Mechanical engineering | University of Parma

Professor
Academic discipline: Progettazione meccanica e costruzione di macchine (ING-IND/14)
Field: Ingegneria meccanica
Type of training activity: Characterising

42 hours
of face-to-face activities

6 credits

hub: PARMA

course unit
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lectures timetable unavailable

exam calls

Integrated course unit module: ADVANCED MACHINERY DESIGN + COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN

Learning objectives

Provide a high-level overview of the design of a product stimulating critical analysis of mechanical devices. Get used to team work. Develop the ability to design, write and present technical reports.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Interpret a product as a system presenting the features and methods of the various stages of its development. Present advanced topics of machine design.

Full programme

Stages of product design. Role of team work. Creativity and product innovation. Patents and intellectual property protection. Study of a mechanical device (small reciprocating compressor) and development of accompanying technical report. Design of a hydraulic lifting device starting from market analysis and functional requirements. Pressure vessel design.
Machine directive.
Materials and quality control.

Bibliography

Lecture slides, Other documentation.

Teaching methods

Lectures and applications.
Guided development of technical reports.

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessement of technical reports developed by a group of students.
Individual presentation of a technical device.

Other information