Engineering design and practice
BI BM BN BEC
Y Ibrahim
4 points * 18 lecture hours, 34 tutorial/workshop/seminar hours * Second semester * Gippsland/internal
(1) Drawing: projection of lines and surfaces, letters, numerals, scales; sketching and orthographic projections; projection and isometric drawing; sectioning; conventional representation of common features; dimensioning, fits and tolerance; detail and assembly drawing. (2) CAD: introduction to CAD in the engineering workplace; use of CAD for 2-D and 3-D drawings; using CAD for 2-D and 3-D drawings; using CAD as a design tool; CAD exercises. (3) Creative design projects; participation in a group design project requiring exposure to elements of feasibility, scheduling, design, organisation, group communication, and teamwork. Development of a simple prototype from concept to fabrication.
Assessment
Assignments: 70% * Project: 30%
Prescribed texts
Boundy A W Engineering drawing 3rd edn, McGraw-Hill, 1987
Grover M P and Zimmers E W CAD/CAM: Computer-aided design and manufacturing Prentice-Hall, 1984
IEAust The Australian engineering handbook IEAust, 1988