Week 3: Selection and
fabrication
Lecture 3: Computer aided design of components
Outline
❖ Design synthesis and design analysis
❖ Model vs Prototype
❖ Computer aided design
❖ Sketching and industrial drawings
❖ 2D vs 3D modelling
❖ Computer aided analysis
Development of automated systems
❖ Electrical and electronics components: selection and procurement
❖ Mechanical components
➢ Design -> inhouse and fabrication -> purchase / outsource
➢ Design and fabrication -> in-house
Product life cycle (Kunwoo Lee 1999)
Synthesis Analysis
Design process
Design Design Feasibility study with
need specifications collecting information
Design Design Design analysis, Analysis Design
Design conceptu-
documentation evaluation optimization model
CAD + CAE alization
Process Production Quality
planning Production Packaging Shipping
planning control
Design and
procurement of
new tools CAM
Order Marketing
materials
NC, CNC, DNC
programming
Manufacturing process
❖ Synthesis = philosophy, functionality and uniqueness
❖ Analysis = conversion of conceptual design into model (engineering
science based)
Design of a mechanical component
❖ Design need or requirement
❖ Apply the principles of mechanical engineering
❖ Strength of materials deals with the analysis of stresses and
deflections in materials under load.
❖ Knowledge of stresses and deflections -> safe design of structures
❖ Solid mechanics -> the study of the deformation and motion of
solid materials under the action of forces.
❖ Kinematics -> the study of motion of a system of bodies without
directly considering the forces affecting the motion.
Modeling and Prototyping
A Model A Prototype
A Model shows the appearance of the It is a working model of the product.
desired product. It does not work.
Used for visualization of the product in Used for performance evaluation and
early stage of the development. further improvement of the product before
Display and demonstration of product. the start of the production
Scaling can be applied. True scale.
May consist of only the exterior (skin) of Comprises of exterior (skin) as well as the
the product. interior parts/components/mechanisms.
Relatively cheap to manufacture Relatively expensive to manufacture.
Rapid prototyping with 3D modeling Conventional manufacturing or 3D
printing, purchase and assembly.
Models
SpotMini
Prototypes
LS3
SpotMini- (Boston Dynamics-1992
Scope of CAD CAM
Geometric Computer CAD Automation
modeling Graphics
CAD CAM
Design Manufacturing
CAD
❖ Integrating computer science techniques for engineering design
❖ Use of hardware and software
❖ Hardware
➢ Input devices
➢ Output devices
❖ Modeling Software
➢ Numerical methods
➢ Matrices
➢ Differential equations
➢ Optimization methods
2 D drawing
Production drawing
3D modeling
• An aid to visualization
• Curves > surfaces > solids
• Definition of an object
• Relate different features/objects
• Geometric location
• Adjuncts
• Changes or editing process
3 D modeling
• Representation of 3D objects on 2D plane
3 D model of a Tea jar Surface model of a car skin
3D modeling
3D modeling
Computer aided engineering (CAE)
❖ Mechanical, electrical, civil, architectural
❖ Analysis
➢ Stresses > FEM
➢ Deflections
➢ Simulation
• Numerical
• Animation
➢ Optimization
❖ CAD/CAM integration
Summary
❖ Design synthesis and design analysis
❖ Model vs Prototype
❖ Computer aided design
❖ Sketching and industrial drawings
❖ 2D vs 3D modelling
❖ Computer aided analysis
Week 3 : Lecture 4
❖ Overview of fabrication processes
❖ Casting
❖ Forming
❖ Joining
❖ Machining
❖ Additive manufacturing