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)