436-364 Manufacturing Science 1

Students will be expected to be familiar with the material of 620-370 Statistics for Mechanical Engineers and 436-203 Manufacturing Studies 1.

Unit 1, Material Removal: Upon completion, students should have a basic understanding of the generation process, cutting action and engineering science phenomena involved in conventional material removal processes; and be able to develop cutting analyses for 'classical' and practical turning operations for tool design and performance prediction purposes.

Topics covered include machining as a means of shaping components, chip formation and mechanics of cutting; turning operations, single point lathe tools, prediction of force, torque power, chip flow and surface finish, computerised predictive models for machining processes; and cutting fluid action and application.

Unit 2, Dimensional Metrology: Upon completion of this subject, students should be able to identify and appreciate the importance of standards; relate geometric tolerances to dimensional errors; perform and interpret error analyses; understand the components and requirements of measurement systems; and possess knowledge of the sources of measurement errors and how their influence may be reduced.

Topics covered may include length, angle and form tolerances; standards; statistical estimation of measurement error; gauging and measurement systems design; lasers, interferometry and collimation; metrology of specific features and classes of engineering components; computer controlled coordinate measuring machines; estimation of conformance to form and dimensional tolerances; and large scale engineering metrology.

One examination not exceeding three hours at the end of semester, tutorial problem sheets, and laboratory reports of up to 15 pages each. Students will be notified of the weighting of assessment components at the beginning of semester.