Changes in ME 263

Engineering Faculty Document No. x-xx

Engineering Faculty Document No. 8-06

October 18, 2006

 

TO:                 The Faculty of the College of Engineering

 

FROM:           The Faculty of the School of Mechanical Engineering

 

RE:                 ME 263 Course Title and Description Change

 

The Faculty of the School of Mechanical Engineering has approved the following course title description change. This action is now submitted to the Engineering Faculty with a recommendation for approval.

 

From:

ME 263     Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design

Sem. 1, 2 , Class 2, Lab 1, cr. 3.

Prerequisite: CGT 163, ME 200, ME 270.  Co-requisite: MA 262, ME 290.

 

The product design process. Development of design problem definitions by evaluating customer inputs, technology, and competitive products. Generation of conceptual design using structured and unstructured approaches. Evaluation of concepts using engineering modeling and decision matrices. Product detail design including design for manufacturability and profitability. Effective communication: oral, written, and graphical.

 

To:

ME 263     Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship

Sem. 1, 2 , Class 2, Lab 1, cr. 3. 

Prerequisite: CGT 163, ME 200, ME 270.  Co-requisite: MA 262, ME 290.

 

The product design process.  Development of product design specifications using customer inputs, benchmarking, product/market research and patent review.  Concept generation and evaluation using brainstorming, functional decomposition, modeling and decision matrices.  Detailed product design including assembly, economic analysis, CAD, and bill of materials.  Oral and written design reviews.  Key skills developed include teamwork, communication, project planning, innovation, design, and entrepreneurship.

 

Reason:  The proposed new title and course description provides 1) a more contemporized summary of the course aligned with the Purdue Engineer of 2020 outcomes adopted by the School and 2) the growing emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship in the course.

 

 

E. Daniel Hirleman, Head                                          

School of Mechanical Engineering

 

 

Purdue University

School of Mechanical Engineering

ME 263 - Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design

Fall 2006

Lecture Topics, Reading and Assignments

(text: The Mechanical Design Process, D. G. Ullman, Third Edition, McGraw-Hill)

Phase 1:  Problem Definition

Date                Lecture/Lab Topic                                                           Reading                          Due

Week 1

8/22                 1. Design Process:  Overview of Phase 1                           Ch. 1, 2.4

8/24                 2. Open-Ended Problems, Overview of Design Process   Ch. 4.1-4.4

Lab     1a                   Form Teams, Discuss Project Description

          1b                   Work on Project: Patents, Market Research,
Competitors’ Products, Plan Surveys

Week 2

8/29                 3. Patents                                                                            Notes, Ch. 7.2.3, 13.5

8/31                 4. The House of Quality                                                     Ch. 6

Lab     2a                   Work on Project:  Patents, Market Research,

                                Competitors’ Products, Customer Survey                                                                                                         D1 (Labor Costs)

          2b                   Work on Project:  Patents, Market Research,

                                Competitors’ Products, Surveys

Week 3

9/5                   5. Market and Product Research                                        Notes 

9/7                   6. Design Process:  Phase 2 Preview                                  Ch. 2.4, Notes 

Lab     3a                   Report Expectations:  Written and Oral Communications

          3b                   Work on Project:  Patents, Market Research,

                                Competitors’ Products, Surveys                                                                                                                            D2 (Patents)

Week 4

9/12                 7. Concept Generation,  Functional Decomposition          Ch. 7

9/14                 8. Concept Evaluation, Decision Making                          Ch. 8

Lab     4a                   Work on Project:  Develop House of Quality

          4b                   Work on Project:  Outline and prepare OR1 and PR1                                                                                                   D3 (QFD)

Week 5

9/19                 9. Design Process: Phase 3 Preview                                   Ch. 2.4, Notes

9/21                 10. Introduction to Engineering Modeling                        Ch. 11.1-11.5

Lab     5a (1 hr)           Work on Project                                                                                                                                                                 

          5b (2 hr)          Phase 1 Oral Report                                                                                                                                                       OR1


