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 Academic Year:
| 2013/4 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department of Mechanical Engineering (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office) |
| Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
Semester 1 at Wiltshire College |
| Assessment:
| CW 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: The aims of this unit are to consider the use of Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacture in Motorsport. This will include the effects of CAD/CAM on Motorsport manufacturing and to consider some of the current software systems available to the market. The learner will also have firsthand experience of designing, programming and manufacturing a component using the available machinery and software. Learning Outcomes: At the end of this unit students should be able to: * Identify areas in which CAD/CAM may be implemented or further used to improve the product/profitability of small to medium companies working in the motorsport industry * Design a component from a given complex design brief using advanced CAD techniques. * Justify the use of a CAD/CAM package on financial grounds for use within a motorsport company * Understand a variety of CAD/CAM manufacturing techniques. Skills: During the unit students should gain the following skills: Intellectual: * Gathering , processing and analysing technical information (A) * Formulating outcomes (A) Professional: * Make and delivering written and verbal presentations (A) * Evaluate the requirements of industry (A) Practical: * Understand the scope of design and manufacturing when using CAD/CAM (T,A) * Ability to implement CAD/CAM systems to improve quality or productivity (A) Key: * Familiarity with range of CAD/CAM systems (T,A) * Writing reports (A) * Applying numerical techniques (T,A). Content: This unit includes: * Experience of 3 axis machining * An awareness of 4 and 5 axis machining * Machining centres * Small volume production * Tolerances and surface finishes * Cost effectiveness of given systems * Interfaces between CAD and CAM * Analysis of the application in relation to cost/productivity. |
| Programme availability: |
LP30315 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
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