Overview

This unit of study aims to develop your ability to design and build complex engineering systems, understand the systemic implication of design decisions, understand design challenges and apply design theory.

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Describe the basic principles of operation behind various machine elements
  • Apply first principles to an innovative system so that it can be analytically modelled and optimised
  • Function within a team to design, build and operate a machine element
  • Document an optimised design so that it can be understood and implemented by others

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Lecture
2.00 12 weeks 24
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Tutorial
2.00 12 weeks 24
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning
8.50 12 weeks 102
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssessmentGroup 5% 1,2,3,4 
AssessmentGroup 20% 1,2,3,4 
ExaminationIndividual 40% 1,2,4 
Project ReportGroup 25% 1,2,3,4 
TestIndividual 10% 

Hurdle

As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:

(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and(ii) at least 40% in the final exam.Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.

Content

  • Introduction to design: The application of theory in design modelling
  • Belts and Chain drives
  • Clutches and brakes
  • Sliding bearings
  • Cams
  • Flywheels
  • Shafts
  • Springs, energy storage and impact
  • Fastening and joints
  • Rolling element bearings
  • Gears
  • Tolerancing for functionality

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.