MATS1600 Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Course description

Mechanical design and manufacturing form the basis of all the mechanical components being utilized by humans. In this course, you will be gaining an understanding of different engineering design philosophies and manufacturing methods. You will use knowledge and skills from traditional mechanical subjects together with digital engineering tools to design mechanical parts and manufacture them using suitable methods (additive manufacturing and subtractive manufacturing). This course offers the right balance of theoretical concepts coupled with practical application and hands-on 3D modeling training.

The course builds on MAPE1300 Statics and Introduction to Solid Mechanics..

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After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student:

• understands the basic stages of the engineering design process.
• is familiar with the systematic work involved in designing parts, and assembling the parts together to form components and products.
• knows the rules for machine drawing.
• is familiar with using industrial standards and codes for designing mechanical parts.
• Is familiar with and has basic knowledge of manufacturing processes such as milling, turning, CNC, welding, 3D printers, casting etc.

Skills

The student is capable of:

• digitally modeling parts, components, and products, and generating correct detailed drawings and assembly drawings based on the digital models in both 2D and 3D.
• constructing and dimensioning common machine parts and components such as welds, shafts, and simple shafting/transmissions.
• completing a FMEAS on an engineering design or process
• suggesting a manufacturing plan for engineering components and/or assemblies

General competence

The student must:

• use digital engineering software such as CAD to produce simple engineering components

Lectures, lab exercises, project work and assignments. Group lectures based on digital engineering tools, lectures and laboratory work.

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can take the exam:

4 of 6 compulsory practical activities must be completed:

• 3D-printer
• Lathe
• CAM (must taken before CNC)
• CNC (CAM must come first)
• Welding
• Measurement lab

The course is accessed in three parts:

• A 1 hour individual multiple-choice school exam under supervision (25%)
• An individual portfolio of engineering drawings (25%)
• A group project of 3-6 students which takes around 100 hours of work per student (50%)

The exam result can be appealed.

All parts of the exam must be passed in order to pass the course.

In the event of a resit or rescheduled exam, an oral examination may be used instead. In case an oral exam is used, the examination result cannot be appealed.

On individual multiple choice school exam: A handheld calculator that cannot be used for wireless communication or to perform symbolic calculations. If the calculator's internal memory can store data, the memory must be deleted before the exam. Random checks may be carried out.

On portlolio and group project, all aids are permitted.

Grade scale A-F.

One internal examiner. External examiners are used regularly.

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