The document outlines the course MEE 513 Mechanical Engineering Design II, taught by Dr. U.G. Okoro, focusing on advanced design processes, machine components, and teamwork through a design project. It includes details on coursework, assessments, required and optional textbooks, and the importance of applying theoretical knowledge to practical design challenges. Students are expected to develop creativity, utilize modern design methodologies, and understand various material properties and manufacturing processes.
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MEE 513 (Mechanical Engineering Design II) Part 1
The document outlines the course MEE 513 Mechanical Engineering Design II, taught by Dr. U.G. Okoro, focusing on advanced design processes, machine components, and teamwork through a design project. It includes details on coursework, assessments, required and optional textbooks, and the importance of applying theoretical knowledge to practical design challenges. Students are expected to develop creativity, utilize modern design methodologies, and understand various material properties and manufacturing processes.
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Mechanical Engineerir
Design Il (MEE 513)
Course Lecturer: Dr. U.G. Okoro
Course Credi
Course Venue:108
Course outline
MEE 513 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN II (3 Credit Units)
* Overview and definition of feasibility: synthesis, analysis, solutions
formulation, optimum design in design processes, treated quantitati
+ Loads determination, material properties and selections, factor of sa
failure criteria, stress concentration etc., in design.
+ Design of machines and machine components, using advanced con
and analytical approach: Analytical design of machine transmission
elements such as shafts, spindles, belt/pulley drive, and gear di
(spur, helical, bevel, worm/wheel bearing selection, key, power
and chain drive components.
+ Group design project.Course work:
Homework:
* This course will contain regular homework assig
exercises will be designed to accomplish work
midterm and final projects.
Quizzes:
* Quizzes will occur after each lecture, and are due b
class session. Quizzes may cover the material in each
readings, and class presentations, Answers to the quizzes
discussed in class.
Exams:
+ Midterm and final exam will occur in place of two of the qi
Exams may cover the material in each lecture, required read
material on prior quizzes, and class presentations (including
tip and project presentations).
Course work:
Term (Team) Design Project:
* This class emphasizes the importance of learning by doing. The best =
way to understand the methods is to practice. The term project will
begin at the midterm, and continue through the end of the class. The
goal is to develop a conceptual product by the end of the course. 3
Teams may have a minimum of 2 members.Course Material:
‘There are required and optional textbooks for this cour
handouts and reading materials may be provided as the class f
Required Primary Textbook:
* Clive L. Dym, Patrick Little and Elizabeth J. Orwin. “Engit
Project-based introduction” 4" Edition. Wiley
Recommended Textbook: aie
* Budynas, Richard G,, 1K. Nisbett, and Joseph E. Shigley. “Shigley's
mechanical engineering design”: 10th Edition New York, NY:
Education, 2015. Print.
Optional Secondary Textbooks:
* Suh, N.P.: "Axiomatic Design - Advances and Applications", Oxford
University Press.
+ Pahl, G. & Beitz, W.: “Engineering Design - A Systematic Approach",
Springer
Design challenge for student
+ Engineering students during their training are presented with avast
amount of theoretical material and information. They only realize their
weakness when they are faced with the task of logically applying what they |
have learned to a specific end. mee
* As long as their work is based on familiar models or previous designs:
knowledge they possess perfectly adequate to enable them to ind a
solution along conventional lines. Y
* As soon as they are required to develop something already in existence
more advanced stage or to create something entirely new without a
peeled: design, they will fail miserably, unless they have reached a
level of understanding. se
* Without a set of guidelines, they are at a loss for a starting point
clear finishing goal line.* The design engineer must learn to think i
conclusions, and to combine solutions.
* These skills are not acquired by attending
textbooks. These only accumulating one fresh item
after another.
* Understanding, logical deduction, and judgment ca
from outside; on the contrary, they are acquired only b
thinking and working with the knowledge already
* A basic precondition for independent design is a lively
‘Such imagination is required to do original work.
