ES2D1-15 Manufacturing Engineering Design
Introductory description
ES2D1-15 Manufacturing Engineering Design
Module aims
This module will develop strategies to identify product requirements, identify design constraints, think creatively, solve problems, identify solutions and foster a holistic approach between design and manufacturing.
Outline syllabus
This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.
- Manufacturing design strategy
- Manufacturing design criteria
- Creative design practices
- Risk reduction
- Cost reduction through manufacture
- Design review
- Management role
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
- Use computational tools to aid in decision making processes of design and identify which process parameters influence variation in final product characteristics.
- Identify which design features really matter and how to modify a design to give it greater robustness against variation in the manufacturing process.
- Apply risk reduction techniques at the design stages to reduce manufacturing and assembly problems.
- Appreciate and apply the principles of value analysis for design for manufacture (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA) to identify opportunities for cost reduction.
- Apply software simulation and programming tools in the analysis of functional components.
- Function as part of a team and demonstrate understanding of the importance of personal and shared responsibility, teamwork, and communication e.g. by producing professional quality design documentation.
Indicative reading list
- Product Design for Manufacture and Assembly, 3rd edition 2011, Boothroyd, Dewhurst & Knight, CRC Press
- Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design, 10th edition 2014, Budynas and Nisbett, McGraw-Hill Higher Education
- Form, structure and Mechanism, M.J.French 2012, Springer
- Engineering Design a systematic approach, Pahl, Beitz, Feldhusen and Grote, 3rd edition 2007, Springer
- Product design, Otto and Wood, 2001, Pearson
View reading list on Talis Aspire
Subject specific skills
Plan and manage the design process, including cost drivers, evaluating outcomes, and working with technical uncertainty.
Ability to apply relevant practical and laboratory skills.
Transferable skills
Communicate (written and oral; to technical and non-technical audiences) and work with others.
Overcome difficulties by employing skills, knowledge and understanding in a flexible manner
Exercise initiative and personal responsibility, including time management, which may be as a team member or leader
Study time
Type | Required |
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Lectures | 5 sessions of 1 hour (3%) |
Seminars | 10 sessions of 2 hours (13%) |
Practical classes | 5 sessions of 1 hour (3%) |
Supervised practical classes | 4 sessions of 4 hours (11%) |
Private study | 104 hours (69%) |
Total | 150 hours |
Private study description
104 hrs Guided independent learning
Costs
Category | Description | Funded by | Cost to student |
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Equipment and project costs |
Materials for manufacturing models for group projects. |
Department | $0.00 |
You must pass all assessment components to pass the module.
Assessment group A3
Weighting | Study time | |
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Group Design Report | 50% | |
1,000 words plus portfolio - total max 30 pages, to include peer assessment |
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Individual Design Proposal | 50% | |
1,000 words plus portfolio - total max 10 pages |
Feedback on assessment
Written feedback on group design reports.
In session feedback of developing design.
Group feedback on performance tests.
Courses
This module is Core for:
- Year 2 of UESA-H335 BEng Automotive Engineering
- Year 2 of UESA-HH75 BEng Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering
- Year 2 of UESA-H336 MEng Automotive Engineering
- Year 2 of UESA-HH76 MEng Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering
This module is Option list A for:
- Year 2 of UESA-H113 BEng Engineering
- Year 2 of UESA-HN15 BEng Engineering Business Management
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UESA-H112 BSc Engineering
- Year 2 of H112 Engineering
- Year 2 of H112 Engineering
- Year 2 of UESA-HN11 BSc Engineering and Business Studies
- Year 2 of UESA-H114 MEng Engineering