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Qualification Pearson BTEC Higher National Diploma in Mechanical
Engineering
Student Name /ID Number

Unit Number and Title Unit 01: Design Engineering

Academic Year and Batch

number
Unit Assessor Geethal Siriwardana

Assignment Title Product Design Engineering

Issue Date 05/12/2021

Formative Assessment Date 07/01/2022

Submission Date 14/01/2022

IV Name and Date Asiri Manchanayaka

Submission Format:

The submission is in the form of calculations supported by written responses and simulation files.
All work must be supported with research and referenced appropriately.

Also, the Simulation files needs to be submitted with this assignment.

Unit Learning Outcomes:

LO1 Plan a design solution and prepare an engineering design specification in response to a
stakeholder’s design brief and requirements.
LO2 Formulate possible technical solutions to address the student-prepared design specification
LO3 Prepare an industry-standard engineering technical design report.
LO4 Present to an audience a design solution based on the design report and evaluate the
solution/presentation

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Assignment Brief and Guidance:

Scenario
Design engineers are problem solvers who bridge the gap between traditional engineering and
design. It's a discipline which draws on knowledge of manufacturing techniques, product
development, technical design, and rapid prototyping to bring new innovations to market. It also
focuses on improving existing products and the processes used for making them.

Assignment Briefing
ABC Company hires you as a design engineer to develop a selected product (product that you have
already selected). Imagine that you need to develop the product from the beginning. The design
team of your company needs you to prepare a state of art document to convince its management
to fund the design product.

Task 01
Define your design in terms of engineering. You may refer following points as a guide.
 Produce a design specification from a given design brief.
 Explain the impact of the stakeholder’s design letter and the requirements in preparing the
design specification
 Create a design project schedule with a graphical illustration of planned activities
 Explore industry-standard evaluation and analytical tools in the development of possible
technical solutions
 Create a possible design solution using appropriate design techniques.
 Prepare a technical design report for industry standards
 Explain the role of design specifications and standards in the report on technical design

Task 02
Define your methodology of developing the product. You may address the following to develop
your methodology
 Evaluate potential planning techniques and present a case for the chosen method
 Demonstrate critical path analysis techniques in planning/ planning design projects and
explain its use
 Use appropriate software to apply modelling, simulation, and/or prototyping principles to
develop the right design solution
 Concept Selection (You may need at least 3 Concept for the selection)
 Reflect on effectiveness Morphological analysis
 Explain the use of CPA (Critical Path Analysis) for your product
 Assess all issues related to compliance, security and risk management specific to the
technical design report
 Think about the effectiveness of the chosen communication strategy in the presentation of
the design solution and reflect
 Compare and compare the completed design specification with the relevant specification of

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 the industry standard
 Evaluate potential technical solutions, presenting a case for the final choice of solution.
 Evaluate the effectiveness of the industry's standard technical design report to produce a
fully compliant finished product

Task 03
Develop a CAD model of your product using SolidWorks. During the developing stage, as a design
engineer you need to address the following consideration in your report.
 Initial hand sketching
 Explore how you have embedded the ergonomics into your product.
 Evaluate potential selection material
 Apply Industry-standard specifications
 Assess any compliance with the standards you have considered?
 Present the recommended test procedure for your product practically and physically?
 Clarify the role of BOM (Bill of Materials)
 Present methods and operations in bulk manufacturing
 Prepare cost analysis
 Reflect the effectiveness

Task 04

Students will get three minutes to pitch the developed product following with a Q&A Session. The
maximum possible number of slides will be five including the title slide. Date of the pitching will be
advised later. Students should address following aspect when design the presentation.

 Present the recommended design solution to the identified audience

 Explain possible communication strategies and presentation methods that could be used
to inform the stakeholders of the recommended solution
 Reflect on the effectiveness of the chosen communication strategy in presenting the
design solution
 Justify potential improvements to the design solution and/or presentation based on
reflection and/or feedback

Note:

Students must generate a one single report with all the assumptions and design justification (Do
not separate according to the given tasks). Student has full control over the topic selection and
topic breakdown. Students are required to attach the FEA/FEM Files along with submitting report.
Also, in text citation and referencing are required to avoid the plagiarism in the report along with
paraphrasing.

