Module Catalogue 2024/25

Pre Requisite Comment

Minimum English Language to IELTS 6.0 or Pearsons 54 or equivalent. Satisfy progression or admissions requirement for entry to Stage 4 of CEng-accredited MEng Honours or MSc degree programme (or EU Bologna-compliant equivalent) by satisfactory completion of Stage 3 or Bachelor degree equivalent at NQF Level 6 normally with three years of prior study related to this topic

Co Requisite Comment

N/A

Aims

The module aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to design, select and control manufacturing routes and to understand the in-service behaviour of mechanical power transmission systems and equipment, especially rotary drive systems. The module aims to enable students to specify / select / design / manufacture drive systems for a wide variety of driven loads to a given performance specification. It also aims to teach the design, manufacturing and quality assurance of selected power transmission components, equipment and systems and to apply the knowledge gained to the design of a mechanical power transmission.

Outline Of Syllabus

Drive systems are integral to most machines and products. This module deals with the systems and the detail engineering to design successful transmissions. The main topics will be:

- Introduction to drive systems and components.
- Principles of drive system and component design/selection.
- Design approaches for power transmission shaft/bearing/housing assemblies considering ease of manufacture and assembly.
- Gear drives, gear types, main characteristics, geometry and manufacturing routes.
- Design and analysis of spur and helical gears.
- Design and selection of shafts, splines and couplings.
- Understanding and selection of bearings.
- Material selection, manufacturing routes and impact on failure modes.
- Detail design of a typical mechanical power transmissions.

Intended Knowledge Outcomes

On completion of At the end of this module students willshould be able to:

- describe drive system components and their capabilities and limitations (M1).
- demonstrate design selection of drive system equipment (M1).
- design and specify spur and helical gears (M2, M3, M5).
- design and correctly specify shafts, splines and couplings (M2, M3, M5).
- select appropriate bearings for drive system designs (M2, M3, M5)
- discuss appropriate selection of materials and heat treatments whilst understanding the impact on performance and failure modes (M13, M14)
- demonstrate techniques and features needed in the detail design of mechanical power transmissions & components (M1, M2, M3, M5

Intended Skill Outcomes

At the end of this module students will be able to:

- create layout designs of mechanical power transmissions (M2, M3, M5).
- design shafts, splines and couplings (M2, M3, M5).
- design and specify spur / helical gears (M2, M3, M5).
- correctly select bearings meeting design needs (M2, M3, M5).
- specify material and manufacturing routes, understanding the impact on failure modes (M13, M14).
- construct a detail design of a mechanical power transmission (M2, M3, M5, M9, M14).

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

The module uses lectures and course material as an efficient way to introduce the students to new topics and to provide a firm foundation for the subject and to meet the intended knowledge outcomes.

The intended skills outcomes are met through a combination of practical classes, applied software learning and tutorials covering the application of calculation and design methods.

The practicals give a facility tour, demonstrations and exercises that allow students to gain hands-on experience examining many types of drives system designs, component types, experience several drive systems operating and understand failure processes.

The gear software skills learned during the course represent the industry standard transmission design software and allows selection of optimal gear designs (applying knowledge from lectures) required in the gearbox assignment.

The tutorial classes allow students to apply knowledge and consolidate learning.

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

The assessment approach ensures that students have a level of formative feedback as the course progresses in the form of in-class quizzes designed to support and consolidate learning. Combined with practical and tutorial sessions, these will assist students to focus their guided independent study.

The in-class quizzes also provide examples of the question types that will be utilised in the Inspera exam that attracts 70% of the available marks.

The open-book Inspera exam will be invigilated, on-campus, allowing the students to demonstrate the application of the knowledge they have been taught. This exam will assess the intended knowledge outcomes using varying question types such as multi-choice, calculations and essay.

The gearbox assignment, attracting 30% of the available module marks, backed up by on-line sessions, meets the intended skills outcomes. This applies the taught material and leads the students to a greater depth of understanding of the detail design of components and/or selection and& matching of drive systems. The output of the gearbox assignment includes appropriate designs / system diagrams, calculations and evidence of appropriate decision making, all presented in a final professional report.

General Notes

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