Engineering documentation as it relates to the product development and manufacturing methods required to bring a quality product to market. ANSI and ISO standards will be studied to acquaint the students with the documentation necessary to develop assembly and part drawings and to control the changes that will effect the assembled parts. Material specifications and cost studies will be combined with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing to be applied to parts gages and tooling. The use of CAD is a major part of this course.

Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: IME 2540, 2460, and 2810.

Credits: 3 hours

Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 to 3)

1. A basic understanding of drawing principles (IME1420).
2. A basic understanding of machining processes (IME1540 or 2540).
3. Familiarity with modern CAD systems (IME2460).
4. A basic understanding of how loads, reactions, and resulting stresses affect a structure (IME2810).

Students should:

1. Learn and apply Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) standards to communicate design intent. (a,b,d,f)
2. Learn how the knowledge of certain processes can affect part design and documentation. (a,b,d,f)
3. Learn how strength and stiffness affect the function of a part. (a,b,d,f)
4. Understand how dimensional variation can affect a design. (a,b,d,f)
5. Gain added insight on working in a team design environment. (a,b,d,e,f,g)

(Letters in parentheses refer to TAC of ABET 2001 criteria)

The student should demonstrate proficiency in the following areas:

1. GD&T principles [1,2,3,4]
2. Dimensional variation and it’s impact on design [1,2,3,4]
3. Sheetmetal design [1,2,3,4]
4. The influence of strength and stress [1,2,3,4]
5. Material selection [1,2,3,4]

(Numbers in brackets are the evaluation methods listed in previous section)

Machinery’s Handbook , The Industrial Press

Fundamentals of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, Krulikowski

References:

Ryerson Stock List, Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.

Designing With Plastics, Hoechst Celanese Corp.

Mitchel Keil, Ph.D.