5 ECTS credits
125 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4016289ENR for all students in the 1st semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering
Department
Applied Mechanics
Educational team
Steve Vanlanduit (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

24 contact hours Lecture
24 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
12 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content
• Session 1-3: organization of the design process.
o Session 1: overview of the different phases in the design process (part 1)
o Session 2:
§ Part 1: overview of the different phases in the design process (part 2)
§ Part 2: project management (with introduction to the software 'MS Project')
o Session 3:
§ Part 1: invited speaker of the companyVerhaert (core business = product development): organisational aspects in the design process.
§ Part 2: economical aspects in the design process.
• Session 4-6: 'design for' approaches
o Session 4: ergonomics, design for assembly, design for manufacturability
o Session 5: green design, material selection in the design
o Session 6: prototype testing
• Sessions 7-9: computer based design
o Session 7: CAD (with introduction to the software 'SolidWorks')
o Session 8: CAE
§ Part 1: introduction CAE
§ Part 2: invited speaker from the company LMS International / Noesis (core business = CAE and testing)
o Session 9: design optimization

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Cursusnota's te verkrijgen op het sectretariaat Toegepaste Mechanica
Handbook (Recommended) : The mechanical design process, D. G. Ullman, 5de, McGraw Hill, 9780999357804, 2017
Additional info
Course notes 'Ontwerpmethodologie' (in dutch) are available at the sectretariat of the department of 'Mechanical Engineering' (and also in pdf version).

Complementary study material:
D. G. Ullman ‘The mechanical design process’, McGraw Hill, 2003.

An extensive reference list is given in the syllabus.
Learning Outcomes

General competencies

Goals:
In this course the different aspects of the mechanical design process are considered (organization, technological aspects, economical aspects and computer aided design and engineering). The aim of the course is to train the students in order to allow them to execute a complete design project.

Examination requirements:
The students possess a good theoretical knowledge concerning the different aspects of the design process as described in the syllabus (organisation, 'design for' approaches, and computer aided design and engineering). Further the students are able to work with the following software tools: Catia V5 (CAD-CAE) and MS Project (project management).
In addition the students know how to use the theoretical knowledge in order to solve a practical design problem. This is excercised in the practical sessions where the students have to implement a complete design. The students clarify the evolution of the design during weekly design review meetings.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 60% of the final mark.
PRAC Presentation determines 20% of the final mark.
PRAC Report determines 20% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Oral exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 60% of the final mark.

    Note: De student krijgen 2 hoofdvragen, die hij gedurende 30 minuten mag voorbereiden. Tevens worden een aantal bijvragen gesteld, die mede de quotering bepalen.
    Het examen verloopt met gesloten boek.

Within the PRAC Presentation category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Final Presentation with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 20% of the final mark.

Within the PRAC Report category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Reports on the Design assignm with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 20% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation
Theory: oral exam (60%).

Two main questions have to be answered orally with a preparation time of 30 minutes. A number of smaller questions are posed in addition to determine the final grade.

Lab:
1. 20% final presentation.
2. 20% of the marks come from the reports during the design project.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Aeronautics and Aerospace (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Vehicle Technology and Transport (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Mechatronics-Construction (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Energy (only offered in Dutch)