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COURSEWORK ASSIGNMENT
Module Title: Introduction To Design

Module Code: 4AAD000-4AAD0023

Introduction to Design for Technologists

4ENT1001-4ENT1014

Assignment Title: Lifting Platform Design

Group Assignment

Tutor: Dr. George Haritos

Internal Moderator: Eur Ing Ray

Wilkinson

Forename:

Family Name:

Marks Awarded %:

SRN:

Year Code:

Marks Awarded after Lateness Penalty applied %:

Penalties for Late Submissions

Late submission of any item of coursework will be capped at a minimum pass mark if received up to
one week late. Any submission received more than one week late will be awarded a mark of zero.

Late submission of referred coursework will automatically be awarded a mark of zero.

Please refer to your student handbook for details about the grading schemes used by the School when
assessing your work. Guidance on assessment will also be given in the Module Guide.
If you are unable to complete this assignment by the required deadline then please ensure you understand
the Universitys policy on Serious Adverse Circumstances that may have affected your assessment(s). Full
guidance on making a claim can be found in either in your Programme Handbook or module guide.
Information is also available on your Programme Website and in the A - Z of the University of
Hertfordshire. The A-Z Guide can be found in the Student Support section on StudyNet.
Guidance on avoiding academic assessment offences such as plagiarism and collusion is given at this
URL: http://www.studynet.herts.ac.uk/ptl/common/LIS.nsf/lis/citing_menu

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ASSIGNMENT BRIEF
Students, you should delete this section before submitting your work.
This Assignment assesses the following module Learning Outcomes:
1)
2)
3)
4)

LO1 standard conventions for engineering drawings

LO2 the role and application of CAD tools in design
LO3 the nature and application of the process of design
LO4 the use of CAD tools to produce 3D models and drawings of a satisfactory solution to an
identified requirement
5) LO5 to produce and interpret detailed drawings which communicate production requirements and
comply with the relevant standards and conventions
6) LO6 to devise and present design solutions to specified requirements
7) LO7 to contribute to the design process as a member of a team
Assignment Brief:
See attachment

Submission Requirements:
Hard copy and electronic copy of Design Report as described in attached briefing document.
Length: Max 20 pages plus appendices e.g. sketches (although make sure that you include key diagrams
and detailed drawings within the main body). Submit CD with design report document in *.doc or *.docx file
and CATIA v5.0 files. Place ALL FILES IN ONE DIRECTORY i.e. no subdirectories.
Size: Ariel 11 point font with appropriate margins.
Format: Select a format that best reflects the type of project.
Layout Format: Business Style - with content pages and section headings etc. (Title, content and
reference pages do not count towards the total assignment page limit).
Binding - See sample picture on StudyNET
The assignment report and CD should be submitted by 12.00 hrs. on the 21/04/2014 in D157B
This assignment is worth 50% of the overall in- course assessment for this module.
Marks Awarded for:
Clarity of report, overall structure and flow, coverage of all key aspects. Novelty will contribute to the final
mark. For detailed mark allocation see Assignment Briefing sheet
A note to the Students:
1.
2.

3.

For undergraduate modules, a score above 40% represent a pass performance at honours level.
For postgraduate modules, a score of 50% or above represents a pass mark.
Modules may have several components of assessment and may require a pass in all elements.
For further details, please consult the relevant Module Guide or ask the Module Leader.

Typical (hours) required by the student(s) to complete the assignment: 25 hours

Date Work handed out:

Date Work to be handed in:

01/03/2014

21/04/2014

Target Date for the return of

the marked assignment:
Four weeks after submission

Type of Feedback to be given for this assignment:

In class feedback, individual assignment feedback, generic feedback on StudyNET

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University of Hertfordshire
BSc / BEng / MEng Year 1

Introduction to Design Group Project

2013-2014
School of
Engineering and
Technology
IMPORTANT NOTE
IT IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE THAT ALL HEALTH AND SAFETY
ISSUES ARE OBSERVED FOR THE DURATION OF THIS PROJECT
ESPECIALLY WHEN BUILDING YOUR DEVICE AND PARTICIPATING IN
THE COMPETITION

Manufacture of the device

Because this device may be manufactured in unsupervised environments, it is
essential that scale model building safety issues be adhered to.
1)

2)
3)
4)
5)
6)

Only attempt any gluing operations of the device in an aerated

environment, i.e. leave the doors/windows wide open for ventilation
purposes.
Ensure that you have a stable/protected work surface, and that you have
no younger children around who could pick up a discarded cutting knife.
Make sure that you are not drowsy whilst cutting or trimming operations.
Put all cutting or sharp tools away immediately after each use, use the
provided caps to protect from sharp pointed tools and edges
Do not use any type of super glue only recommended balsa wood
cement
After use, ensure that all sharp scalpels and cutting tools are put away
safely.

