ME20025: Design 4
[Page last updated: 03 August 2022]
| Academic Year: | 2022/23 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
- Semester 2
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Machine Design (CW 80%)
- Technical Feasibility Study (CW 20%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- ME20025 Reassessment Coursework (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes:
| After taking this unit the student should be able to:
* Apply standard design methods and value engineering techniques. Understand the complete design process. Produce complete product or machine design.
* Work in a small team to design a product or system for the market place. Understand theme related design issues.
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| Aims: | To introduce the student to the techniques and constraints of professional design practice. To make the student understand standard design methods, key aspects of a specification and systematic methods for problem solving.
To make the student aware of the special features of design embodiment; including the stages in developing a product after the design stage; the problems and benefits of working in a team; ergonomics and aesthetics issues.
To develop the students skills in modelling complex assemblies
To further introduce design for X approaches
To introduce design issues relating to degree programme themes.
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| Skills: | Problem solving; working as part of a group; IT; leadership.
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| Content: | Design for:- safety, ergonomics, life cycle design, automatic assembly, reliability. Material selection and applications and finishes. Costing, quality assurance and design development. Engineering issues relating to degree themes.
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| Programme availability: |
ME20025 is Compulsory on the following programmes:
Department of Mechanical Engineering
- UEME-AFB26 : BEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering (Year 2)
- UEME-AKB26 : BEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEME-AFB48 : BEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering (Year 2)
- UEME-AKB48 : BEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEME-AFB16 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering (Year 2)
- UEME-AKB16 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEME-AFB38 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Year 2)
- UEME-AKB38 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEME-AFB47 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering (Year 2)
- UEME-AKB47 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEME-AFM04 : MEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering (Year 2)
- UEME-AKM04 : MEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEME-AFM48 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering (Year 2)
- UEME-AKM48 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEME-AFM16 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering (Year 2)
- UEME-AKM16 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEME-AFM38 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Year 2)
- UEME-AKM38 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEME-AFM47 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering (Year 2)
- UEME-AKM47 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2022/23 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2023/24 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2022/23.
- Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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