Common Course Outline

Course discipline/number/title CAD 2258: Product and Machine Design

Catalog Description

Credits 4
Hours/Week 7 (1 lecture, 6 lab)
Prerequisites (Course discipline/number) CAD 1039
Other requirements Students must receive a grade of C or better in all CAD courses.
MnTC Goals (if any) NA

Course Description

This course covers machine design components such as gears, keys, keyways, and shafts, belts and pulleys, and linkages. Students will work in small groups similar to industrial practices. They will have the opportunity to model physical prototypes. A second component of this class will be learning the product design process and following it through by making a complete prototype project. Students will design projects beginning with ideas then producing layouts, detailed parts, and assembly drawings. Students will use these designs to create working prototypes by 3D printing or laser cutting. This course will be taught in a state-of-the-art facility featuring the latest release of SolidWorks

Date Last Revised (Month, year)

February, 2024

Outline of Major Content Areas

  1. Introduction to Linkages
  2. Spur gearing, belt and pulleys
  3. Other gear types as time allows
  4. Keys, Keyways, and shaft
  5. Flexible power transmission elements
  6. Shafting
  7. Couplings
  8. Bearings
  9. Product design using SolidWorks
  10. Introduction to product design
  11. Product Design concepts
  12. Product Design Packaging design
  13. Team projects for linkages, gears, belts, pulleys, and product design

Learning Outcomes (General)

The student will be able to:

  1. Create Linkage layouts using SolidWorks and hands on laser projects.
  2. Draw spur gears, calculate spur gear data, and draw.
  3. Calculate speed ratios for gears, belts and pulleys.
  4. Utilize the machinery handbook for calculations.
  5. Interpret vendor and Internet catalogs.
  6. Draw belt and pulley systems.
  7. Be familiar with power transmission elements.
  8. Shafts
  9. Coupling
  10. Bearings
  11. Select chain and belt drives.
  12. Evaluate design problems.
  13. Solve problems with a practical solution.
  14. Create assembly drawings.
  15. Plan and give oral presentations.
  16. Work as a team to produce a capstone product design project including layout, detail and assembly drawings and working prototypes with packaging design.
  17. Work in teams to create physical prototypes for each segment above using the laser, 3DPrinting and any other process available.

Learning Outcomes (MnTC)

NA

Methods for Evaluation of Student Learning

Methods may include but are not limited to:

RCTC Core Outcome(s)

This course contributes to meeting the following RCTC Core Outcome(s):

Personal and Professional Accountability
Students will take responsibility as active learners for achieving their educational and personal goals.

Special Information (if any)

None