Product Design and Manufacture with Study Abroad BEng

This year long module introduces students to basic concepts and practice of design and manufacture with a semester long group and individual project. It includes the following topics:  

• the process of design supported by practical design activities
• engineering drawing 
• solid modelling and drawing generation  
• machine elements 
• group Design Project with Integrated Individual Element  
• machine shop practical training 

Student groups will undertake a different group design project in semester two aligned to their subject stream: Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering or Product Design and Manufacture

This module introduces a range of fundamental elementary mathematical techniques that can be applied to mechanical engineering, manufacturing and product design problems. It includes:

• the calculus of a single variable, extended to develop techniques used in analysing engineering problems
• techniques for solving selected first-order and second-order differential equations
• the algebra of complex numbers to provide a key mathematical tool for analysis of linear mathematical and engineering problems
• the complexity of solving general (large) systems of equations 
• advanced differential and integral calculus of one variable
• first-order ordinary-differential equations
• algebra of complex numbers
• matrix algebra and its applications to systems of equations and eigenvalue problems
• functions and their properties
• vector spaces and their applications
• vector calculus

An introductory module covering analysis methods applicable to engineering design including:

• review of basic mechanics: vectors, units, forces and moments, Newton’s laws
• static equilibrium: force and moment analysis in design; frictional forces
• free body diagrams and Pin-jointed structures
• stress, strain and elasticity
• multi-axial stress-strain; thin walled vessels under pressure
• shear stress and torsion of shafts
• plane stress; Mohr's circle analysis
• beam bending: shear force and bending moment diagrams
• second moments of area of cross-sections
• bending stresses in beams 
• linear and rotational motion: displacement, velocity and acceleration
• relationship between angular and linear motion
• newton's Laws for linear and rotational motion
• linear and Angular Momentum, including conservation of momentum
• work, energy and power, including kinetic and potential energy
• geared systems
• drive systems, including tangential drives and vehicles
• load characteristics and steady-state characteristics
• flywheel design
• static and dynamic balancing

This year long module introduces students to the properties of materials, the main failure mechanisms which a designer will be concerned with (e.g overload, fracture, creep, fatigue) and core manufacturing methods used in engineering applications.
It includes the following topics:

• the role of materials and material properties in the design process
• the selection and use of materials
• the basic science underlying material properties and approaches to avoid failure of materials to provide the knowledge with which to design materials with better properties. For each property (or group of properties), a case study of practical design application will be addressed
• an introduction to manufacturing in the UK 
• an introduction to high value – low volume and low value – high volume manufacturing processes including: casting, machining, moulding, forming, powder processing, heat treatment, surface finishing and assembly
• an introduction into additive manufacturing an introduction to manufacturing metrology 

This module provides an introduction to Industrial Design; a brief history of its leading practitioners, its impact on popular culture, the role of the designer, design methodology and ethical responsibilities of the designer.

The module also contains sessions teaching design project practice, graphical skills used in design, photography and the production of a portfolio of skills for the first year of your course.

This module will teach and develop skills in constructed and freehand drawing in perspective. It will teach you the rules of perspective drawing and basic pen control. You will develop their skills from sketching simple boxes to sketching complex forms with detail and contour lines.

You will progressively learn to add detail to their drawings and learn to draw quickly and neatly. You will be taught how light and shade can explain complex forms. You will learn how to use markers to add tonal work to sketches and to combine all these skills to produce sketch pages for design projects. The exercises will also help develop special awareness abilities and an appreciation of form.

This module aims to introduce students to methodologies for materials selection and process selection for design improvement. This module seeks to develop an understanding of the role of materials in the design of a range of components, from consumer goods to large scale structures.

This module will introduce design methodology through the entire design cycle from establishing users' needs and generating creative concepts to developing fabricable engineered solutions.

You will develop knowledge of machine elements and mechanical systems and develop enhanced skills in communicating effectively in a team environment and operating machine tools for manufacturing and testing of design.

This module aims to introduce concepts of rigid body dynamics, vibrations and feedback control, and develop the student's ability to analyse these aspects in simplified engineering situations. 

