari Asso.prof/Civil,

Mr.C.S.Maneesh Kumar AP/Civil,

Mr.S.Arulkumaran AP/Civil,

Mr.V.Jayakumar AP/Civil attended One

Day National Seminar on Emerging Fast

Track Techniques in Building and

Infrastructure Projects.

Seminars Attended by Students

1. 14 students from final year and 19

students form third year B.E. Civil attended

One day National Seminar on Emerging Fast

Track Techniques in Building and

Infrastructure Projects on June 28,2015 at

Ananda Inn, S.V.Patel Road, Puducherry.

Inplant Trainingby Students

67 Students from both final and third

year underwent inplant training at various

organizations as follows:

1.Public work department, water resources

organization, Chidambaram.

2.Buildings (C&M) sub Division, Public

Works Department, Cuddalore.

3. Kaashiv Infotech, Anna Nagar, Chennai.

4. VELCITI Consulting Engineers

PVT.LTD.

5. Neyveli Lignite Corporation LTD.,

6. Sai Interiors & Decors- Bangalore.

7. Swanag Constructions Private Limited-

Anna Nagar West, Chennai.

8. U.N.I.Q.Technologies, T-Nagar, Chennai.

9. Buildings(C&M) Division, Villupuram.

Workshop Attended by Students

1. S.Aarthi, M.Banupriya, S.Bharatha,

A.Rajeswari, R.Anandhajothi, R.Sasikala,

S.Ranjitha, S.Shanthini, A.Shahin Nisha

attended the workshop on “Android

application development” held at UNIQ

Technologies on 7.6.2015.

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL

ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

PAPERS PRESENTED/PUBLISHED/WORKSHOPS/AWARDS

RECEIVED

Papers Published by Faculty

1. Mr. M.Arul Pugazhendhi SAP/ECE,

Mr.K.Sagadevan SAP/ECE, published a

paper titled “An Efficient Multiuser

Interference Cancellation Scheme for

OFDMA Systems using Frequency Offset

Correction” -ISSN 2348-6988, Volume:3,

Issue:2 Year 2015.

Industrial Visit by Students

1. III B.E. ECE students went for an

industrial visit in June at Radio Astronomy

Centre, Ooty on 10.6.2015.

2. II B.E. ECE students went for an

industrial visit in June at BSNL-Maraimalai

Nagar, Chennai on 15.6.2015.

3. A ten days program for placement

conducted for upcoming final, III & II year

students in association with Permit Solutions

from June 11 –June 20.

Papers Published

1. A paper entitled “Power Quality

Improvement in Distributed Energy

Network Interface to Grid” is published in

the International Journal of Science and

Innovative Engineering & Technology in the

month of May 2015 by Mr.J.Vijayakumar,

IV B.E. EEE and Mr.P. Pugazhendiran,

Associate Professor/EEE.

Events

Dr.K.V.Selvarajodu, Department of

Computer Science Engineering,

Pondicherry Engineering College

inaugurated Anna University sponsored

faculty development training program on

EE6502 Microprocessor and

Microcontroller from 8 June – 15 June.

Inplant Training

1. M.Mahimai Anto Immanuvel of III

B.E.Mechanical underwentInternship

Training at National Institute of Science

DEPARTMENT OF ECE

DEPARTMENT OF EEE

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL

ENGINEERING

Communication And Information Resources

(CSIR) from 01 June to 30 June 2015.

2. M.Vasantharaj, S.Vinoth Kumar and

B.G.Venkateshwaran of III B.E.

Mechanicalunderwent Inplant Training at

Rane Brake Lining Limited, Thirubuvana

from 1 June to 6 June 2015.

3. R.Muralidharan and G.Rajakumaran of III

B.E. Mechanical underwent Inplant Training

at Rane Brake Lining Limited, Thirubuvanai

from 1 June to 6 June 2015.

4. S.Bhuvanesh of IV B.E.Mechanical

underwent Inplant Training at Appolo

Distilleries Private Limited, Thiruvallurfrom

3June to 10 June 2015.

5. R.Thamizhvel, D.Sujith and S.Premkumar

of IV B.E. Mechanical underwent Inplant

Training at Lucas TVS Private Limited,

Nettapakkamfrom 10 June 2015 to12 June

2015.

7. Mr. A.M. Arjun and Mr. Nallam Satya

Anuroop of IV B.E. Mechanical underwent

Inplant Training at Rane Brake Lining

Limited, Thirubuvanai from 9 June to 10

June 2015.

8. Mohammed Rafiyudeen and

M.Vijayakumar of IV B.E. Mechanical

underwent Inplant Training at Rane Brake

Lining Limited, Thirubuvanai from 9 June

to 10 June 2015.

