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2023　Creative Design of Mechanical Systems

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Academic unit or major
Undergraduate major in Mechanical Engineering
Instructor(s)
Yagi Tohru  Akasaka Hiroki  Fushinobu Kazuyoshi  Sakamoto Hiraku  Saito Takushi  Shinshi Tadahiko  Yanagida Yasuko  Sasabe Takashi  Zhu Jiang  Nabae Hiroyuki  Suzuki Yuji  Hozumi Tsutomu 
Class Format
   (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Tue1-4(I3-201A～C)  
Group
-
Course number
MEC.Q301
Credits
2
Academic year
2023
Offered quarter
1-2Q
Syllabus updated
2023/4/10
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

In this class, a group of students will plan and design a new creative and mechanical system meeting user needs. Students will acquire basic practical skills in designing, drafting and building of products.

1. Ability to set up problems based on surveys of users and sites used
2. Creative thinking for problem solving
3. Planning and designing ability to form ideas
4. Technology that accurately conveys content to instructors through presentations and design reviews

Student learning outcomes

1. You can discover problems from the user's perspective through ethnographic surveys and interviews.
2. In order to solve problems, you can grasp problems from multiple points of view, and give ideas for problem solving with flexible and free ideas.
3. Rather than just finishing up with ideas, you can think technically how to actually create something realistic.
4. It is possible to create a highly complete design proposal by repeating the process of creating a prototype in the form of an idea, extracting problems, and improving it.

This subject corresponds to the acquisition of;
8. Ability to plan and execute projects in coordination with others

Course taught by instructors with work experience

✔ Applicable How instructors' work experience benefits the course
This course will be offered using some examples of a project management, since one instructor has experience in a private industry.

Keywords

Planning・Designing, Creativity, Design thinking, Prototype, Group working, Processing technique, Control technology, Total Scholastic Ability

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills Intercultural skills ✔ Communication skills ✔ Critical thinking skills ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

The course is centered on group work in groups. Each group will propose a concept, manufacture a prototype, and give a presentation. Please work on concept proposal and prototype manufacturing assignments both during class and as homework. You are supposed to submit your assignments to T2Schola. Use Slack for close communication between team members. Slack URL will be provided shortly on T2Schola.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Grouping and Introduction 　－ Checking tools and devices, Safety instruction, Announcement of Theme Propose a method to solve a problem every group. Investigate the existing items
Class 2 Team building　activity Build up teamwork mind
Class 3 Proposal of Concept 　－ Ethnographical research and users observations in real life Draft a concept to solve a problem. Investigate real users and their life.
Class 4 Sketching 　－ sketches, storyboards Visualize the effect of advantage for the users.
Class 5 Quick and dirty prototyping Make mock-up with paper and old junk
Class 6 Poster preparation Prepare Poster preparation
Class 7 3 idea presentation Poster presentation
Class 8 Summerizing 3 idea presentation, Selecting 1 idea per section3 Note for function/specification/modules Summarizing 3 idea presentation, Selecting 1 idea per section3, Assigning members to each module.
Class 9 Pitch Present the current ideas and obtain feedback. Concept design for each module. Build a prototype.
Class 10 Introduction to mechanisms and machines Concept design for each module. Build a prototype.
Class 11 Materials, Fastening and joining parts Concept design for each module. Build a prototype.
Class 12 Actuators Concept design for each module. Build a prototype.
Class 13 Bearings, couplers, gears, screws, and springs Concept design for each module. Build a prototype.
Class 14 Design review preparation
Class 15 Design review and clean-up Project report

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 50 minutes preparing for class and another 30 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

Not specified. (The lecture materials will be distributed at beginning of this Course or can be downloaded from Slack which will be provide in class.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Hoshino, Tadashi, Hassouhou Nyumon, Nikkei Bunko ,　ISBN-13: 978-4532110772，(Japanese)
Dustyn Roberts, Making Things Move DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists,　ISBN-13: 978-0071741675，
Matsuoka et.al., M Method Design thinking on Multispace, Kindaino Kagakusha, ISBN-13: 978-4764904446，(Japanese)
Karl Ulrich, Steven Eppinger, Product Design and Development, McGraw Hill Higher Education; 5th Revised Ed, ISBN-13: 978-0072296471

Assessment criteria and methods

Notebook 40%, Assignment 10%, Project report 50%

Related courses

  • MEC.Q311 ： Creative Design Project of Mechanical Systems
  • MEC.Q201 ： Introduction to Mechanical Systems
  • XEG.B101 ： Engineering Literacy 1
  • XEG.B102 ： Engineering Literacy 2
  • XEG.B103 ： Engineering Literacy 3
  • XEG.B104 ： Engineering Literacy 4
  • MEC.Q310 ： Machine tool and Safety training

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

Students must have passed Engineering Literacy (XEG.B101, 102, 103, 104) or have equivalent knowledge. In addition, students must have passed Introduction to Mechanical Systems (MEC.Q201.R). Due to the limited number of equipments available, preference will be given to students in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the event that the number of students exceeds the maximum number.

Other

In this class we use T2Schola and Slack. You can find Slack invitation on T2Schola. Immediately after your registration process, please check T2Schola.

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