Once the report is finalised, students are required to submit as a PDF file. All the other files can be
submitted as a one single compressed file. Please note that other file types will be rejected without
any notice.

Word Count: Between 4500 and 5500 excluding general report sections.

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Method of Submission:

Student are required to compile a compressed folder (zip file) including all the SolidWorks files and
the report.

Report needs to submit separately. (Separate submission portal will be provided via LMS)

Rename the file as follows:

 Report File: (CINEC Student id) _Report (ex. M19990123456_Report)

 SolidWorks Zip File Files: TaskNo_## (ex. TaskNo01)
 Compressed File: UNIT01_Assign01_(CINEC Student id)
(ex. UNIT01_Assign01_M19990123456

Useful Links:

 CAD/CAM Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/c/CADCAMTUTORIAL/videos

 Morphological Analysis Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3njT_ujDuE
 Ten Basic Steps to Free Hand Sketching for Engineering Drawing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ess0dmJB2lo
 Engineering ToolBox: https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/

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 Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
Learning Outcome Pass Merit Distinction
LO1 Plan a design P1 Produce a M1 Evaluate D1 Compare and
solution and prepare design potential planning contrast the
an engineering specification from techniques, completed design
design specification a given design presenting a case specification
in response to a brief for the method against the
stakeholder’s design chosen relevant industry
brief and P2 Explain the standard
requirements influence of the M2 Demonstrate specification
stakeholder’s critical path analysis
design brief and techniques in
requirements in design project
the preparation of scheduling/planning
the design and explain its use
specification

P3 Produce a
design project
schedule with a
graphical
illustration of the
planned activities
LO2 Formulate P4 Explore M3 Apply the D2 Evaluate
possible technical industry standard principles of potential technical
solutions to address evaluation and modelling, solutions,
the student-prepared analytical tools in simulation and/or presenting a case
design specification formulating prototyping, using for the final choice
possible technical appropriate of solution
solutions software, to
develop an
P5 Use appropriate design
appropriate solution
design techniques
to produce a
possible design
solution
LO3 Prepare an P6 Prepare an M4 Assess any D3 Evaluate the
industry-standard industry standard compliance, safety, effectiveness of
engineering technical engineering and risk the industry
design report. technical design management issues standard
report specific to the engineering
technical design technical design
P7 Explain the role report report for
of design producing a fully
specifications and compliant finished
standards in the product
technical design
report

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LO4 Present to an P8 Present the M5 Reflect on the D4 Justify
audience a design recommended effectiveness of the potential
solution based on design solution to chosen improvements to
the design report and the identified communication the design
evaluate the audience strategy in solution and/or
solution/presentation presenting the presentation
P9 Explain design solution based on
possible reflection and/or
communication feedback
strategies and
presentation
methods that
could be used to
inform the
stakeholders of
the recommended
solution

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 STUDENT ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION AND DECLARATION
When submitting evidence for assessment, each student must sign a declaration confirming that
the work is their own.

Student name: Assessor name:

Issue date: Submission date: Submitted on:

Programme:

Unit:

Assignment number and title:

Plagiarism
Plagiarism is a particular form of cheating. Plagiarism must be avoided at all costs and students who
break the rules, however innocently, may be penalised. It is your responsibility to ensure that you
understand correct referencing practices. As a university level student, you are expected to use
appropriate references throughout and keep carefully detailed notes of all your sources of materials
for material you have used in your work, including any material downloaded from the Internet.
Please consult the relevant unit lecturer or your course tutor if you need any further advice.

Student Declaration
Student declaration

I certify that the assignment submission is entirely my own work and I fully understand the
consequences of plagiarism. I understand that making a false declaration is a form of
malpractice.

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