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MECH 4003 Mechanical Systems Design - Week 1 - : Chris Bassindale Jayson Bursill Ammar Shuker

This document provides information about the MECH 4003 Mechanical Systems Design course for week 1. It introduces the teaching assistants and their contact information. It outlines the assignments, design project, and final exam that make up the coursework and how students can fail the course. The design project involves developing a power transmission system through several deliverables: a research presentation due in two weeks, specifications due in October, a preliminary design due in November, and a final design report due in December. Details are provided on the content and expectations for each project deliverable. The document concludes with guidance on forming project groups before the class ends.

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MECH 4003 Mechanical Systems Design - Week 1 - : Chris Bassindale Jayson Bursill Ammar Shuker

This document provides information about the MECH 4003 Mechanical Systems Design course for week 1. It introduces the teaching assistants and their contact information. It outlines the assignments, design project, and final exam that make up the coursework and how students can fail the course. The design project involves developing a power transmission system through several deliverables: a research presentation due in two weeks, specifications due in October, a preliminary design due in November, and a final design report due in December. Details are provided on the content and expectations for each project deliverable. The document concludes with guidance on forming project groups before the class ends.

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MECH 4003

Mechanical Systems Design

- Week 1 -

Chris Bassindale
Jayson Bursill
Ammar Shuker

Date : 10st September, 2017


TA Information

Chris Bassindale
 Office: MC3041
 Office hours: by appointment
Jayson Bursill
 Office: CB7206
 Office hours: by appointment
Ammar Shuker
 Office: to be determined
 Office hours: by appointment
The Important Stuff

 Assignments (20%)
 4 assignments (1 for each major topic)
 Groups of 2 people
 Design Project (25%)
 Teams of 5
 4 major deliverables
 Final Exam (55%)
How Can I Fail this Course before I
Fail the Exam?

 Failure to submit an assignment


 Even if the assignment is late, all assignments
must be submitted to pass the course
 Failure to submit a component of the course
project
 Failure of the course project
 < 50% on the project component
 Refer to course outline for more info
The Course Project

 Design of power transmission system


Project Deliverables

 Research/Presentation (1%)
 Due in two week (Sept 24th/25th)
 Perform research on similar transmission systems and
related systems
 Presentations are to be no longer then 5 min.

 Specifications (2%)
 Due Oct 8th /9th
 Develop design requirements/constraints
 Develop timeline/workload distribution
Project Deliverables - Continued

 Preliminary Design (2%)


 Due Nov 5th and 6th
 CAD drawings of selected design

 Final Design Report (20%)


 Due Dec 4th in PA session
 Journal style report
 Must include design calculations, CAD, FEA, etc.
 All previous deliverables must be included
 More details will be given as the deadline
approaches
Deliverable 1 – Research Presentation

 Examine literature related to the design


problem
 What system are you using?
 What systems exist that are similar?
 What other systems could be used?
 Presentation
 Present to class during the PA
 Use PowerPoint
 Max time limit of 5 minutes
 All or one person can present
 Marked during PA
 Bring a copy on a USB
You should include:

 Group number and member’s names


 See signup sheet for group number
 Problem statement
 Pertinent information
 Past/Current products (research)
 Similar systems available
 References (IEEE)
 (If you want you can also include
concept sketches)
Research Resources

• Resources
• Library
• Journal publications (science direct)
• Patent office
• Online (Not Wikipedia)
Before You Leave Today

 Form groups of 5 people max


 Sign up for project group

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