In this module you will apply concepts and principles of thermofluids to fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and heat transfer situations in simplified applied situations.

The aim of this module is to introduce more advanced topics in linear elastic solid mechanics, plasticity and failure, introduce relevant analysis methods for this materials behaviour and demonstrate the application of these methods to the design of engineering components. 

To introduce students to the principles of modern Engineering Management, how projects are selected and financially evaluated, how sustainability is assessed and lifecycle assents are constructed, how health safety and ethics are maintained, and the construction and monitoring of the elements of an engineering or business programme.

This module introduces students to basic concepts and methods relevant to professional management practice, with an emphasis on the commercial engineering context and project management. Topics include introductions to the following:

• history of management
• the private enterprise
• the economic theory of the firm
• sustainability and lifecycle assessment
• health
• safety and ethics,
• financial project evaluation
• project planning and scheduling
• risk management,project monitoring

This module aims to explain how electricity and electronic principles can be used to achieve practical tasks in mechanical engineering, measuring mechanical quantities and provide mechanical power. It also aims to give students an understanding of the importance of electrical and electronic subsystems in mechanical designs. A further aim is to prepare students for the use of electrical and electronic approaches within their individual and group project work.

Electrical machines and circuits: DC circuits, electromagnetism, capacitance, transducers, AC circuits, rectification, transistors, induction motor, amplifiers, combinational & sequential logic, transformers. Sensors: application of basic electrical and electronic principles to sensors for position, displacement, velocity, acceleration and strain, rotary sensors. Actuator: solenoids, stepper motor, DC permanent magnet motor. Signals and conversion: analogue and digital data, ADCs, DACs.

The module comprises of two projects. In the first project, students will be able to use ‘People Centred Research’ to find creative approaches to difficult problems. In the second project, students will be able to detail a simple product for manufacture by injection moulding. You’ll spend 12 hours in practicals and four hours in further activity sessions each week when studying this module.

This is a project based module for Product Design and Manufacture students in their third year. It is the final project of the BEng degree programme. The module comprises of one project, which develops and showcases the design skills of the student. This work will form the basis of the end of course exhibition. You’ll spend 20 hours working practically each week when studying this module.

In this module you will start to develop one of the key skills for an engineer – that of being able to program. You will gain the skills required to analyse, design and implement solutions to practical engineering problems through the use of computer aided design tools and the development of software based solutions.

This module will provide you with a thorough understanding of cognitive ergonomics and the way in which the consideration of cognitive ergonomics can impact on human performance in the workplace. 

For human factors/ergonomics work, simulation tools can enable designers, managers and end-users to experience products and systems in realistic, interactive environments. Such advancements have significant cost implications, enabling designs and their implications to be visualised early in the development life cycle. In addition, virtual/augmented reality and other advanced human-machine interfaces (HMIs) are being developed in many different industries to support different user needs.

This module will provide you with the knowledge and skills required to understand and utilise computers as human factors tools for understanding peoples’ interactions with new technology. Moreover, the module will consider HMIs that are increasingly common in modern life and frequently designed and evaluated using simulation techniques.

The module is a mix of practical and research-oriented content, and you will make extensive use of the simulation facilities and on-going research projects within the Human Factors Research Group and elsewhere in the University.

Topics include:

• virtual reality technologies/environments/interfaces
• augmented reality; fidelity and validity of simulators
• presence factors for simulation
• understanding and minimising simulator sickness
• multimodal interfaces including the use of natural language and gesture interfaces, computers and collaborative/social interfaces, accessibility, in-car interfaces 

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A broad-based module covering the chemistry, material properties and manufacturing methods relevant to polymers.

Topics include:

• Polymer chemistry and structure
• Routes to synthesis, polymerisation techniques, practical aspects of industrial production
• Viscoelasticity, time-temperature equivalence
• Rheology of polymer melts, heat transfer in melts, entanglements
• Properties of solid polymers, yield and fracture, crazing
• Manufacturing with polymers, extrusion, injection-moulding
• Design/ processing interactions for plastic products

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