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This course involves a series of lectures on applying the process of engineering design. Students will learn to develop their ability in design while completing two design assignments. The first assignment involves a conceptual design task. This task description will be vague and incompletely specified. Students will gather and critically assess information required to clarify the task. During the process of conceptual design students will create alternative design solutions. These solutions will be evaluated and the most suitable design concept selected and developed. The second assignment involves an embodiment and detail design task. Students will start with an engineering concept and will evolve this concept towards a detailed technical system in which performance, reliability and economy are maximised. These objectives are achieved under the umbrella of two overriding objectives, namely, safety and sustainability.
ENME311 or ENMT301
ENME440
Adams, James L; Conceptual blockbusting : a guide to better ideas ; 3rd ed.; Addison-Wesley, 1986.
Ashby, M. F; Materials selection in mechanical design ; 2nd ed; Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999.
Deutschman, Aaron D. , Michels, Walter J., Wilson, Charles E; Machine design : theory and practice ; Macmillan, 1975.
Dieter, George Ellwood; Engineering design : a materials and processing approach ; 3rd ed; McGraw-Hill, 2000.
Hales, Crispin , Gooch, Shayne; Managing engineering design ; 2nd ed; Springer, 2004.
Johnson, Ray C; Optimum design of mechanical elements ; 2nd ed; Wiley, 1980.
Pahl, G. , Wallace, Ken., Blessing, Lucienne; Engineering design : a systematic approach ; 3rd ed; Springer, 2007.
Pugh, Stuart; Total design : integrated methods for successful product engineering ; Addison-Wesley Pub. Co, 1991.
Shigley, J.E.,; Mechanical Engineering Design ; 1st Metric Edition; McGraw Hill, 2007.
Ulrich, Karl T. , Eppinger, Steven D; Product design and development ; 2nd ed; Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 2000.
Domestic fee $988.00
International fee $4,725.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Mechanical Engineering .