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ME 8: Design and Manufacturing

The design process, mechanisms and actuators, then machining, moulding and forming, process planning, cost and quality.

The design process, mechanisms and actuators, then machining, moulding and forming, process planning, cost and quality. Free courses and textbooks, a self-check for every unit, and a build you can rerun, confirmed by people. Course 8 of the Varsity Curriculum: Mechanical Engineering.

Part of: Mechanical Eng. · Proves for: UG, Career

1 required outcomes14 weeksCredential on completion

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ME 8: Design and Manufacturing

Course 8: 3 units and a build.

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4 milestones

  1. 1The design process, mechanisms and actuators
  2. 2Manufacturing processes: machining, moulding and forming
  3. 3Process planning, cost, quality and assembly
  4. 4Design, build and film a mechanism
SkillsOptional

Mechanism Design and Kinematic Analysis

Practice: design a mechanism and analyse its motion (reused; optional).

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3 milestones

  1. 1Define the Mechanism and Establish Kinematic Model
  2. 2Perform Velocity and Acceleration Analysis
  3. 3Apply Dynamic Force Analysis and Document Results
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Mechanical Engineering Design Report

Practice: write a full mechanical design report (reused; optional).

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3 milestones

  1. 1Define the Design Problem and Functional Specification
  2. 2Develop and Analyse Candidate Designs
  3. 3Write the Mechanical Design Report and Defend It

Resources for this path

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Free MIT course: lectures, problem sets and exams on design, mechanisms and machine elements.

Free MIT course: lectures on machining, moulding, forming, process planning and quality, and the yo-yo project.

MIT's design-and-make project, as an example of a product built for manufacture.

Free lecture videos and notes. NPTEL's proctored exam and certificate are optional and cost money; you never need them here.

Free lecture videos and notes. NPTEL's proctored exam and certificate are optional and cost money; you never need them here.