Upcoming Events

1. ISTE Staff and Student Chapter

Inauguration.(17 July 2015)

2. Induction Training Program for faculty.(4

July 2015 and 8 July 2015)

3. Inauguration of Association of

Communication Engineers. (14 July 2015)

4. Inauguration of Mechanical Engineering

Association. (15 July 2015)

5. Inauguration of Civil Engineering

Association. (21 July 2015)

6. K. Suryavarman and Navin Bharath of IV

B.E. Mechanical underwent Inplant

Trainingat Lucas TVS Private Limited,

Nettapakkam from 10 -6-15 to 12-06-15

Ranking by Anna University

SEMESTER SCRIPT BASED % STUDENT BASED % RANKING

Nov/Dec 2014 91.0 68.56 72

APR/MAY 2014 95.4 81.03 32

ANNA UNIVERSITY EXAM RESULTS SCRIPT-BASED

DEPARTMENT APR/MAY

2014

NOV/DEC

2014

Mech 91.8 86.0

EEE 93 89.9

ECE 94.9 93.6

CSE 96.7 91.8

IT 96.6 95.5

CIVIL 95.9 89.9

ANNA UNIVERSITY EXAM RESULTS STUDENT-BASED

Department Apr/May

2014

Nov/Dec

2014

Mech 79.6 43.6

EEE 71.7 64.0

ECE 82.6 72.8

CSE 86.8 61.9

IT 83.7 76.7

CIVIL 82.5 60.6

ANNA UNIVERSITY EXAM

PG Result

STUDENT BASED RESULT

DEPT

APR/MAY-2014 NOV/DEC-2014

MBA 78.7 36.5

MCA 97.8 87.5

M.E. (AE) 95.9 100

M.E. (CSE) 84.4 85.6

ROBOTS GROW IN NUMBERS

The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) expects new installations of industrial

robots to reach 200,000 units in 2014, and grow 12 percent annually between 2015 and 2017.

That would boost the world’s industrial robot population to more than 2 million in 2017.In 2013,

the latest year for which the organization has complete data, sales of industrial robots rose 12

percent, to 178,132 units worth $9.5 billion.

IFR’s data comes from projections of its members, the world’s top robot manufacturers.

The data include robots, but not peripherals (grippers, welders, cameras, and the like), software,

and systems engineering. Those installed costs, typically three to four times the cost of the robot,

would bring the total market to $29 billion in 2013.

Automakers still drive the market for industrial robots. In 2013, they purchased 69,400

units, a 4 percent increase from 2012, and accounted for nearly 40 percent of all industrial robot

installations.BMW highlights some of the changes in the industry. The German automaker

started by linking groups of robots to programmable linear controllers. As robot controllers grew

more powerful, they replaced some PLC functions. This supported larger, more distributed, more

flexible, and safer networks of robots.

Today, BMW’s typical installation involves 800 to 1,000 industrial robots handling

payloads of 10 to 750 kg. Master production scheduling takes place in the cloud, and the orders

are passed down through manufacturing execution systems and 150 PLCs, each one connected to

several robots. The resulting system can produce up to six different car derivatives on one line,

allowing real-time customization.

Going forward, BMW’s Stefan-Markus Baginski, a senior manager involved in robot

installations, expects systems for programming and connecting robots and PLCs to become more

open and standardized. He also expects more robot-human collaboration.Until now, robots were

limited to white body applications, the automated welding and joining of auto frame and body

components, according to Universal Robots CEO Enrico Iversen. This is because working

around high-speed robots is dangerous.

Universal is a pioneer in safer industrial robots that stop quickly when they contact a

person. This enables them to work near people without hurting them. BMW and other

automakers have begun installing these robots on assembly lines, where they can split such jobs

as positioning and joining parts.

The same human-friendly robots can also shuttle work pieces in and out of machines,

pack products, run tests, and place pepperoni slices on pizza in assembly lines near

people.Electronic and electrical products are the second largest industrial robot market. Orders

rose 11 percent, to 36,200 units, in 2013, about 20 percent of all installations. While many

electronic devices are made in low-wage nations, those countries are also rapidly installing

robots to achieve the high quality needed to compete in international markets.

According to IFR, China added 50,000 new robots in 2014. It expects installations to rise

25 percent per year and reach roughly 100,000 robots annually in 2017. These will double the

number of industrial robots now in China to 400,000. At that point, the number of robots in

China will exceed those in Japan, Germany, Korea, and North America.

China combines an enormous manufacturing base with very low robot density. The

country currently has about 30 robots per 10,000 employees. Japan and Germany have between

10 and 11 times that density. China may be able to absorb many more robots.There are many

factors, in addition to quality, driving the increased use of robots. Robots have already

demonstrated their productivity. As a result, many factories choose to add robots as they retool to

use new materials (such as composites) and energy-efficient technologies.

Robots are also growing easier to program and more flexible to use, enabling factories to

switch between products rapidly. This is increasing the practicality of robots for smaller

manufacturers who cannot afford a dedicated staff to program their systems.

P. Dharani Devi

AP/ECE

IFET College of Engineering

Jokes Corner

1. Question: Prove that “PAPA = MAMA”

Answer:

1. Art student: “Out of syllabus”

2. Commerce student: “Wrong question”

3. Medical student: “It’s impossible”

4. Engineering student: “It’s so simple’

According to Newton’s 2nd

law:

F = MA ---- (1)

We know that

Pressure (P) = Force (F) / Area (A)

P = F/A

F = PA ---- (2)

From equation (1) & (2)

PA = MA

Squaring both sides

PAPA = MAMA

“Engineers are the species with solution of any problem.”

2. There are three engineers in a car going for a drive. The first is a mechanical engineer,

the second an electronics engineer and the third is a software engineer.

Fortunately, the mechanical engineer is driving because the brakes fail as they are going

downhill. The mechanical engineer eventually brings the car safely to a halt and gets out

to examine the hydraulic systems.

The electronics engineer gets out and checks the body computer, ABS system and the

power train CAN bus.

The software engineer stays in the car and when queried about it says that they should all

just get back in the car and see if it happens again!

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