scholarly journals Step away from the CAD station: A hands-on and immersive approach to second year teaching of Mechanical Engineering design

2019 ◽  
pp. 15-31
Author(s):  
Peter Dorrington ◽  
Will Harrison ◽  
Helen Brown ◽  
Marc Holmes ◽  
Rhian Kerton
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Second Year

Incorporating Rapid Prototyping Machine in Teaching Mechanical Engineering Design

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed B. Trabia ◽  
Kevin Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Las Vegas ◽  
Student Feedback ◽  
Solid Models ◽  
Course Work ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Physical Objects

There is a trend toward increasing exposure of students to hands-on experience in mechanical engineering design courses as these courses are usually limited to generating calculations and drawings of mechanical designs. Students in these courses may lack the ability to visualize and create the physical objects that correspond to their calculations. This limitation may negatively affect students, especially those with limited hands-on experience. To address this issue, the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) started requiring students to create their design using a rapid prototyping machine as a part of the Mechanical Engineering Design Course (ME 440). Students in this course work in teams to create projects starting from abstract statements. They are required to use their calculations as a means to create solid models of the components of their designs and print them on the rapid prototyping machine. Such an approach results in a better understanding of the functionalities of components as well as fit and tolerance issues. Student feedback is used as well as future venues for improving the course.

scholarly journals Teaching Engineering Accountability through Physical Prototyping

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Retzlaff ◽  
David Torvi ◽  
Richard Burton
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Faculty Advisor ◽  
Second Year ◽  
The University

Professional Engineers are generally accountable for the construction of a physical artifact. Therefore, an important outcome of an engineering education is to appreciate this accountability within the context of engineering design classes. To this end, the second year mechanical engineering design class at the University of Saskatchewan was modified to emphasize accountability through physical prototyping. Significant changes to the structure and facilities used in the course were required to implement this new teaching method. These included schedule changes, faculty advisor orientation, and the establishment of a five-workstation fabrication/prototyping lab. Anecdotal and survey evidence over the first three years suggests the change was a success.

scholarly journals Assessing the Efficacy of Online Lecture Modules in a Core Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Course

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed S. Taboun ◽  
Robert W. Brennan
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Mode Of Delivery ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Class Session ◽  
Online Lectures ◽  
Traditional Lectures ◽  
Online Lecture ◽  
Second Year

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in flipped delivery of undergraduate courses. There has also been an interest in blending online learning with traditional, in-class learning. In this paper, the efficacy of a blended online course is assessed based on the second-year mechanical engineering course “Computing Tools for Engineering Design” for the Fall 2016 semester. This is an extension of a Fall 2015 study in the same course where traditional lectures were used. This study examines how the online modules are used by the students, as well as students’ opinions on the video effectiveness. The results of the study painted a picture of a typical flipped delivery student: one who streams the content on a personal device/computer before the in-class session, and tends to stop/rewind the content rather than playing it continuously. Student impressions of the mode of delivery were generally positive, indicating that a combination of online lectures and in-class practice sessions support learning.

A Hands-on Project-based Mechanical Engineering Design Module Focusing on Sustainability

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Joyce ◽  
Iain Evans ◽  
William Pallan ◽  
Clare Hopkins
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Hands On

scholarly journals Platform Patterns—Using Proven Principles to Develop Digital Platforms

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marvin Drewel ◽  
Leon Özcan ◽  
Jürgen Gausemeier ◽  
Roman Dumitrescu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Use Case ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Hands On ◽  
The Future ◽  
Platform Development ◽  
Strategic Options ◽  
Generic Design ◽  
Platform Economy

AbstractHardly any other area has as much disruptive potential as digital platforms in the course of digitalization. After serious changes have already taken place in the B2C sector with platforms such as Amazon and Airbnb, the B2B sector is on the threshold to the so-called platform economy. In mechanical engineering, pioneers like GE (PREDIX) and Claas (365FarmNet) are trying to get their hands on the act. This is hardly a promising option for small and medium-sized companies, as only a few large companies will survive. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are already facing the threat of losing direct consumer contact and becoming exchangeable executers. In order to prevent this, it is important to anticipate at an early stage which strategic options exist for the future platform economy and which adjustments to the product program should already be initiated today. Basically, medium-sized companies in particular lack a strategy for an advantageous entry into the future platform economy.The paper presents different approaches to master the challenges of participating in the platform economy by using platform patterns. Platform patterns represent proven principles of already existing platforms. We show how we derived a catalogue with 37 identified platform patterns. The catalogue has a generic design and can be customized for a specific use case. The versatility of the catalogue is underlined by three possible applications: (1) platform ideation, (2) platform development, and (3) platform characterization.

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