Learning outcome
At the end of the lecture series, student should be able to;
+ develop creativity,
+ use of open-ended problems,
+ develop and use of modern design theory and methodology,
+ formulate design problem statement and specifications,
+ gain knowledge of production processes,
+ gain knowledge of concurrent engineering design, and
+ detailed system description
Furthermore, it is essential to include a variety of realistic cons
as economic factors, safety, reliability, aesthetics, ethics, andDesign and
* To design is to create a new product that turns inte
benefits society in some way.
* The design process is a sequence of events and a st
that helps define a clear starting point that takes the d
visualizing a product in his/her imagination to reali
in a systematic manner—without hindering their creati
Generic problem-solving methodology
associated with the design process* Who is a customer? only the end users?
+ "Knowledge of the customer is important.” ’
* Customers of a product are everyone who will deal with tk
at some stage during its lifetime.
+ Eg,, customer of an airplane: Passengers, Crew, Pilot,
Engineers and service crew, Fueling companies, Airlines,
Manufacturing and production departments, Baggage hand
Cleaning and catering companies, Sales and marketing, Accc
finance departments, Military/Courier/Cargo/ete., Authoriti
official bodies, Companies involved with the items that will be
outsourced
+ Each of the customers has entirely different (and sometimes conflicting)
needs for the same product, and by identifying these customers first, itis.
then possible to identify all the needs and arrive at a reasonable
compromise according to priority and feasibility.
+ Forms of customers need:
+ Clients request: a direct (often vague)request for an artefact.
+ Exiting design modification: as requested by clients simpler, e959 to use
* Generation of a new product: growth of companies often depends on the at
generate new products. New products have a characteristic lifecycle
volume and profit margins. A product will peak out when it has sa
and then begin to decline. It is obvious that an industry must seek
iow of new productideas. Tere new products are usaly
patentsBasic lifecycle of new product.
* Gather information about what is already available in ther
what can the design team offer beyond what is?
+ Save companies from paying royalties to patent holders
+ sources of information on market availability:
* Technical and trade journals
+ Research reports
* Catalog of component suppliers
+ The internet
+ Knowledge of existing products will save the
money. Once the designer determines
tivity should be directed towards gener* Client request comes in vague statement. The des
what must be done to resolve the need(s).
* The goal definition is a general statement of the desi
* Avoid poorly stated goals, or hastiness in writing goals.
+ Customers will most of the time offer solutions instead of
aneed; designers must determine the real needs, define
and act accordingly. Itis the duty of the designer to clarify
design requirement.
Definition of Goal ~ Cl
of design requirement -
* An objective tree may be constructed for clarification. Often the need
statement and goals are combined into one process. An objective tr
is a tool used by designers to organize the customer's wants into
categories.* An excellent technique to guide the desi
decision regarding these alternatives is a
a more penetrating study of each alter
+ The embodiment design does not include any deta yet—i.e., no dimen
tolerances, etc, but wil begin to illustrate a clear detnition of apa
and how it interfaces withthe rest ofthe parts in the product a
This stage is separated fram both the conceptual design and the deta
‘new technologies can replace old ones based on the exact same
The concept of a traffic ight system will remain the same (three i
green), perform the same functions and specifications, and work eo
‘way, but as technologies advance, the lights themselves can cha
the way the lights change can be from using a timer to cycle t
system that is connected to a modern traffic network. Possil
where te traffic light sable to sense the most
‘Congestion and change the lights accordingly,
= The concept still ins but the
the dengn'can change, Chapter escssesemboolopem* The synthesis phase of the design e1
the stated goal has been completed.
phase which is also known as the det
+ The chosen solution must be tested/evalu
laws and the manufacturability.
* The analysis stage is put in iterative sequenci
synthesis phase. Often, analysis requires a
redefined then reanalyzed, so that the design is
between analysis and synthesis. Analysis starts wit
followed by order of magnitude calculation.
magnitude analysis is a rough calculation of the s
The order of magnitude does not provide an exa¢
gives the order in which the solution should be ex:* Step 1: Check for the design safety in
act on each component. Evaluate the stres
‘components,
* Step 2: List the materials that would t
Students are assumed to have some physical
classes before this course. It is assumed that
* Step 3. Students at this stage are also encourage
‘on the analysis. Software that incorporates the
mode is available, a
* Note: Steps 1, 2, and 3 are iterative until optimum rest
+ Step 4: Manufacturability of the components needs to be
a sketch of a component doesn’t mean that the machinis
produce the component. You need to provide the mac!
engineering drawings before the product component
engineering drawings should be detailed. Use CAD soft,
your drawings.
