Automation and Robotics Club (ARC-SJEC)

About the Club

The Automation and Robotics Club of SJEC is a Collegiate Club driven by the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The Club provides its members’ opportunities to carry out projects related to Automation and Robotics, and related disciplines. The Club also conducts training programs and workshops on topics related to Industry 4.0. ARC-SJEC was initiated in the year 2016 as a club in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The Club was then transformed into a Collegiate Club in the year 2017.

Objectives of the Club:

• Hands-on training and Workshop on Automation & Robotics
• Hands-on training on LabVIEW (Software & Hardware)
• Design and development of Robot and Automation Systems
• Training for participation in Robotics competitions. (WRO Olympiad, NI-Yantra, E-Yantra, Robocon India etc.)
• Technical support for Final Year Student Projects
• Working towards Industry 4.0

Mr Vion Joseph Martis

As this is the era of automation and robotics, there was a need for a students club to work towards automation and robotics in SJEC and it was also one of my dreams when I joined SJEC. This dream led me to the initiation of the ARC SJEC Club.

ARC SJEC Club was a great opportunity for me to lead a team and work towards Automation and Robotics and sharing my knowledge with the team improved my abilities in this field to become an efficient engineer. It is a platform for students to work in Interdisciplinary subjects like electronics, artificial intelligence and almost all fields of engineering.

Over the past 4 years, ARC SJEC has made great achievements by conducting events, workshops, developing various projects like attender robot, 3D Printer, Drone, UAV, VTOL, etc. and participating in various competitions and winning prizes. ARC SJEC won the Championship trophy in Magnovite - a technocultural Tech fest held in Christ University, Bengalurufor three years.. They have also won events at various tech fests across the country. My short message for my juniors is to join ARC SJEC, work with interest and take part in all activities conducted by ARC SJEC and contribute in ways possible to ARC SJEC by developing innovative projects so that we can see ARC SJEC in the top place in the upcoming years.

Special thanks to Dr Binu for bringing my dream to life. Also, thanks to the faculty of Mechanical Engg Department Mr Rahul, Mr Santhosh and Ms Chaithra for being with us and guiding us in all the activities. I would like to thank the Management and Dr Sudheer M - HOD ME and all the faculty members for supporting us in various activities.

All the best to my ARC SJEC Family.

Dr Binu K G

Engineers have always found ingenious ways to reduce human interventions and overcome their physical limitations in building this new modern world. The process continues. From ghost factories of Japan to driverless cars of Tesla, automation is the future. Notwithstanding the collateral of job losses and rising unemployment, automation and robotics is here to stay, and related technologies will see quantum growth in the days ahead. It is up to statesmen and society, in general, to negate unemployment and find avenues to engage human intellect. However, it is clear that automation will result in the extinction of manual labor, and creativity and skill will be the norm for employment.

Engineering education has already caught up to this trend and is refining itself to face this new self-inflicted challenge. Even though automation and robotics have been a part of the previous syllabus, new terminologies such as Big Data and the Internet of Things are being heard quite often. Exciting times are ahead with limitless possibilities.

SJEC has also jumped right into the fray with the induction of ARC SJEC; collegiate club of Automation and Robotics. It is a matter of pride that the Department of Mechanical Engineering has taken the lead in it. It all began with Vion Joseph Martis, an exemplary student from the Mechanical Engineering Class of 2017. It was his dream of having this club and driving his fellow mates and juniors to work on automation projects.

Collegiate clubs are platforms for students to take responsibilities and be accountable in their work. Their participation and involvement in co-curricular activities are often seen as a catalyst to their enhanced academic involvement. ARC SJEC expects the same.

Over the past four years, the club has showcased innovative work on drones, 3D printers, UAV, Controlled bots, VTOL, and many more systems. The victories in Magnovite, and various other tech fests validates their efforts.

The Club aspires to further opportunities for students to fructify their dreams.

2016 - 2017: Overall Runners-Up Award

2017 - 2018: Overall Championship Award

2018 - 2019: Overall Championship Award

CONTURA 2.0: Drone Racing Event organized under the 21st Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) National Students Convention, held at LD College of Engineering - Ahmedabad 29-30 Jan 2019

- Yamen Akhtar from ARC-SJEC secured Third Place in this National Level Event.

DRONE

Objectives:

• Aerial Surveillance and Mapping
• Aerial Photography and Videography

Features

• F450 3D printed drone arms
• 850 kV brushless DC motors, 2.4GHz Transmitter and Receiver
• Mobius action camera (HD quality and live streaming 5.8 GHz AV)
• Ardupilot flight controller with GPS & Return to Home
• Developed by: Vion Martis

Developed by: Vion Martis

MULTI-PURPOSE CNC MACHINE

Objectives:

• CNC Machine with different end effectors
• Integration of LabVIEW

Features

• NI MyRIO controller
• Workspace - 470x470x470mm
• 3D Printing, Laser engrooving, Soldering, 3D Routing

Developed by: Vion Martis & Joylon Cornelio

UAV-FT SPITFIRE

Objectives:

• Aerial Surveillance / Geographical Survey
• Remote Sensing

Features

• Park 400,810 kV min / 18-30 Amp / 1800-2200 mAH 3s / 9 g servos
• Throws - 10 Deflection (Elevators/Ailerons)
• 25 (Rudder) EXPO 30%
• Weighs 766gms excluding battery

Developed by: Vion Martis, Karthik, Deekshith, Yogesh & Adarsh

3D PRINTER

Objectives:

Rapid Prototyping of 3D models and structures Efficient method for manufacturing machine parts

Features

• Prusa 13 MK2 model / 1800-2200 mAH 3s
• Printing area: 200x200x200mm / 0.02mm accuracy
• Printable materials: PLA, ABS, Wooden, Nylon, etc.
• 0.2 to 0.4 extruder up to 220 °C
• Heating bed up to 120 °C

Developed by: Vion Martis

J-Bot - V1

Objectives:

• User's assistant to navigate within campus.
• Escort the guests visiting the campus

J-Bot - V1 is an Autonomous Navigation Robot. The primary purpose of this is to assist users to navigate within campus. An easy LCD interface will be provided to users for selecting destination location. Once the input is received by the Robot, it will escort the user to their destination by asking the user to follow the robot. This robot is capable of self-generating the map to destination in an unknown environment and also make smart decisions in the presence of obstacles in the path.

Technology : This Robot is built on sophisticated technologies like ROS(Robotic Operating System) for Navigation and path planning, PID for smooth movement, Smart power management, Custom developed PCB for sensor management and processing, Creative body design with good stability.