Machine Design

Objectives

Introduction to the design of complex mechanical systems.

General characterization

Code

11055

Credits

6.0

Responsible teacher

António Gabriel Marques Duarte dos Santos, António José Freire Mourão

Hours

Weekly - 5

Total - 70

Teaching language

Português

Prerequisites

Recommended precedents:

Applied Mechanics I, Applied Mechanics II, Solid Mechanics I, Solid Mechanics II, Machine Organs I, Fluid Dynamics I, Applied Thermodynamics, Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Systems Theory, Project Theories and Methodologies.

Bibliography

 Joseph Edward Shigley & Charles R. Mischke, Mechanical Engineering Design, McGraw-Hill International Editions.

-    George E. Dieter & Linda C. Schmidt, Engineering Design, McGraw-Hill International Editions.

-    Stephen J. Derby, Design of Automatic Machinery (Dekker Mechanical Engineering), Marcel Dekker, N.Y., 2005

-    Geoffrey Bothroyd, Assembly Automation and Product Design (2nd. Ed.),  Taylor and Francis, N.Y., 2005.

-    Desenho Técnico – Luís Veiga da Cunha – Ed. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian;

-    Desenho Técnico Moderno – Arlindo Silva, Carlos Tavares Ribeiro, João Dias, Luís Sousa – Ed. Lidel.

-    Colectânea de manuais técnicos e de normas.

-    Bibliografia de todas as Disciplinas que antecedem a Disciplina de Projecto de Máquinas

 

Teaching method

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Evaluation method

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Subject matter

Lectures:

Descriptive study of automated production lines (with case studies):

-  Typical specifications

-  Operating machines by function

-   Operating machines by transfer method

-   Conveying systems

-   Devices for feeding, sorting, packaging and labeling

-   Pick & place devices and industrial robots

-    Manufacturing cells and the concept of group technology

-    Actuators and sensors

Problem-solving sessions:

Elaboration of plans of large mechanical systems, seeking to simulate design situations close to reality, integrating conceptual issues, production technologies, optimization, automation, selection of components and materials.

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