DSGN06157 2019 Design Engineering Project 202

Design for durability and reliability through engineering solutions.

Utilise materials and processes efficiently and design for manufacturing & assembly criteria.

Apply and justify appropriate engineering analysis methods to optimise design solutions.

Demonstrate a critical understanding of the impact of their design on mankind and the environment.

Visualise design progression and presentation through CAD tools, as well as appropriate media and physical parts/assemblies.

In this module students will attend lectures where the principles and application of design methods and processes will be explained and demonstrated. The lectures will be the forum for the briefing of design projects. 

The weekly project tutorials will facilitate project work, discussions within groups of students and also allow formal and informal group critique of student design work. Students are encouraged to learn from each other by sharing experiences, ideas and knowledge.  Students will also access various facilities in order to build some aspects of their prototype (e.g. 3D printing, laser cutting, CNC, electronics, mechatronics, etc…).

The project brief will follow on from the outcomes of the first semester (Design Engineering Project 201 module).

The project brief and marking scheme will be reviewed every year in order to introduce some flexibility in the types of projects that students will undertake.  Projects could be of the following types:

• Individual and or group
• Company sponsored
• Linked to a national competition
• Linked with GMIT or LYIT under the Connacht-Ulster Alliance
• Interdisciplinary with students from other Departments

Students will also have the opportunity to further develop their global perspectives in engineering and design via an oversea study visit (usually one week).

The module is 100% CA and the submission will consist of the following:

• A report (80%) of 2,000 words or equivalent (e.g. detail design, CAD, FEA, virtual and/or physical prototypes, animation, etc…).
• A presentation (20%) of the final concept.

Detailed marking schemes will be formulated depending on the nature of the project.

Where a learner or group of learners fail the CA element of the module they will be required to resubmit the project, or an equivalent piece of work.

Design methods and processes, component specification, general arrangement drawing, detail design, design for assembly, design for manufacture, the needs of people, design verification techniques, standards & machine directives, circular economy, virtual prototyping and animation, physical prototyping, and presentation techniques.