Undergraduate - UnitMEC2402 - Engineering design I

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering
Organisational Unit	Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Monash Passport category	Research Challenge (Investigate Program)
Offered	Clayton First semester 2014 (Day) Malaysia First semester 2014 (Day) Malaysia Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Scott Wordley (Clayton), Dr Lim Jen Nee Jones (Malaysia)

Synopsis

A systematic method of capturing design requirements, tools for ideation, estimation and decision-making. Primary and secondary manufacturing processes, assembly techniques. Engineering graphics for problem-solving, manufacturing communication and ideation. Report writing, teamwork in solving design problems involving the integration of mechanical elements in prototype conception, construction and testing.

Outcomes

At the end of the unit, students are expected to have the:

ability to outline problems from open-ended specification, produce design alternatives and compare design choices
ability to illustrate designs and sketch technical drawings of mechanical components according to Australian Standard AS1100
ability to design and build a simple prototype mechanism
ability to analyse basic failure modes under static loading for a simple mechanical device
ability to design a simple mechanical device and write a design report
to be aware of the wide range of issues and complexities involved in a commercial manufacturing environment including scheduling, health and safety, sustainability, economics, technical communication and real life engineering
ability to select the appropriate manufacturing technology and describe the steps involved to produce a desired product