* Step 5: Cost analysis of the components (obtained fro
produced at the machine shop) needs to be conduc
vary among components listed in the morp
components are cost effective or fit the product
* Step 6. The aesthetics or the “look” of the pr
‘Several customer surveys have shown that’
product much more highly than its perfort* The step 2 of the analysis procedure
would satisfy the stress requirement”
+ The design, even of the simplest el
suitable material and a decision regal
to be used in producing the element. These
and the choice will affect the shape, appear
also determine the difference between a co
commercial failure. As the desig
more elements, the selection of suitable mater
production becomes more difficult.
+ The design engineer must be sufficiently famili
and properties of the materials and the way in.
to ensure that his or her decisions are well made.
Materials that may be used in a products design are cl
follows:
1. Metals: can be further divided into ferrous and
Ferrous alloys are based on iron. Nonferrous alloys are |
other than iron, such as copper, tin, aluminum, and lead.
. Ceramics and glass: These are the result of
‘metallic and nonmetallic elements. They a
thermally stable, and more wear resistant
They are also harder and lower in therma
metals.
i‘Woods and organics: These are obtal
major advantage is that they are a rene
of their drawbacks include that they «
Polymers or plastics: These materials cl
temperature; therefore, they are easy to.
are several benefits of polymers: They are &¢
resistant to chemicals and water; they have a:
they are available in many colors, which elit
There are several drawbacks to polymers,
strength; they deteriorate in ultraviolet light,
creep at all temperatures.
The properties of materials can be divided into six categories: Mecha
physical, chemical, electrical, and fabrication,
4. Mechanical properties include fatigue, strength, wear, hi
2. Thermal properties include absorptivity, fire resistance,
3. Physical properties include permeability, viscosity, crystals
porosity.
4. Chemical properties include corrosion, oxidation, an
Four important electrical properties are hysteresis, co
_and the dielectric constant. ies:
eae fabrication neverof the several systematic processes of selecting mates
environmental and service con
suitable materials: Ths
obtaining Sonera Suite
L. Perform a material requirements analysis: This
aitions ulOne of the several systematic processes of selecting material i
* Sten 6. Cost: This important factor plays a dominant role inthe
* Step 7. Material availability: The selected material must be available
* Step 8. Material joining approach: Under real-ite conditions, It
Produce an element using a single plece of material, This may eal
Eomponents with ditieren pieces of materia joined together te forma single
2. Fabrication: Engineering products usualy requite some level of fabri
aiferent fication techniques re avaloble. fatto affecting the abneationm
selected include time constraints, material type, product appl ion, cost,
io be manufactured
* Step 10. Technical issues: Technica factors are mainly concerned with the|
mechanical properties. Examples include strength compared with antici
factors, temperature variation, and potential loading changes.
Primary Ma
Methods
‘The primary manufacturing methods, which are used to convert a material into the Basie
shape required, areas follows;
ating! Casings widely used fist step inthe manufacturing process. Dur an
Etat aati ieee al ace Bless Purngssing ae
{Emperatre level the molten meteral's then poured ito mond made make tees
items may range in size ana weight from aration ofan Inch to several yards Typeal areas
Zippers indiial eth andthe stern fomes of ships a
Forging: Forging, which is among the most important methods of manufacturing tems of
onan ate qos chanang te sage ofthe ce of ie Sy ecting ean
ne methods ofappiing pressure include the mechankeal press nraukt sree
{roduets such a cranks, wrenches, nd connecting rods are the reas Weise aR
forged may be hot or cold . :
‘Machining: Machining iwolves removing unwanted materia from aback of mater
spteicons tha be shave and fhe oducts tl fade Tee a
processes, sich a ling bog, aindng ra Sig
Welding Welding i versatile production process that | sed for combining ems
ather means of manclacturing Westin ie paces of hone rat
nescence, which voles acambinabon of pesere oes geone of the most important material p
ight of the component. The range of,
ic mass and the volume the material
Melting Point: The melting point of a materials directly proportion
energy of its atoms. Melting point becomes an important factor
pnerating conditions of the material are in high-temperature e
internal combustion engines and boilers environment temperature: .
