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13. Mechanical design

Assignment on Mechanical Design

Mechanical Design (part 1 of 2)

Group assignment:

  • Design a machine that includes mechanism + actuation + automation + application
  • Build the mechanical parts and operate it manually
  • Document the group project

Individual assignment:

  • Document your individual contribution

Machine Design (part 2 of 2)

Group assignment:

  • Actuate and automate your machine
  • Document the group project

Individual assignment:

  • Document your individual contribution

Learning outcomes

  • Work and communicate effectively as a team
  • Design, plan and build a machine
  • Analyse and solve technical problems
  • Recognise opportunities for improvements in the design

Have you answered these questions? - Documented the machine building process to the group page - Documented your individual contribution to this project on your own website - Linked to the group page from your individual page as well as from group page to your individual pages - Shown how your team planned, allocated tasks and executed the project (Group page) - Described problems and how the team solved them (Group page) Listed possible improvements for this project (Group page) - Included your design files (Group page) - You need to present your machine globally and/or include a 1 min video (1920x1080 HTML5 MP4) + slide (1920x1080 PNG) (Group page)