Unit information: Composite Products Development and Manufacture in 2019/20

Unit name	Composite Products Development and Manufacture
Unit code	AENGM0055
Credit points	20
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director	Dr. Kim
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
School/department	School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering

Description including Unit Aims

This unit provide students with opportunities to acquire skills of designing composite products and their manufacturing processes. The lectures and practical sessions will provide comprehensive knowledge of design principles and intellectual property required for general product development processes as well as the core knowledge of composites processing, process simulations, manufacturing, tooling, computer-aided design, and conceptual design. They will also learn how to pitch their creative project ideas with sound technical details and how to write technical reports.

Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the unit, students will be able to:

1. Design a new composite product considering its functional requirements, and assess the intellectual property and the market potential.
2. Apply engineering judgement in selection of appropriate manufacturing methods, and assess and predict risk of defect occurrence in various processing solutions.
3. Analyse and model the basic manufacturing processes, and optimise process parameters through numerical simulations.
4. Build a digital mock-up model using a computer-aided design tool.
5. Manufacture a prototype product based on the digital mock-up, and assess its manufacturing quality.

Teaching Information

The unit will comprise lectures, computer labs, and manufacturing labs. The computer lab sessions and the group manufacturing activities will be supported by Teaching Assistants.

Assessment Information

Presentation (20%) – Each student will present their product development proposal. The presentation will be in 10 minutes with 5 minutes for questions. (ILO1,2)

Product development report (40%, max. 20 pages including figures, individual report) – The technical depth of their product development proposals will be assessed in detail. The assessment will focus mainly on justification of their engineering decision making. (ILO1-4)

Manufacturing report (40%, max. 20 pages including figures, group report) – The students should discuss the manufacturing quality of the parts using visual inspection and some inspection techniques. (ILO5)

Reading and References

F.C. Campbell, Manufacturing processes for Advanced Composites, Elsevier Ltd.

S. Kalpakjian, S.R. Schmid, Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, Prentice Hall.

Michael C.Y. Niu, Composite Airframe Structures, Conmilit Press Ltd.

D.G. Lee, N.P. Suh, Axiomatic Design and Fabrication of Composite Structures, Oxford University Press.

Process modelling in composites manufacturing, Advani S.G., Sozer E. M., CRC Press, 2011.

Composites Forming Technologies, ed. A.C. Long. CRC Press, 2007

Process and Mechanical Modelling of Engineering Composites, A. Pickett, 2018