Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2009/10 |
AS30315: Advanced CAD/CAM technology in motorsport manufacturing |
 Credits: |
6 |
| Level: |
Honours |
| Period: | This unit is available in... |
| Semester 1 at Wiltshire College |
| Assessment: |
CW100 |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Supplementary assessment information not currently available (this will be added shortly) |
| Requisites: |
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| Description: | Aims: The aims of this unit are to consider the use of Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacture in Motorsport. This will include the effects of CAD/CAM on Motorsport manufacturing and to consider some of the current software systems available to the market. The learner will also have firsthand experience of designing, programming and manufacturing a component using the available machinery and software. Learning Outcomes: At the end of this unit students should be able to: * Identify areas in which CAD/CAM may be implemented or further used to improve the product/profitability of small to medium companies working in the motorsport industry; * Design and cause to be manufactured a complex component from a design brief using CAD/CAM techniques; * Justify the use of a CAD/CAM package on financial grounds for use within a motorsport company; * Evaluate Rapid Prototyping versus CAD/CAM in relation to their relevant costs. Skills: During the unit students should gain the following skills: Intellectual: * Gathering, processing and analysing technical information (A) * Formulating outcomes (A) Professional: * Make and delivering written and verbal presentations (A) * Evaluate the requirements of industry (A) Practical: * Understand the scope of design and manufacturing when using CAD/CAM (T,A) * Ability to implement CAD/CAM systems to improve quality or productivity (A) Key: * Familiarity with range of CAD/CAM systems (T,A) * Writing reports (A) * Applying numerical techniques (T,A). Content: This unit includes: * Experience of 3 axis machining; * An awareness of 4 and 5 axis machining; * Machining centres; * Small volume production; * Tolerances and surface finishes; * Cost effectiveness of given systems; * Rapid Prototyping; * Interfaces between CAD and CAM; * Analysis of the application in relation to cost/productivity. |