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PLEASE TAKE GREAT CARE WHEN USING ANY SHARP CUTTING TOOLS
You will need certain basic tools.
A good sharp scalpel or modelling knife
A junior hack saw or razor saw
A good metal straight edge (steel rule)
A sheet of sandpaper medium grit
You will need something to build on. Modelling tools are sharp and random cuts
on the furniture can cause trouble and can be dangerous if you slip, ensure you
have a stable work base with a protective thick hard board or extra wooden
based.
AGAIN, TAKE GREAT CARE
General Design tips
1)

2)

3)

4)

When joining to pieces of wood together by bonding it is always good practice to

ensure that the bonding does not take the direct loading, or shear forces, i.e.
make a feature like a notch or cut-out to take the direct load, the cement just
holds it together.
For the loaded structure of the platform, you want to avoid it being in pure
bending, this can be achieved by guide lines( tie ropes) , this then puts the sides
in compression, and then you need to consider Eulers buckling formula which is
very useful to ascertain whether a critical buckling and thus failure load has been
reached.
If you decide to design your structure to take only pure bending, then you need to
do some basic calculations to ascertain the maximum value of bending moment.
You need to consider the location of this bending moment.
In your design, you need to consider the material you are using i.e. balsa wood
can be a very weak. This weakness depends on the fibre (grain) direction and
how is used. A good way of increasing the sheet strength is by cross laminating
one sheet upon another. Thus, orientating the grain directions, so that the
laminate is strong in more than one direction. You could build up a strong
structure using this method.

Also note
During manufacturing, you might not be able to test your design completely
without the danger of destroying it. This is the reason why you should evaluate
it by first order hand sums to work out what the expected performance should
be. You should submit receipts for all purchases with the Design Report. Also,
include a digital photo of your device before and after the competition takes
place.

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1.0

Introduction to the Design Project

For the final 6 weeks of the Year 1 Design module students work in teams (usually 5/6)
on a design project. This provides experience in, among other things:

Problem solving

Creativity and ingenuity

Applying engineering technology & practices

Team work

Preparing & presenting outcomes

This project / assignment accounts for 50% of the total module assessment
1.2

How the Design Project will operate

This is a team project, so to be effective you need to work well both as individuals and
as a team.
Calendar and Planning
Time will always be at a premium, so careful planning
and diligence throughout are essential. To assist you with this an outline plan for the 6
weeks of this Design phase is shown in Appendix A. Use this to create an initial design
plan for your team, then develop the detail of this each week as the project proceeds.
Decide exactly what tasks need to be done, and when, then allocate these to team
members
Student Effort
There is a lot of work to cover in the design phase of this project
(6 weeks total). Base everything around overall project plan above, and ensure that
you keep up with this. Remember that it is expected that each student devotes, on
average, 10 hours per week to this module, hence 60 hours of total effort per week per
team. It is likely that you will need at least 2 team meetings each week.
Weekly Team Meetings with Staff
There are lectures that give an overview of the
design process. Most of the work on this project must be done in your own time, with
one team meeting per week with staff. Each team will be assigned to a member of
staff, who is your design supervisor. Each team will be allocated a 15-minute slot for
a weekly progress meeting with their supervisor.
This meeting is your only direct contact with staff during the project period
It is essential that you attend at your teams designated time, are punctual and well
prepared for this.
The project meetings fulfil two purposes, technical and administrative. Firstly, they are
an opportunity for you to seek and obtain technical advice on all aspects of your
design, and to receive technical comments on your work. Secondly, they are an
opportunity to review your progress each week. A number of prescribed tasks and
deliverables for the week ahead are listed in the timing plan (Appendix A). Your
progress against the previous weeks objectives will be reviewed and assessed.

