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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Engineering : Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

436-421 Engineering Design - Manufacturing

Credit Points:

14.2

Coordinator:

Assoc. Professor A.E. Samuel and Assoc. Professor A.J.R. Smith

Prerequisite/s:

436-320 Engineering Design 2A and 436-204 Engineering Economics and Statistics or equivalent.

Timetable:

All Year

Contact:

26 hours of design lectures, including 13 hours of maintenance lectures, 4 hours of tutorials and 48 design practice class hours

Objectives:

Upon completion students should have:

  • learned to liaise with clients, and in the process identify and define complex design problems in manufacturing engineering of concern to the client, then to synthesise solutions to these problems;

  • learned to adopt a professional approach to engineering problem solving via writing proposals and making bids, setting targets and schedules for meeting these targets, managing projects in accordance with agreed schedules, and reporting on the results achieved;

  • gained an appreciation of the application of theoretical and practical knowledge to a wide range of design problems in manufacturing engineering;

  • developed a working knowledge of modern approaches to the management of reliability and maintenance, including the vital role of the quality of design; and

  • developed the ability to undertake various analyses associated with reliability, preventative maintenance, and the selection of alternative plant and maintenance strategies.

Content:

The design process. Invention and innovation, conceptual design. Design strategies. Topological and mathematical models. Integration of design and manufacturing. Overview of quality and fitness for purpose. Design projects. Failure determination and measures; failure frequency distributions, probabilistic methods in design, analysis for optimal maintenance organisation. Design and organisation for humans to improve availability.

Assessment:

A 90-minute examination at the end of the year, and assignments to a maximum of 25,000 words or equivalent.
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