30% lower than the melting point of the material. In design, the rule h
Generally is used is that the (7/Tm < 0.3). Designers should also keep.
that when a material is subjected to high temperature and undergoes
creep occurs (slow change of dimensions over time).
Introduction t
selection theor
* Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion: Defined as a = “4; wher
L > Linear dimension of the object; dl change in the linear
dimension of the object, and dT —chai
inge in the temperature that _
causes the change in the length.+ Thermal Conductivity: The thermal condu
property of the material by which one can d
material is a good heat conductor or insulator. In
the carriers of heat. A relation between the
heat conductivity is established as
..where
k thermal conductivity; s electrical conductivity; T
+ Strength of Material: The strength of the material determines t tt
amount of load a material can sustain before it breaks. In
design criterion is based on the yield stress of the mate
strength of the material is measured experimentally
testing machine. In a design-testing machine, a speci
with a certain load and the elongation that is associat
is measured. The load is converted to stress and the
converted into strain, There are two general represer
data: the stress-strain diagram and the true
diagram. In the stress-strain ciagratny the
$=change inlength _ AL
ahaha ateersremesrrat
* In the true-stress-true-strain diagram, the change in area after each
is recognized and the true stress and true strains are obtained by,
load P de ie
stress ae hs
oss ~ Instantenous area Ate oe
* Instantaneous area can be obtained by conservation of volume as;
Apolo = AL = Constant
* Once the diagram is obtained, the modulus of elasticity can be obt
finding the slope of the straight ine wae oe viell ost
* Designers apply a safety factor based on the application
‘material.rmation is called a brittle material, Ductility is
as either percent elongation, %e , ii al ep
1 %e , int ct
reduction in area, %AR. naa
Ly Li Ao - A, i
e= + 2, 10007 AR = oe
Lo ei
introduced at a stress lower than the yield stress. A correlation that has
been used to estimate the fatigue limit is
Fatigue limit = 0.5Sues
+ Impact Properties: The impact property of a material is its resistance to
fracture under sudden impact. 5
+ Hardness: Hardness is the measure of the material’s resistance to.
indentation. Hardness can be measured in three different tests: Brin
(uses balls to indent in the surface), Vickers (uses pyramids to it
surface), and Rockwell (measures the depth of indentation).* Hardness: The Brinell hardness number ea ca
~ D[D- VD? = a
..where P is the load, D is the diameter of the indenter,
measure of the diameter of the indentation. The BHN is used”
estimate the ultimate tensile strength as follows;
Siac Pass 3.45 BHN
BHN
Information that should be included in a bill of material.
The item number: This is a key to the components on the as
The part number: This is a number used throughout the purche
manufacturing, and assembly system to identify the co!
number sa specific index tothe assembly drawing the part
index to the company system. vee ee
. The quantity needed in the assembly,
The name and description of the component.
~The material from which the component is made,
‘The source of the component.
0 st of the individual componerOnce the materials have been selected,
abil of materials, This is an index of the parts that
product. A typical bill of materials is shown in Ta
Quantity Name
Governer body
Governer flange
Govemner bolt
Part 1: Design processes,
overview and definitions
Feasibility, Synthesis, Analysis, So! ti
‘mulation, Optimum design, :Preamble
Engineering design
* Design Engineering (DE) is a
discipline
* creates and transforms ideas
and concepts into a product
definition that satisfies customer
requirements.
drive, and gear drivers (spur, helica
worm/wheel bearing selection, key,
screw and chain drive components.
Industrial Design
* An applied art
* The aesthetics and usability of products:
may be improved. 3
* Design aspects specified m.
overall shape of the abject the
of details with Tespect to one.
Colors, texture, sounds, and as
Concerning the use ofthe pro
ergonomicsnents in a
de a more efficient/improv
we want to achieve. |) understand
transform this knowledge into a mini
(otherwise known as Functional requiré
describes “what we want to achieve” to sa