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Weekly Progress Mark
At the beginning of each progress meeting, you will be
required to show and explain exactly what you have done since the previous meeting.
Your supervisor will then gauge the progress that you have made against the set
objectives, and make an on-the-spot assessment of this. A common mark may be
awarded to each member of the group in attendance, or there may be individual
variations, but note:
if you are absent from the progress meeting without good reason then your
progress mark for that week will be zero.
-further, if you are absent without good reason and as a consequence
compromise the presentation from the rest of the team a penalty (minus mark)
will be applied

Pro-Formas To assist you with the planning and management of the team, meeting
pro-formas (3 pages) are available and shown in Appendix B. These must be
completed weekly and taken to the team meetings with staff. The full set of completed
pro-formas must be included as an Appendix and bound into the Design Report at the
completion of the project.
StudyNET
There will be a continual need for communication of data and
information between staff and students throughout the Design project. The principal
tool for this will be StudyNET, which you must refer to frequently.
1.3

Teamwork

Design rarely occurs as a single person activity, but is done by working in teams. That
is why this project is being done in teams of 5/6. The same team must work together
for the remainder of this course, right through to the end of the module. Hence an
unswerving commitment to your team is an essential requirement throughout. Any
evident lack of such commitment will be penalised in the individual assessment
arrangements. Positively, the converse also applies.
It is important that you get to know each other quickly and work together as a team in a
co-operative and well-organised way. Those teams which availed themselves of the
opportunity to self-select their members have a head start in this respect. Failure to
work well together will inevitably compromise the end result produced.
Good team management and communications are an important part of the process.
You will need to have regular and frequent team meetings, which you must organise
and manage. So, ensure that you make clear arrangements for meeting together, and
exchange personal contact information so that you can readily stay in contact (email
addresses, phone numbers). If for any reason you are unable to fulfill an agreed team
commitment, you must by whatever means contact the others and let them know.
1.3.1

Peer Assessment

To ensure the marks awarded to individuals fairly reflects their efforts and overall
commitment, you will each peer assess members of your team. The cumulative group
mark for the interim deliverables and final report will be awarded by staff, but this will
then be scaled to reflect the peer assessment to yield an individual mark. Staff too will
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routinely develop a perception of your teams operation, and reflect this in the final
individual assessments. Guidelines for peer assessment are given on StudyNET. The
peer assessment process will be negotiated. You are required to bring the
negotiated peer assessment at weeks 2, 4 and 6 of the project (see your project
plan attached with this document). You will be given for submitting a 1% for each peer
assessment i.e. 3% in total of the overall mark. Note that peer assessment forms WILL
NOT be accepted after each deadline has lapsed hence no marks will be gained.
Completed forms of negotiated peer assessment values must be bound in with
the final report.

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2.0

Project title: Design of a Lifting Platform

2.1 Objective - The problem to be addressed

To design, construct and test a Lifting Platform
2.2 Project Outline:
You are to form into teams of six students of your own choice. In case you have not
place yourselves into groups the module team will allocate you into groups randomly
As a team, it is suggested that you may want to assume roles and elect a team
manager/ leader.
The team roles might be as follows:
Role
Design Engineer
CAD Engineer
Project Engineer
Analysis Engineer
Production Engineer
Team Manager

Description of duties
Designs the device in detail
Design and model the device on CATIA v5.0
Deals with project issues such as design enquiries, purchasing
materials to manufacture the device, budget etc.
Provides design analysis (including structural calculations) of
the device
Builds, tests the device, makes it ready for the competition
Oversees and manages the groups tasks & activities as well as
helping where necessary

If you are in a group of five students, the same person could assume any two roles.
IMPORTANT NOTES
1.
2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Choose your group leader carefully.

The adoption of roles is only advisory, not mandatory, however the rationale
for role-playing in a team, is that in industry you may have to work as a member
of a design team in a particular capacity. This assignment provides you that
opportunity to experience a real role, and the responsibility for that role.
Each group role is of equal importance, and the role may be shared as the
workload dictates. In addition to the final devices performance, you will be
marked on how well you worked as a team.
You may have to perform more than one task even within a team of dedicated
roles. In fact, when considering concepts for the design it is expected that each
team member will be actively involved in the initial generation of ideas,
brainstorming activities and overall design concepts.
The project will provide students with skills for Design, Modelling, Drawing,
Analysis, Materials, Buying, Costing, Budgeting, Manufacture, and Testing for
performance. Everything an engineer frequently does!
The project will also provide all students with the opportunity to work in groups
with the same goals and demonstrate a wide variety of skills, including people
and communication skills.

