Unit name | Electromechanical Design and Manufacturing Principles |
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Unit code | EENG10003 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Simpson |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
This unit is a project-based unit with some early lecture-based teaching, assessed entirely through coursework.
The unit begins by introducing students to the history, creation, interpretation and use of Engineering Drawing along with Manufacturing Processes, including forging, casting, welding, brazing, soldering, fasteners, sheet metal working, machining, and additive manufacturing.
Students will be set a design task related to an electro-mechanical system (such as design of a heat sink or fluid duct) employing the design/drawing skills and knowledge of manufacture methods taught earlier to reinforce and apply the concepts covered by other units, in a synoptic assessment.
Working in small groups (2/3 students per group) each group will be required to produce design calculations for the problem set and then manufacture and experimentally validate this design.
Students will then be required to submit a joint report detailing their design calculations, drawing, experimental finding, critical appraisal, and reflection, forming the basis of the summative assessment.
Upon successful completion of the unit stduents will be able to:
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions, including lectures, practical activities supported by drop-in sessions, sketching/drawing/design workshops and self-directed exercises.
Summative Assessment:
Component design and prototyping coursework (30%)
Group Report (70%)
Engineering Drawing: -
Manufacturing Processes:
Laboratory books and supplied script (or dynamic manual) will provide the information needed.