Overview

This unit aims to teach students how individual machine elements work, how to select and calculate them correctly for specific applications, as well as how they function in a system. Students should develop the ability to design and build complex engineering systems, understand the systemic implication of design decisions, understand design challenges and apply relevant theory to an industry project. Students will learn to design elements of (complex) mechanical systems and ensure that all of its components work seamlessly.

Requisites

Prerequisites
MEE20004 Structural Mechanics
Equivalent units
MEE30003 Machine Design
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Describe the basic principles of operation behind various machine elements (K1, K3, K4).
  • Develop basic skills in design and apply them to a design problem (K2, K3, S1)
  • Apply first principles to an innovative system so that it can be analytically modelled and optimised (K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S3, A3).
  • Identify, discuss, and generate solutions to engineering and design problems and prioritise these solutions in terms of technical, economic and environmental factors (K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6, S1, S2, S3, A3, A4, A6)
  • Document an optimised design so that it can be understood and implemented by others (K5, K6, S1, S3, A2, A5, A7).
  • Appraise and assess the quality of their colleagues’ project work and reflect upon their own experiences within the unit (A4, A5, A6)
  • Use and improve negotiation, communication, presentation, planning, design, management, research and analysis skills (S2, S4, A2, A5, A6)

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On Campus
Lecture		 2.00  2 weeks  4
Online
Lecture		 2.00 10 weeks 20
On Campus
Class		 2.00  12 weeks  24
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		 8.50  12 weeks  102
TOTAL     150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Concept Designs Individual/Group  90%  1,2,3,4,5,6,7 
Online Quizzes Individual 10% 1,2

Content

  • Professional skills including engineering design, communication (written, oral, visual and technical), teamwork, creativity and innovation.
  • Knowledge of design processes, creativity techniques and skills development to conceptually understand ill-defined problems.
  • Machine elements and their specific characteristics, properties and requirements.
  • Technical and economic metrics and decision-making tools.

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.