Aim
The course aims to provide students with insights into some of the techniques which are essential for the engineering designer such as mechanical joint design and embodiment design. Qualitative and quantitative methods are dealt with in each technique area.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to suggest an appropriate product architecture based on a given conceptual design

• be able to identify and systematically select components (ready-made, possibly standardised, engineering design solutions) for the chosen product architecture

• be able to develop appropriate unique solution proposals and choose the most appropriate one

• be able to analyse the proposals developed (quantitatively as well as qualitatively)

• be able to present to representatives of an industrial company the findings of one engineering design project – in the form of results and process – orally and in writing, independently or in a group

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to independently develop and analyse different mechanical joint solution proposals (bolted, welded, and adhesiv joints) from a solution principle

• be able to independently or in a group analyse the need of a unique engineering design solution

• be able to independently or in a group, in dialogue, communicate orally and in writing the engineering design solution developed to representative of an industrial company or the equivalent

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to reflect on the engineering design solutions developed and on the basis of that propose additional and/or alternative engineering design solutions

• be able to suggest the need for further and/or alternative engineering design solutions

Contents
The course covers the following design techniques areas:

• Design and analysis of mechanical joints: welded joints, bolted joints and bonded joints.

• Embodiment design: basic principles, basic rules and guidelines for embodiment and detailed design.

Literature
Burman, Å. Skruvförband (in Swedish), Division of Machine Design, Facutly of Engineering, 2004.
Sundström, J., Bjärnemo, R. and Andersson, P.E. Konstruktiv utformning - Del 1: Syntes (in Swedish), Division of Machine Design, Lund University, Faculty of Engineering, 2004. Bjärnemo, R. and Andersson, P.E. Konstruktiv utformning - Del 2: Analys (in Swedish), Division of Machine Design, Lund University, Faculty of Engineering, 2004.
Olsson, C., Konstruktionshandbok för svetsade produkter (in Swedish), 3rd edition, Industrilitteratur, Stockholm, 2005.

Code: 0107. Name: Task 1 - Design of Mechanical Joint.
Higher education credits: 2,5. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Individual assignment. The results are presented in a written report which will be assessed based on a criteria list, which is distributed by the instructor when the assignment is introduced. Contents: This assignment concerns the development and analysis of a joint:design - bolted and/or welded.

Code: 0207. Name: Task 2 - Embodiment Design (Synthesis).
Higher education credits: 2,5. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Individual assignment. The results are presented in a written report which will be assessed based on a criteria list, which is distributed by the instructor when the assignment is introduced. Contents: This assignment concerns the development and analysis of a embodiment design for a solution principle. Actual solution alternatives are based on casted and/or welded solution princiåple.

Code: 0307. Name: Task 3 - Embodiment Design 3 (Subsystem).
Higher education credits: 2,5. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: This is a group assignment. The results are presented in a written report which will be assessed based on the current criteria list, which is distributed by the instructor when the assignment is introduced. In addition, the results will be presented orally at a seminar. All group members receive the same number of points earned on the project. Contents: Embodiment/detalied design of a subsystem in a conceptuela design of some complexity. The work can contain the necessity of an established embodiment design (product architecture) as well. In addition, the entire engineering design solution schould be analysed and documented.