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7.

Please note the Team Manager is also required to have tangible input to the
project in addition to project managing, as stated earlier to lead and input to the
brainstorming activities.

2.2.1

Design requirements

Your assignment is to provide the design solution of a lifting platform that satisfies
the requirements described in this brief.
You are encouraged at the outset to consider a wide and varied range of concepts
(minimum of three concepts) to achieve the design requirements, before deciding upon
one that you will design in detail. Be clear, however, that the staff have no preferred
solutions. What is required is evidence that an imaginative range of alternatives have
been devised and then competently evaluated, finally yielding an effective working
design. You will be required to provide clear justification of all of your design decisions.
What will you need to do?
Your assignment is to provide the design solution of a structure that satisfies the
requirements described in this brief. In order to achieve all of this you will need to
proceed through a logical sequence of stages during the 6 weeks that are allocated to
this project:

2.2.2

Clarification and specification of requirements;

Concept design, evaluation & selection;
Concept embodiment;
Detail design;
CAD model preparation;
Prototype built
Documentation and preparation of final report;
Operational requirements of the lifting platform

Although the success of the platform design will largely depend on the standard of
construction and performance during the day of competition, marking will be weighted
in favour of highest weight to load ratio. Each group should therefore submit a report
which might include such items as:(i)
consideration of optimum weight and structure
(ii)
detailed design of raising and lowering operating mechanism

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3.0

Group Design Brief

The problem to be addressed

As a newly formed team, you are to design, build, and test in a competition to find the strongest
lifting platform.
The Design Brief
Stating this task more formally, in the manner of specifying design problems, what is required of
you is to design, build and test in a competition (details to follow) to find the strongest lifting
platform design
The platform will be self-standing and statically loaded with masses (as per teams instructions) to
determine the maximum lifting weight. Essentially, the strongest design, with the highest power to
weight ratio will be the winner of the competition and thus gain the highest marks. There will be on
offer to the best teams a small prize as an additional incentive, although to be in the best team
should be rewarding enough!
3.1

Design Project Rules and notes

1.
2.

Work in groups of up to 6 students

Only balsa wood is allowed for the final designed platform structure which you will use
during the competition. For the prototype model you may use waste materials provided by
yourselves e.g. computer paper, cardboard boxes, soft drink cans etc.
You are allowed to buy materials such as balsa wood etc. but bought materials / components
must be supported with receipts. Max spent of your own money is 30.00 per team. Teams
will not be reimbursed the 30.00. Note that in declaring the final overall winner a negative
value will be added in relation to the overall money spent. If receipts are not provided then
the module teaching team will decide on what it was spent. The cost of the cutting or building
board is NOT part of the device build. You can easily find some scrap flat wood to serve this
purpose. The costs of the tools you use to build your device are not included either.
The only power source you may use will be that in a form of a battery i.e. no mains supply.
The whole of your structure should be self-supported.
The platform must be capable of moving up and down according to the technical
specification in section 3.2. At the start of the competition the platforms movement will be
assessed. This should be achieved either with a manual mechanism e.g. peg and string or
electrically e.g. battery, motor and gear or a combination of both.
Space (packaging) limitations apply as per briefing sheet.
Time limitations apply for raising and lowering the platform.

3.

4.
5.
6.

7.
8.
3.1.1

Permissible building materials and other notes

For the manufacture of the lifting platform structure, only commercially available Balsa
Wood should be used. If any wood other than Balsa is used then the team will be
disqualified and loose points, with the exception of the pivot points. (See permissible
building materials).

You may use any type of thread, rope BUT NOT STEEL WIRE or FISHING LINE
Only organic types of rope like Hemp, or woven threads, NOT plastic threads.
For the pivots you may use purchased wooden dowels, this is the only wood other than
Balsa, that is permitted in the bridge build.

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Group Design Brief

Although you are not expected to spend any money a maximum of 30/ group (5/ student)
is allowed to be spent on Balsa wood, Cements and cutting tools etc.

