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MM550
Design for Manufacture
No. of hours per week: five hours
Assessment: assignments, project work and
examination
A fifth-year subject in the degree of Bachelor of Engineering
(Manufacturing).
Subject aims and description
This subject aims to provide additional knowledge of
designing tools, machinery and equipment for quality
production.
The modules on design of machinery for production and
industrial robot design provide the basis for the design and
selection of machine tools and robots. Advanced mechanical
design and advanced tooling design with CAD applications
aim to provide basis for more detailed analysis of design
problems with the aid of latest CADICAM systems.
References
Blake, P. Ed. Advanced Manufacturing Technology. Amsterdam: North
Holland Publ. I.F.I.P., 1982
Encarnacao. 1. and Krause, F.L. Ed. File Structures and Data Bases for
CAD: Proceedings. Amsterdam, Oxford: North Holland Publ. Co.,
I.F.I.P., 1982
Groover, M.P Auromation, Production Systems & Computer-Aided
Manufacturing. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1987
~ ~ 5 5Engineering 1 Technology
No. of hours per week: six hours
A subject in the fifth year of the Degree in Mechanical
Engineering. Five twenty-six hour units are offered: MM551A
Engineering Ergonomics, MM551 B Engineering Technologies,
MM55lC Equipment Life Cycle, MM551D Occupational Risk,
and MM551F Technology Modelling. Students must take
three of the five alternatives.
MM551 A Engineering Ergonomics
No. of hours per week: two hours
Instruction; lectures and tutorials
Assessment: assignments
Subject aims and description
This subject aims to provide further studies in topic areas
which will enrich the student's knowledge and
understanding of ergonomics and design.
Students are expected to research in depth one of the topic
areas discussed and to write a technical paper to a standard
acceptable for publication in one of the major professional
periodicals.
The syllabus covers postural strain and overuse injuries;
types, origins, pathology, task design criteria, management
strategies for risk control. Overload injuries; types, origins,
pathology, task design criteria, management strategies for
risk control. System design and developing design strategies
for socio-technical systems; physiological and socio factors.
Human-computer interaction: input device characteristics:
screens, keyboards, mice, graphic tablets, balls, gloves, voice
recogniton, touch screens, new techniques. Output; screen
displays, voice synthesis, printers, character based screens
versus high resolution graphics. Computer control versus user
control, causes of user anxiety. Control techniques: windows,
menus, buttons, command keys.
References
Adams, A.S. et a/. (ed) Ergonomics International 88 Proceedings.
London: Taylor and Franc~s, 1988
Chaffin, D. 6. and Anderson. G. Occupational Biomechanics. New
York: Wiley, 1984
Luttgens, K. and Wells, K.F. Kinesiology: Scientific Basis of Human
Motion. 7th ed, Philadelphia, Sanders College Publishing, 1982
MM5510 Engineering Technologies
No. of hours per week: two houri
Instruction: lectures, workshop and excursions
Assessment: assignments and project
Subject aims and description
This subject aims to explore aspects of the design process
critical to an industry maintaining a competitive edge in a
rapidly developing technological society.
Topics will be selected from: management of emerging
technologies. Strategic planning for future technology
advances. Market innovation and nichemanship. Planning for
research and development effort. Reliability and
maintainability achievements. Risk assessment for designs
incorporating advanced aspects of technology. Development
information systems and configuration management. Special
emerging technologies.
Seminars will be conducted by industrial specialists.
Site visits will be made to local industly.
References
Ang, A. and Tang, W. Probabili@ Concepts in Engineering Planning
and Design kI. I1 - Decision, Risk & Reliability New York: Wiley,
1984
Rhodes. E. and Wield D. (Eds.). Implementing New Technologies,
Choice, Decision and Change in Manufacturing. Oxford: B. Blakewell,
1985
MM55lC Equipment Life Cycle
No. of hours per week: two hours
Instruction: lectures, workshops and project
consultations
Subject aims and description
This subjects aims to introduce students to engineering
aspects of equipment life cycle from conception through
definition, realisation, integration, commissioning, life usage
and ultimate decommissioningldisposaI.
The syllabus includes: types of equipment; fixed and mobile
equipment acquisition and procurement cycle; major
equipment acquisition, minor equipment acquisition,
forecasts, budgets and estimates, conception definition and
realisation. Design research and development, FMECA and
LSA, adaptive design and off-the-shelf design options.
Equipment trailing, testing and demonstration; user
requirements, engineering requirements, reliability,
maintainability, maintenance and logistic support
requirements, trials, tests and demonstration plans and
contracting for reliability.
Maintenance strategy:
Types and approaches, preventive maintenance, condition
monitoring, on condition maintenance and breakdown
maintenance. Maintenance economics and ORTL.
Integration and commissioning process:
Systems management and systems effectiveness, the
operational system, the maintenance sub-system, the training
and documentation package, ISR and inventory stocking
levels, and warrants period.
Maintenance operations:
Maintenance planning and control, work planning, resource
analysis and allocation, plant inventories and records. Repair
parts scaling and spares assessments. Maintenance activities;
repair and performance and condition monitoring, replace,
diagnose, isolate, test, calibrate, overhaul, rebuild,
rectification, downtime and equipment availability.
Maintenance access and creation of maintenance windows.
Measures of maintenance effectiveness.
Configuration:
Configuration control and modification.
Decommissioning, disposal and system replacement.