MEAM.Design : MEAM 201 - Machine Design and Manufacturing

Building upon the fundamentals of mechanical design taught in MEAM 101, this hands-on, project-based course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to design, analyze, manufacture, and test fully-functional mechanical systems. Topics covered include an introduction to machine elements, analysis of the mechanics of machining, manufacturing technology, precision fabrication (milling, turning, and computer-controlled machining), metrology, tolerances, cutting-tool fundamentals, and engineering materials.

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Date

Topic

Reading

Tutorial

Assignment Due

Parts Due



01S	9/6-7	(NO LAB)	-	-	-	-

02L	9/11	Logistics, Engineering Drawings	Drawing Standards	-	-	-

02S	9/13-14	Shop Overview, Stock Prep	Lab Safety Info	-	-	-

03L	9/18	Stirling Engines, The Mill	S&F on Wikipedia	-	A01: Stirling SolidWorks	-

03S	9/20-21	Squaring Stock	-	M01	-	-

04L	9/25	GD&T, Holemaking		-	-	-

04S	9/27-28	Holemaking	-	M02-M05	-	Squared-up Soft Jaw & Mounting Block

05L	10/2	2D Manufacturing, Prototrak	-	-	A02: Tolerance Stack	-

05S	10/4-5	2.5D CNC / Prototrak	ProtoTrak Info	P01-P02	-	Soft Jaw & Mounting Block Holes

06L	10/9	Turning			A03: Bedplate Design	-

06S	10/11-12	Turning	-	L01-L02	-	01 Mounting Block & 02 Piston Flange

07L	10/16	Fasteners/Fits & Precision Measurement	13.6-13.8	-	A04: Assembly Model	-

07S	10/18-19	Micrometers	-	L03	-	03 Piston & 10 Piston Conn Rod

08L	10/23	FALL BREAK	-	-	-	-

08S	10/25-26	Work Time	-	-	-	04 Web & 05 Crankshaft Bearing Tube

09L	10/30	Frankenstorm		-	-	-

09S	11/1-2	Work Time	-	-	-	06 Disp. Rod Fork & 11 Disp. Conn Rod

10L	11/6	Metals & Mass Manufacturing I	-	-	-	-

10S	11/8-9	Work Time	-	-	-	07 Disp. Bush. Tube & 13 Bal. Weight

11L	11/13	EXAM	-	-	A05: Pistons	-

11S	11/15-16	Work Time	-	-	-	08 Heat Sink & 12 Return Crank

12L	11/20	Flywheels, Mass Manufacturing II	-	-	-	-

12S	11/22-23	THANKSGIVING	-	-	-	-

13L

11/27

Finishing, Engine Assembly

A06: DBT Quote

13S

11/29-30

Work Time

14 Shaft/Flywheel & 15 Base

14L

12/4

Early Engine Tests

14S

12/6-7

Shop Cleanup

12/12

Engine Testing (noon @ Moore 216)

Engine

The fabrication of your engine will be broken down into three distinct categories.

1. Provided parts - These parts will be provided to you. The zip file below contains SolidWorks files for these parts, including the piston cylinder, flanged air chamber, displacer assembly, displacer shaft, and the return shaft:

SolidWorks Files for Provided Parts - updated to Rev B on Nov 2, 2011

2. Fully Defined - These are parts that you will manufacture in accordance with the provided engineering drawing:

01 Mounting Block
02 Piston Flange
03 Piston
04 Web
05 Crankshaft Bearing Tube
06 Displacer Rod Fork
07 Displacer Bushing Tube
08 Heat Sink

3. Open Design - Given minimal engineering specifications and knowledge of your engine, you will design and fabricate the following:

09 Bedplate (outsource fabrication)
10 Piston Connecting Rod
11 Displacer Connecting Rod
12 Return Crank
13 Balance Weight
14 Output Shaft & Flywheel
15 Base/Stand

Wall of Champions

At the conclusion of the project, we test each student's engine using a small butane table torch. The fastest engines from each semester are listed below:

Summer 2008 (08B) - Jamie Gewirtz, 1605 RPM

Spring 2009 (09A) - Andrew McGrath, 1396 RPM

Summer 2009 (09B) - Kyle Sirianno, 1200 RPM

Fall 2009 (09C) - Lucas Hartman, 1389 RPM

Spring 2010 (10A) - Maria Kaufman, 1849 RPM

Summer 2010 (10B) - Robert Parajon, 1380 RPM

Fall 2010 (10C) - Paige Willoughby, 1498 RPM

Spring 2011 (11A) - Pablo Castillo, 1624 RPM

Fall 2011 (11C) - Justin Yim, 1898 RPM

Useful Resources

Textbook (Machine Elements in Mechanical Design, 4th ed., by Robert L. Mott)
Machining Work Permit
GD&T reference
Personal equipment
MEAM Laboratory Info

Lecture Slides