The total bridge mass will be weighed before the test, and recorded on the day of the
competition

3.1.2

Manufacturing of Lifting Platform

Receipts for all purchases are required to be submitted with Design Report with a digital photo of
your bridge before destruction.
Because this bridge may be manufactured in unsupervised environments, then it is essential that
model building safety issues be adhered to. (see important note on safety at the beginning of this
document).
Important note
During manufacture, you will not be able to test your design completely without the danger of
destroying it. This is why you should evaluate it by first order hand sums to work out what the
expected performance should be.
3.2

Technical Specification

In your groups you are to design build and test (on competition day) a lift platform as shown in
Figures 1, and 2.
On competition day one of the students in the group will be charged with providing the impetus by
manual means or otherwise to raise the lift platform plus its payload from point A to point B. Upon
reaching point B, the machine shall automatically lock the platform plus payload at that height B for
a minimum of 30 seconds. After which either the operator of the machine or one additional person
of the group may release the lift platform allowing it to be lowered back down to point A.

Figure 1. Front View of Lifting Platform

Figure 1 shows the space envelope in dotted line that rests on the work bench. The point A can be
between 80 to 100mm from the surface of the workbench. Point B is 100mm 5mm higher than
point A. Your task is to design a machine that will provide the following operations:

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1)
2)
3)
4)

Group Design Brief

Raise and lower the lift platform area by 100mm 5mm from point A to point B and back
again.
At point B the mechanism of the machine must provide the automatic retention of the
platform area by a lock or detention device.
The detention device must allow to hold the platform under the payload at point B for a
minimum of 30 seconds.
The platform during ascent or descent from point A to B must be within 5mm tolerance from
the vertical plane as measured from point B.

Figure 2 - Top View of Lifting Platform

5)
6)

The entire platform shall be made from commercially available balsa wood, no other
construction materials are allowed.
String, fine rope, hemp, elastic or rubber bands, and wooden dowels may be used.

No other materials are allowed. Steel or plastic wire is forbidden.

3.3

Objective of Competition

The best design will lift the heaviest load for the lowest all up mass of the entire lift platform plus its
machine structure. Each groups lift platform may be tested to destruction.
3.4
1)
2)

3)
4)
5)

Competition Rules
Maximum - 3 lifts per group
Each lift comprises of
a)
Lifting a payload from point A to point B in 20sec. max.
b)
Hold or lock lift platform at point B for 30seconds.
c)
Lower back down to point A another 20 seconds allowed.
For each lift, each group will decide the payload mass to lift.
The best of 3 lifts is taken as the groups final lift value.
For each successful lift, the payload mass is recorded and lift, hold and lower times must
be within the times specified. The all up mass of the lift platform plus the machine structure
is weighed and recorded.
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3.5

Group Design Brief

Marking of the Competition

On the day of the competition, just before your groups turn, your Lift Platform will be accessed that
it meets the specification requirements and it will be weighed.
Then each group will be enabled to partake in the completion. Marks will be awarded for
a)
Performance and in particular

the time recorded for lifting from point A to B (max 20 seconds)

the hold time (max30 seconds)

the lowering time (if the lift platform and mass is lowered to point A successfully in
20 seconds)
b)
Marks will be awarded for the mass lifted up and down in a controlled manner.
c)
Marks will be deducted if
i.
The lifting platform during lifting or descending goes out of the vertical ruling of 5mm
ii.
The lifting platform moves horizontally out of the vertical line, or acquires an angle to
the horizontal.
iii.
A mass falls off the platform during the lifting of descending or the holding phase
d)
Construction The lift platform design will be accessed and marks for the design and build
quality will be awarded
e)
Cost- The cost for the entire mechanism plus lift platform will be recorded by receipts of
everything spent in the construction and marks will be awarded /deducted
3.6

Competition Rules and general marking concept

The expected loading is a mixture of masses and/or sand in a bucket will act as a varying load and
your platform might be loaded until destruction!
Please note that the best design is one, which has the following criteria:
1)
The best load to weight ratio (if your design is heavy, you have to load more
proportionately.). Each bridge will be weighed as per Technical Specification
2)
The minimum cost to make the device
3)
The highest load before breaking.

