Design for Manufacture

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

200 hours

MCEN30016 Mechanical Dynamics may be taken concurrently

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Students cannot obtain credit for this subject and MCEN90012 Design & Manufacturing 1

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AIMS

This subject aims to equip students with the skills to undertake abstract and concrete design tasks at an intermediate level, taking into account the wider engineering environment and the ability to select suitable manufacturing processes to realise their designs. As a result, students will also be able to modify products and processes to improve their performance.

This subject will consider the design of machine elements and introduce the manufacturing processes to produce these elements. It will present concurrent design of systems and products; computer-based techniques for geometric modelling and materials selection. The impact of variability in manufacturing will be accounted for in approaches to uncertainty in design, including tolerance technology. It will provide project-based experience in the use of conceptual design techniques and in the management of larger open-ended, team-based design tasks.

INDICATIVE CONTENT

• Fundamentals of materials selection, shape efficient structures and Cambridge Materials Selector
• Design of springs, columns, pressure vessels, contact loading, bolted joints and pinned and welded joints
• Nature of quality in design, Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), tolerance technology, and design for manufacturing, assembly and disassembly.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILOs)

On completion of this subject the student is expected to be able to:

1. Design simple engineering components for structural integrity
2. Synthesize solutions to open-ended design problems
3. Formulate a path for engineering solution of well-delineated problems to dealing with complex and/or vaguely defined design tasks
4. Explain the concepts and methods of designing for quality, of managing variability and of integrating design with downstream manufacturing operations
5. Have a fundamental awareness of practical manufacturing operations; turning, forming, casting and welding.

• One 2-hour end-of-semester examination (40%).
• Four team-based projects, not exceeding 3,000 words (excluding computations, tables, graphs, diagrams) per student (60%) due in weeks 4, 7, 10 and 12 of the semester, each requiring 25 to 30 hours of work for each student.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) 1, 2, 5 and 6 will be assessed 25% by coursework and 25% by examination.
ILO3 will be assessed 5% by coursework and 20% by examination.
ILO4 will be assessed 10% by coursework and 15% by examination

Hurdle requirement: Students must pass all assignments and the end of semester exam in order to pass the subject.

Budynas, R.G. and Nisbett, J.K, (2011) Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design, McGraw-Hill, 9th SI Edition.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

After completing this unit, students should have:

• The ability to apply knowledge of science and engineering fundamentals
  
• The ability to undertake problem identification, formulation, and solution
  
• The ability to utilise a systems approach to complex problems and to design and operational performance
  
• Proficiency in engineering design
  
• The capacity for creativity and innovation.

INDICATIVE KEY LEARNING RESOURCES

Budynas, R.G. and Nisbett, J.K, (2011) Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design, McGraw-Hill, 9th SI Edition

Additional notes on LMS

MatWeb – a searchable database of material properties

Lecture slides

Tutorial sheets

CAREERS / INDUSTRY LINKS

Successful design in the manufacturing sector

When available, industry-based engineering practitioners will provide seminars on issues associated with the current state of the engineering and manufacturing, with particular reference to:

• Design and product quality
• Successful design innovation