General Applications In CAD

Paper Code: 
CAD 153
Credits: 
04
Periods/week: 
04
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This module is designed to acquaint the students with the basics applications of CAD. Keeping in mind the students of all streams, the paper doesn’t cover the detailed description, its only the introductions.

12.00
Unit I: 
Real Time Environment

Introduction: - Basic concepts, Characteristics of real time and on-line system, Architecture, Hardware and software requirement, Difference between Real time system and on-line system, introduction to Airline reservation system, Control Applications

12.00
Unit II: 
Artificial Intelligence

Definition, what is AI, Importance of AI, AI and Related Field. Knowledge: General Concepts, Turing test, Approach to problem solving:- Problem solving element, state and search space , search methods:- blind search and heuristic search.

12.00
Unit III: 
Introduction to Expert System

Introduction, Definition and Importance of Knowledge, Knowledge-Based Systems, and Representation of Knowledge, Knowledge Organization, Knowledge Manipulation, Acquisition Components:- Knowledge Base, Data base, Inference engine, user interface, Working of Expert system.

12.00
Unit IV: 
Computer Aided instructions

Brief history of CAI, levels of instructions, authoring System/languages, Computer assistance for CAI, courseware writing, Introduction to ICAI/Intelligent Tutoring systems.

12.00
Unit V: 
CAD/CAM System

Introduction:- Definition of CAD/CAM Tools, History of CAD/CAM development, CAD/Cam market Trends, CAD/CAM systems Evaluation Criteria:- system Considerations, Geometric modeling capabilities, design documentation, applications. CAD/CAM Hardware Devices: - Input Devices (Keyboards, light pens, digitizing tablets, mouse system), Output Devices (Graphics displays, hardcopy printers and plotters) CAD/CAM Software: - Graphics Standards

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 

1. Ibrahim Zeid “, CAD/CAM theory and practice”, Tata McGraw-HILL, 14th reprint in 2004. 2. D.W. Patterson, “Introduction to AI and Expert Systems”, PHI, 1992. 3. Peter Jackson, “Introduction to Expert Systems”, AWP, M.A., 1992.

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