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4.0

Group Design Brief

Design Project Assessment

The assessment of this project addresses both the product and the process i.e. WHAT you do and
HOW you do it. This is because these two are closely related. If you work in an effective manner
(HOW) then you are much more likely to achieve a high caliber design as the end result (WHAT).
The assessment comprises three components:
%
Cumulative weekly progress marks
40 (including 3% of Peer assessment)
Interim deliverables (2 of these)
30
A final deliverable comprising a design report
30
As can be seen from the above, most of the marks are awarded progressively during the course of
the project there isnt just a one-and-only submission at the end. Hence you must work steadily
and consistently on this project, and not in occasional bursts of activity.
Note that the above marks include a 3% award for completing the negotiated peer assessment,
which you have to submit at the end of weeks 2, 4 and 6 of your project.
4.1

Weekly progress meetings

The progress marks are awarded at each weekly session with your supervisor. The cumulative
value of the 6 weekly progress marks is 40% (including peer assessment) of the overall
assessment of the design phase of this course.
4.2

Interim deliverables

At specified stages of the project you must present a deliverable appropriate to that point in the
overall project progress. There are two of these, each worth 10% for deliverable one and 20% for
deliverable two so 30% total, defined in detail in the project plan in appendix A. They will be
assessed only at the weekly meetings / competition.
The intention is that they are presented on time, as prescribed in the project plan. If you fail to get
these ready on time, then they will be considered at later progress meetings but will be subject to
a penalty of 50% for each week that they are late.
The interim deliverables are:
At week 3
A prototype model of the lifting mechanism / platform and good quality
sketches of the final concept that will be taken forward for detail design. These must show
clearly, in considerable detail, all relevant features of the unit and explain its operation. Add
concise notes that discuss the perceived merits and possible drawbacks of this concept.
Cross-reference the text and sketches to aid clarity of comprehension. Any style for the
sketches is acceptable, but probably 3D pictorial ones are the most effective. It may be
necessary to show a series of sketches that show the sequence of operation. They should be
detailed, and not merely show the basic outline of the concept. It is useful to annotate such
sketches to add clarity.
At week 6
A working model of the final chosen concept for the Lifting Platform and
participation in the competition
4.3

Design Report

The Design Report accounts for the remaining 30% of the design phase assessment.
It combines some of the interim deliverables with the remaining outcomes that you need to
present, thereby presenting all of your final outcomes.
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To ensure clarity the report must be effectively structured, with numbered sections & pages,
contents list, etc. Each image should be labelled. The content can be hand or computer generated
as preferred, but must be legible and easily assimilated.
Diagrams can be engineering drawings or good quality sketches, as preferred, except for those
specifically designated as orthographic to BS308. They should be folded to A4 size, if necessary,
and appended to the report.
The Design Report must contain the following items/headings:
1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

Good quality embodiment sketches of the final concept that was taken forward for
detail design and the evaluation process used e.g. SID. This is the deliverable presented
in week 4. Unless it was evidently sub-standard at the time then simply bind it in without
any further work on it. It will not be re-assessed at this stage.
A description of the action of your design, that also persuasively presents the
effectiveness of the design including strength calculations This complements the
Embodiment sketches. If you had a good comprehensive criteria list at the concept
evaluation stage, then presumably your design now satisfies these criteria, so recast this
information as appropriate.
Evidence of good engineering. At the detail design stage you are expected to incorporate
good engineering practices. For example; manufacturing considerations for mass
production, suitable bearings and location for moving parts, suitable fastening of parts,
realistic shapes and proportions to yield good performance, etc. Briefly discuss these,
cross-referencing to drawings and sketches as appropriate.
A CAD assembly solid model of two significant system/units or sub-assemblies. You
should seek guidance and agree which assemblies to present with your supervisor. This
must show clearly how all the parts assemble together. Include any necessary setting
dimensions. Present this as a well-chosen set of informative screen images (guidelines on
this are / were discussed during the lectures and tutorials and are published on StudyNET.
Detailed orthographic drawings of at least 4 major parts (not to include any supplied or
purchased parts), which must be CAD-produced and submitted as hard-copy (A3 maximum
size). You should agree which parts to draw with your supervisor. These must include all
information required for manufacture and should be fully dimensioned and toleranced. Parts
that are flat sheet generally require only one view, whereas those of more involved shape
will require 2 or perhaps 3 views to adequately define them. If appropriate, include section
views for clarity.