 

Phase 2:  Concept Generation and Evaluation

Date                Lecture/Lab Topic                                                           Reading                          Due

Week 6

9/26                 11. Engineering Modeling                                                  Notes

9/28                 12. Engineering Modeling                                                  Notes

Lab     6a                   Peer Evaluations, Review Notebooks, Functional Decomposition                                  D4 (NB1)

                                Phase 1 Written Report Due                                                                                                                                            PR1

          6b                   Work on Project:  Functional Decomposition, Concept Generation

Week 7

10/3                 13. Engineering Statistics and Tolerances                          Ch. 11.6-11.8

10/5                 14. Tolerances                                                                    Notes

Lab     7a                   Work on Project: Concept Generation & Evaluation                                                                                     D5 (Funct. Decomp.)

          7b                   Work on Project: Concept Selection, Decision Matrices, Eng. Models

Week “8-1”

10/10               No Lecture or Tuesday Labs - October Break

10/12               15. Tolerances                                                                   

Lab     8a (1 hr)           Work on Project:  Engineering Models (Only WRF labs meet)

          8b (2 hr)          Work on Project:  Engineering Models

Week 9

10/17               No lecture - Test 1 in evening on 10/18

10/18               Evening Test 7-8 pm in MTHW 210

10/19               16. Manufacturing Processes I                                           Notes & Videos

Lab 9a             Shop Project Day 1

                                Work on Project: Prepare OR2 and PR2                                                                                                               D7 (Toolpath)

          9b                   Shop Project Day 2

                                Work on Project: Prepare OR2 and PR2                                                                                                          D6 (Eng. Models)

Week 10

10/24               17. Manufacturing Processes II                                         Notes & Videos

10/26               18. Manufacturing Processes III                                        Notes & Videos

Lab     10a (1 hr)         Work on Project                                                                                                  

          10b (2 hr)         Phase 2 Oral Report                                                                                                                                                      OR2


 

Phase 3:  Product Design

Date                Lecture/Lab Topic                                                           Reading                          Due

Week 11

10/31               19. Design for Assembly                                                    Ch. 12.5

11/2                 20. Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)             Notes

Lab 11a           Peer Evaluations, Work on Project                                                                    D8 (NB2)

                        Phase 2 Written Report Due                                                                                      PR2

        11b           Work on Project: Selection & Original Design

Week 12

11/7                 21. Engineering Ethics and Safety, Costs & BOM           Ch. 8.8, Notes

11/9                 22. Introduction to Engineering Economics                      Notes                   

Lab 12a           Work on Project: Selection & Original Design

          12b                 Work on Project: Original Design and Drawings                                                                                                         D9 (BOM)

Week 13

11/14               23. Profitability Measures and Project Costs                     Notes

11/16               24. Project Financial Analysis                                            Notes

Lab     13a                 Work on Project:  Original Design and Drawings                                                                                                                             

          13b                 Work on Project:  Develop Economic Model                                                                                                       D10 (Drawings)

Week “8-2”

11/21               25. Quiz 2 Preview and Final Project Preparations

11/23               No Lecture or Labs - Thanksgiving Break

Lab     8a (1 hr)           Work on Project (Only Tuesday labs meet)

Week 14

11/28               No Lecture – Test 2 in evening on 11/30

11/30               Evening Test 7-8 pm in MTHW 210

11/30               26. Project Discussion

Lab     14a                 Work on Project:  Detail Design

          14b                 Work on Project:  prepare OR3 and FR                                                                                                             D11 (Fin. Anal.)

Week 15

12/5                 27. Quiz Results, Course Closure

12/7                 No lecture

Lab     15a (1 hr)         Final Preparations                                                                                                

          15b (2 hr)         Final Oral Presentation                                                                                                                                                   OR3

 

          Monday, December 11: Final report, Peer3, D12 due at high noon to ME 300                                       FR, D12 (NB3)