2023/24 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
XJME2636 Design and Manufacture 2
20 creditsClass Size: 100
Module manager: Dr Andrew Jackson
Email: A.E.Jackson@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2023/24
Pre-requisites
| XJME1010 | Computers in Engineering Analysis |
| XJME1206 | Design and Manufacture 1 |
| XJME1280 | Engineering Materials |
Co-requisites
| XJME2610 | Engineering Mechanics |
| XJME2620 | Vibration and Control |
| XJME2640 | Economics and Management |
| XJME2650 | Mechatronics and Measurement Systems |
| XJME2670 | Thermofluids 2 |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
On completion of this module, students should be able to:1. Prepare solid models, sketches, detailed and layout drawings.
2. Produce bills of materials.
3. Perform bottom-up and top-down design of mechanisms or assemblies using an engineering methodology, including preparation of simple specifications.
4. Apply Level 2 engineering science to students’ own designs and develop proof-of-concept prototypes.
5. Select appropriate standard components for applications and be able to discuss standardization and design knowledge reuse.
6. Understand and use a typical NC process to rapid prototype components.
7. Describe the iterative nature of design, in which the design evolves through analysis, simulation and test, into a concrete product definition.
8. Explain multiobjective design (DFX) and apply a design for assembly methodology.
9. Describe implementation of software with sensors and actuators with mechanical hardware.
10. Describe the need for trade-offs in product functionality.
11. Assess a design against simple financial criteria.
12. Practice project planning and appreciate team working.
13. Take into account ethical considerations such as sustainability issues, product life-cycle assessment when designing engineering products.
14. Explain the rationale of the engineering design choices they have made.
Learning outcomes
Skills outcomes
- Workshop skills including the use of handtools.
- Use of CAD systems to build 3D solid models and create drawings.
- Engineering sketching.
- Selection of catalogue components.
Syllabus
The module includes two team-based design and build activities involving the design and construction of, typically, a buggy or other programme specific devices, within which Level 2 engineering science can be applied. This can include solid mechanics and fluid mechanics principles, use of simulation, and use of controllers with sensors and actuators.
A strip and rebuild of a simple mechanism such as a lock will introduce multiobjective design, and more specifically, design for assembly.
Lectures introduce material on selection of standard components; NC processes and rapid prototyping; and assessment against financial criteria.
Development of transferrable skills, including the writing of reports, team working and ethics, is supported through lectures and workshops, and practiced during design and build activities.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Class tests, exams and assessment | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Class tests, exams and assessment | 2 | 3.00 | 6.00 |
| Lecture | 17 | 1.00 | 17.00 |
| Practical | 17 | 2.00 | 34.00 |
| Tutorial | 2 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| Private study hours | 140.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 60.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 | ||
Private study
100 hours of independent study to prepare for examination and work on the theory for the design and build activities.40 hours of recommended unsupervised group learning to prepare reports of team-based, design and build activities.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
- Students are required to submit coursework at regular intervals. Opportunities to receive formative feedback are offered.- Group reports will contain mandatory contributions from individuals, to be systematically monitored by staff.
- Teaching staff monitor students progress through attendance at practicals.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| In-course Assessment | Class Test | 15.00 |
| Assignment | DFA Project | 20.00 |
| Assignment | Buggy Project | 40.00 |
| Assignment | Turbine/Robotic Arm | 25.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Attendance and bona fide attempts at each design and build or other practical activity are mandatory requirements for passing the module. Resit essay plus own design project/technical task.
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 28/04/2023 14:55:01
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