Your report is important. You will inevitably lose out if you have worked hard and produced
a good design but fail to report it well.
Submission of Final report
You are required to submit one copy of your groups Design Report comprising:
1)
2)

a hard copy (i.e. a suitably bound and presented paper copy as per StudyNET submission
folder guidelines) and
a digital copy of the CATIA v5.0 files (models & drawings) and ONE word document of
your complete report on a CD. Your report submission must be clearly labelled with your
Group details and the CD must be securely attached to the hard copy (see submission folder
guidelines on StudyNET). Place all files in one directory. Do not use subdirectories

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Assessed Items and Marking Breakdown for the Design Report

Good quality embodiment sketches of the final concept and evaluation process
used e.g. SID
A description of the action of your design, that also persuasively presents the
effectiveness of the design including strength calculations
Evidence of good engineering discussion (including manufacturing
considerations for mass productions)
A CAD assembly solid model of two significant system/units or sub-assemblies
Detailed orthographic drawings of at least 4 major parts
Quality of report discussion and presentation including pro-formas
Conformity to submission requirements i.e. folder and CD

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Introduction to Design Outline Plan & Deliverables

Wk /
commencing

WK1
03/03

WK 2
10/03

WK 3
17/03

WK 4

Main Activities for each week

Interim
Items in bold are your deliverables for the following weeks progress Deliverables at
meeting, and so form the basis of the weekly progress assessment
progress meetings
1 Study design brief & related documentation
Clarify requirements
Initial progress marks this week
Preliminary team meeting & planning
are based on evidence Develop key design criteria list (WHAT must our design
completed forms plus your own
achieve / satisfy?)
notes - that the group is
Assess the main lifting mechanism actions required
operating effectively and a
definite start has been made
Generate some preliminary Concepts

Produce good sketches of the better concepts

1st meeting with assigned supervisor
At least one further team meeting
Develop the teams initial project plan What, Who, When
Assess & clarify queries
Complete Concepts Generation, adding more from last week
Produce good sketches of the better concepts
Thorough Evaluation & Evolution of concepts
Develop the project plan produce updated project plan
Peer assessment

Detail design (1) primarily Embodiment

Identify the components & units required for each system
Mechanical construction & functions
Parts & their assembly into units / systems
Actuation & control requirements
Thorough embodiment diagrams for entire unit
Peer assessment
Detail design (2)
Engineer the design necessary practical engineering details
Calculations as necessary
Source & specify the required purchased items
Discuss / confirm range of CAD models with supervisor
CAD models & drawings (1
Agree with supervisor on components and assemblies
Outline and begin composition of design report
Detail design (3)
Discuss any final queries with supervisor (last meeting)
Complete any outstanding detail design
Complete CAD work
Develop, complete & audit design report
Peer assessment
COMPETITION

24/03

WK 5
31/03

WK 6
21/04

Appendix A

Finalise concept choice & Document this thoroughly

Construct card model (or similar) of chosen concept
Record the card model either still images or movie
Identify & plan the detail design tasks (there will be lots of this)
Produce updated project plan

This weeks progress

assessment is based on last
weeks highlighted items, and
so on weekly until week 4
Deliverable 1
Chosen Concept,
well documented,
SID table and
Prototype Card
model

Deliverable 2
Working Model
Participate in
competition in
E156

Final Report
submission as per
briefing sheet

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Appendix B:

Pro- Forma - Individual Project Record sheet

Group Number:

Summary of my work done on this project in the period (from) (to) ..

i.Total individual time spent in this period was approx . Hours

These records should be reasonably comprehensive so that the nature & extent of the work
done is readily evident to the supervisor

Name of Student

Description of activity

Signed assent from all group members:

No.
hrs

(that is, you agree with this stated work done)

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Appendix B:

Pro- Forma - Group Project Record Sheet

Complete one of these for every group meeting

Group No

Date of meeting

Group members present at meeting

Review: What has been achieved by the group since the last group Who by?
meeting?

Key outcomes to date:

Forward plan: Actions to be carried out before next group meeting:

General Comments (if any)

Signed assent:
1

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Appendix B

Pro- forma - Questions Discussions

Design Team Meetings with Staff

Group No.

Project week No:

Meeting with Design Supervisor

Date of meeting:
Key points to be raised with Supervisor (complete this before the meeting)

Supervisor Comments

Signed by supervisor

____________________________

Date:

_____________________________

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