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ME22007: Design, materials and manufacturing 2

[Page last updated: 11 July 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Credits: 20 [equivalent to 40 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 400
Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Period:
Academic Year
Assessment Summary: CWOG 5%, CWPG 5%, CWRG 60%, CWVG 30%
Assessment Detail:
  • Design-and-Make Demo (CWPG 5%)
  • Iterative design optimisation (CWRG 30%)
  • Machine design report (CWRG 30%)
  • Tech-Ethics Think Tanks (CWOG 5%)
  • Product design (CWVG 30%)
Supplementary Assessment:
ME22007 Reassessment coursework (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: After successfully completing this unit, you will be able to: 1. Utilise a structured and iterative design process to embody an uncertain or incomplete brief into a detailed design of part, sub-assembly or system. 2. Manage the trade-offs that arise within the design process between form and function, material selection and manufacturing strategy. 3. Design a part, sub-assembly or system whilst considering different modes of failure and reliability. 4. Develop an embodied part, sub-assembly or system concept that considers the lifecycle impacts of reliability, materials, production, use-phase and end-of-life to design products compatible with a zero-carbon world. 5. Select appropriate presentation methods to communicate elements of your design.


Synopsis: This unit introduces you to the techniques and constraints of professional, team-based design practice. It also emphasises how to achieve successful design by integrating analytical skills from the engineering sciences. Youll build confidence in iterative design optimisation, complex systems design and designing products for the end-user and to wider societal requirements. You will also consider sustainability, functionality, geometry, manufacturing requirements and materials selection.

Content: Combined loadings, design factors and optimisation techniques Embodiment design elements Design for X (e.g. safety, ergonomics, life cycle design, automatic assembly, reliability, cost) Manufacturing technology Process and Assembly planning Quality Material selection for design and manufacturing Design aspects of material properties

Course availability:

ME22007 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:

Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • UEME-AFB50 : BEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering (Year 2)
  • UEME-AKB50 : BEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UEME-AFB51 : BEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering (Year 2)
  • UEME-AKB51 : BEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UEME-AFB52 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering (Year 2)
  • UEME-AFB53 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Year 2)
  • UEME-AKB53 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UEME-AKB52 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UEME-AFB54 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering (Year 2)
  • UEME-AKB54 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UEME-AFM50 : MEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering (Year 2)
  • UEME-AKM50 : MEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UEME-AFM51 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering (Year 2)
  • UEME-AKM51 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UEME-AFM52 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering (Year 2)
  • UEME-AFM53 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Year 2)
  • UEME-AKM53 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UEME-AKM52 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with professional placement (Year 2)
  • UEME-AFM54 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering (Year 2)
  • UEME-AKM54 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering with professional placement (Year 2)

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2024/25.
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