Autumn 2018 | Major Core Course for Junior Year Undergrad

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Time and Place

  • Lectures:
    • Week 1: Tuesday, 0800~0950 and Thursday, 1400~1550
    • Weeks 2~15: Thursday, 1400~1550
    • Location: Room 407, Block 6, Lychee Park
  • Laboratories:
    • Weeks 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15: Tuesday. 0800~0950
    • Week 16: Thursday, 1400~1550
    • Location: Room 412, 5 Wisdom Valley

Instructor Team

  • Lead Instructor: Prof. Song Chaoyang
  • Teaching Assistant: He Yang
  • Office: Room 606, 7 Innovation Park

Course Objectives

  • This course is intended for students beginning the professional study of mechanical engineering. The focus is on combining fundamental concept development with practical specification of mechanical components. Subjects covered by this course include engineering basics, failure prevention, gear components, joint components, flexible components and various other mechanical components. Special topics will be covered regarding the pathway from mechanical engineering fundamentals towards future directions of design engineer in research and industry towards advanced machinery, automation and robotics.
    • To teach students how to formulate the design and manufacturing problem for mechanical systems.
    • To teach students how to apply the general mechanical engineering sciences in analyses specific to the design of mechanical components.
    • To teach students in a laboratory setting how to generate concepts, conduct analyses to size components, construct, assemble, and program a prototype of a system and test its function to meet the specifications of a design and manufacturing problem.
    • To reinforce students’ team skills through a team project, including problem formulation, problem solutions and written reporting of results.
    • To reinforce students’ visualization and hands­-on skills through project virtual prototyping and/or physical construction exercises.

Learning Outcomes

  • As a core course for mechanical engineering major, this course lays the foundation for students to conduct machine design, manufacturing and related research and development. The following learning outcomes are expected for students taking this course:
    • Given functional and manufacturing requirements, utilize concept generation methods within a team setting to achieve a consensus for a product concept.
    • Weigh trade-offs in concept and detail design from the perspectives of function, manufacture, design effort and available resources.
    • Apply basics of conservation and constitutive laws from the mechanical engineering sciences to understand the basic nature of a posed problem.
    • Compile reference (e.g. catalogue, handbook and textbook) resources to formulate an analysis for specific mechanical and mechatronic components addressed within those resources.
    • Make decisions regarding buy or build for individual components of a design.
    • Test, in a team setting or independently, the system performance and all failure modes that may be present per the analyses conducted during the design stage.
    • Communicate engineering decisions, justification for those decisions, designs, manufacturing plans, and test results in multi-media presentation and report writing.

Pre-requisites

  • ME102 CAD and Engineering Drawing
  • MAE203 Theoretical Mechanics Ⅰ
  • MSE305 Mechanics of Materials

Grading

  • 20%: Lab Projects
  • 20%: Assignments
  • 30%: Final Exam
  • 30%: Final Presentation & Report

Design Engineering Project

  • 4 teams of students will be formed to work on a Design Engineering Project.
  • The goal of this project is to design and fabricate a manual linear line engraving device to mark a straight line of randomly selected length on an aluminum block with the highest precision and quality within 200 RMB budget.
  • The device must be fabricated from a block of raw material according to the engineering design provided by each team.
    • All designs must be provided with a full set of engineering drawings, and approved by me before proceeding to actual fabrication.
    • The students can fabricate this device by themselves using any available tools and machines from the department, and must register with the TA before doing so.
    • The students can also send their drawings to a professional service provider, but the cost will be included in their final budget as well, and must register with the TA before doing so.
    • The students can not use any commercial linear parts to build their devices.
    • Any mechanism is welcome, as long as their can engrave a high quality and precision line on an aluminum block.
  • Final assessment of their results will be scientifically tested by a professional measurement device from a professor’s lab, which will be unveiled in the final class.

Final Week Presentation

  • We will host a mini competition in the final week’s class and there will be prizes.
    • Before class starts, you will need to submit your final report electronically at this link (to be provided later).
    • Each team will prepare a poster to show case your design and fine-tune your prototype.
    • Then, we will have a competition to see which team’s design can produce the most accurate measurement.
    • Selected teams will be invited to give a 5-min Video Presentation of their design, followed by a quick Q&A.
    • Your markings for this session will be based on your competition results~
  • Here are the things you will need before coming the final week’s class
    • A Prototype fully designed and built by you, preferably a working one
    • A Poster describing the key features of your design and device
    • A 5-min Video describing the technical details of your design
    • A 5-page Report describing the technical details of your design
    • And all your team members.

