| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
English Language to IELTS 6.0 or Pearsons 54 or equivalent. Satisfy progression or admission requirement for entry to Stage 2 of engineering degree programme by satisfactory completion of Stage 1 or equivalent at Level 4 normally with one year of prior study related to this topic.
Stage 2 of a Mechanical Engineering Degree including materials and mechanical engineering science.
The aim of the course is to enable students to design and plan the manufacture of assemblies for real machines to:
- Meet the customer’s requirements, including functioning correctly.
- Be designed with the manufacturing and assembly processes in mind.
Determine reaction forces and effects of loads.
- appropriately apply knowledge in design projects
Design appropriate shafts & rotating shaft assemblies, including:-
- Communicate clearly and visualise 3D designs using 3D CAD and engineering drawings.
- Select appropriate rolling element bearings & standard mechanical components.
- Select appropriate engineering materials.
- Select appropriate designs for batch manufacture.
- Produce (individually) detail design of complete assembly using hand-sketching & 3D CAD, that is:-
- complete and ready to be “sent for manufacture”
- fully functional
- easily (economically) manufactured
- has a full set of drawings with:- all necessary views
- all necessary dimensions
- all necessary tolerances
- all necessary material and manufacturing details
Produce practical and economical manufacturing process routes for typical components and assemblies:-
- for manufacture singly, by the thousand and by the million (per year)
Appropriately use engineering science, manufacturing technology and manfacturing planning to design, built & (publically) test a real structure.
Incorporation of engineering science into practical solutions.
Engineering communication and visualisation with engineering drawings & 3D CAD.
Economical process routes for engineered artefacts, common component assembly techniques.
Integration of engineering science and management principles into the design process.
Embodying customer requirements into a manufactured product within a regulatory and sustainability framework.
Completion of practical and economical design solutions to customer requirements, awareness of industrial manufacturing environment.
Production of a complete set of information fully defining every aspect of a machine.
Manufacturing process and materials selection.
Practice in application of engineering science knowledge and methods and of problem solving skills.
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 10 | 2:00 | 20:00 | PiP - Synchronous structured presentation of manufacturing & structure topics material |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 10 | 2:00 | 20:00 | PiP - Synchronous structured presentation of design topic material. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 10 | 3:00 | 30:00 | (PiP) Machine Design and CAD Sessions. Design/Computer Class |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 3 | 3:00 | 9:00 | Structure Make & Test activities in lab. / workshops. Assessment preparation and completion. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 8 | 3:00 | 24:00 | PiP - Manufacturing & Structure Design & Analysis Sessions. Design/Independent study. |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 77:00 | 77:00 | Recommended regular personal study throughout teaching period to follow up taught classes |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 10 | 1:00 | 10:00 | Non-Synchronous: extended teaching activity to deepen the understanding. Tutorial/Independent study |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 10 | 1:00 | 10:00 | Non-Synchronous: extended teaching activity to deepen the understanding. Tutorial/Independent study |
| Total | 200:00 |
The course is intended to be Present-in-Person wherever possible with lectures, tutorials and practical classes. Additionally, recorded sessions will be used to deepen / widen the taught material, so enabling students to obtain a greater understanding and assistance with the assignment work.
- Online sessions provide case studies, the underlying design methodology and manufacturing methods and
demonstrate the integration of engineering science and systems.
- Online and live tutorials provide opportunities to seek advice and to present and discuss all stages of
the design project from concept generation and specification to communication of final design.
- Practicals (& computer classes) allow students to practise and experience the material taught. Advice,
assistance and formative feedback is available in all these sessions.
Alternative online sessions will be offered to students if in-person sessions are not possible to take place due to unforeseen circumstances. In that case, in-person lectures and practical PC sessions will be replaced by online sessions. A revised practical session that is possible to do individually at home will be used.
Students should consult their individual timetable for up-to-date delivery information.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 1 | M | 55 | Formula Student Car Suspension Design Assignment, Design logbook, analysis, hand sketches, 3D CAD model and drawings |
| Portfolio | 2 | M | 45 | Manufacturing in Real World (2 Assignments): 1) Tech Assignment & 2) Design -Make-Test |
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer assessment | 1 | M | Computer Lab formative assessments in Semester 1 providing guidance and feedback by the supervising staff. Computer/Lab Classes 1 |
| Computer assessment | 2 | M | Computer Lab formative assessments in Semester 2 providing guidance and feedback by the supervising staff. Computer/Lab. Classes 2 |
- The design projects allow students to practise the discipline and receive feedback and guidance.
- The DMT project ensures students have absorbed the core engineering science and learnt to apply it in a practical situation.
- The manufacturing assignment ensures strong linkage of the real industrial manufacturing constraints into the design process.
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