How to Video Record Your Presentation using PowerPoint

  • There is a simple solution in Microsoft PowerPoint, as a recording function is built-in the software.
    • The content of the video should resolve around your presentation, but you are welcome to be creative about how to present it.
    • This is a Team assignment, and the question about who to present makes no sense at all.
    • You need to prepare and submit a PDF version of the slides.

Late Homework Policy

  • Each student is granted four unpenalized late days for the semester. Homework can be handed in no more than four days late and will receive a 25% penalty for each day late (excluding unpenalized late days used). Homework are due at 3 PM on the due date, and each late day extends the deadline by exactly 24 hours. All homework must be done to pass the course.

Course Materials

  • Required: Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design (McGraw-Hill Series in Mechanical Engineering) 10th Edition by Richard G Budynas (Author), Keith J Nisbett (Author)
    • Limited reprinted copies can be borrowed from the TA.
  • Optional: Machine Design (5th Edition) by Robert L. Norton (Author)

Academic Integrity

  • This course follows the SUSTech Code of Academic Integrity. Each student in this course is expected to abide by the SUSTech Code of Academic Integrity. Any work submitted by a student in this course for academic credit will be the student’s own work. Violations of the rules (e.g., cheating, copying, non-approved collaborations) will not be tolerated.

Course Schedule & Lecture Notes

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WeekDateDayClassTopicSubject
1Sep 04Tuesday 0800-0950Lecture @ Room 407, 6 Lychee ParkEngineering BasicsIntroduction to Mechanical Design
Sep 06Thursday 1400-1550Lecture @ Room 407, 6 Lychee ParkEngineering BasicsMaterials
2Sep 13Thursday 1400-1550Lecture @ Room 407, 6 Lychee ParkEngineering BasicsKinematics & Load Determination
3Sep 18Tuesday 0800-0950Lab @ Room 412, 5 Wisdom ValleyFour-bar LinkagesPlanar Mechanisms - I - Report
Sep 20Thursday 1400-1550Lecture @ Room 407, 6 Lychee ParkEngineering BasicsDeflection & Stiffness
4Sep 27Thursday 1400-1550Lecture @ Room 407, 6 Lychee ParkFailure PreventionFailures from Static Loading
5Oct 09Tuesday 0800-0950Lab @ Room 412, 5 Wisdom ValleyFour-bar LinkagesPlanar Mechanisms
Oct 11Thursday 1400-1550Lecture @ Room 407, 6 Lychee ParkFailure PreventionFailures from Variable Loading
6Oct 18Thursday 1400-1550Lecture @ Room 407, 6 Lychee ParkGear ComponentsGears in General
7Oct 23Tuesday 0800-0950Lab @ Room 412, 5 Wisdom ValleyManual Linear GuidewayDesign Consultation
Oct 25Thursday 1400-1550Lecture @ Room 407, 6 Lychee ParkGear ComponentsSpur, Helical, Bevel & Worm Gears
8Nov 01Thursday 1400-1550Lecture @ Room 407, 6 Lychee ParkVarious Components Shafts, Keys, Couplings, & Clutches
9Nov 06Tuesday 0800-0950Lab @ Room 412, 5 Wisdom ValleyManual Linear GuidewayDesign Consultation
Nov 08Thursday 1400-1550Lecture @ Room 407, 6 Lychee ParkSpecial Topics Power Transmission Case Study
10Nov 15Thursday 1400-1550Lecture @ Room 407, 6 Lychee ParkJoint ComponentsNon-permanent Joints (Screws, Fasteners)
11Nov 20Tuesday 0800-0950Lab @ Room 412, 5 Wisdom ValleyManual Linear GuidewayDesign Presentation & Competition
Nov 22Thursday 1400-1550Lecture @ Room 407, 6 Lychee ParkJoint ComponentsPermanent Joints (Welding, Bonding)
12Nov 29Thursday 1400-1550Lecture @ Room 407, 6 Lychee ParkVarious ComponentsBrakes, Flywheels, Bearings & Lubrication
13Dec 04Tuesday 0800-0950Lab @ Room 412, 5 Wisdom ValleyShaft DesignDesign Consultation
Dec 06Thursday 1400-1550Lecture @ Room 407, 6 Lychee ParkFlexible ComponentsMechanical Springs
14Dec 13Thursday 1400-1550Lecture @ Room 407, 6 Lychee ParkFlexible ComponentsFlexible Mechanical Components
15Dec 18Tuesday 0800-0950Lab @ Room 412, 5 Wisdom ValleyShaft DesignDesign Consultation
Dec 20Thursday 1400-1550Lecture @ Room 407, 6 Lychee ParkSpecial TopicsMechanical Design for Advanced Robotics
16Dec 27Thursday 1400-1550Lab @ Room 412, 5 Wisdom ValleyShaft DesignDesign Consultation & Submission

Shaft Design Project Submission

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Design Project Submission

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