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SEM200 Machine Design - Deakin University
Portfolio Task 1 - Problem Formulation
1 Assignment overview
1. Understand the problem / project that you are working on as part of your team project;
2. Understand the "problem formulation" process of the product development process; and
3. Can apply and present the "problem formulation" process for your project.
Assignment details and requirements
Define needs and metrics
For the first part of this task, you are required to summarise, organise and present the customer needs and metrics associated with the SEM200 project. This will require you to first review the class content on the Product Development Process and the Problem Formulation Process, to understand these terms and concepts.
To complete this task well, you should:
• Brainstorm the requirements and customer needs based on the Warman Competition Rules and Deakin Guidelines. You should aim to come up with as many of these as possible (e.g. 30+ requirements should easily be possible).
• Define the metrics associated with these needs / requirements. That is, the units of measurement (e.g. kg, seconds, binary, etc.)
• Establish the relative importance of the needs / requirements.
• You may consider defining a needs-metrics matrix (optional). You should only add this needs- metrics matrix if you believe it helps you to define the importance of the needs.
• Organise the needs / requirements into a hierarchy (optional). E.g. there may be some categories that you can use organise the needs or groups of needs.
Discuss which metrics will be most important in the design process
The final step in this task is for you to try to identify which of the needs and metrics that you think will be most important to drive the design decisions and how you will assess these important metrics. This should be a brief discussion (bullet points are OK), to demonstrate that you understand how the metrics might be used in the design process.
Where does this fit in?
The activities that we conduct in Studio 4 will help you to complete this task (refer to Unit Learning Plan).
This individual task will help to contribute to your Team's Design Brief document and thus help to define the design problem that your team is working on. After you have completed this task, you will have a large range of needs and metrics that you can discuss with your team. Your team will be able to use these needs and metrics to begin identifying targets (i.e. design specifications). These design specifications will then form the basis for the initial concept development phase of the project.
Portfolio Task 2 - Concept Development and CAD Modelling
Assignment details and requirements
Brainstorming
For the first part of this task, you are required to summarise, organise and present the concepts that you have developed for the SEM200 project. This will require you to showcase your own mind map and inspiration board of the team project.
To complete this task well, you should:
• Brainstorm the key design features and functions of the machine onto a mind map. This should be relevant to the project and consider the needs / metrics previously submitted.
• Show inspirational images that strengthen and support your decision-making process.
Concept Sketches
The step in this task is for you to try to develop 3 or more concept sketches that depict your individual design ideas for the project. These ideas must vary from the rest of the group.
To complete this task well, you should:
• Have 3 or more concept sketches of designs that are not similar to the rest of your team.
• Highlight the manufacturing features of the design. These included but not limited to any Slot, Boss, pocket and hole features and why you are integrating them into the design.
• Discuss the merits of these designs with respect to the needs, metrics and targets that you and your group have begun to formulate.
CAD part
For this part, you will be required to show a basic CAD part of one component from one of your concept sketches. The aim is for you to demonstrate that you are individually developing the necessary CAD skills.
To complete this task well, you should:
• Have a single part from your concept sketch fully defined and developed in CAD. (Note that you may have more than one component design, or a sub-assembly designed, but only one part is required for this submission.)
• Include some images of the CAD model with your concept sketches from Section 2.2.
Where does this fit in?
The activities that we conduct in the Seminar in Week 3 and Studio 6 will help you to complete this task
This individual task will help to contribute to your Team's concept development and thus help to define the CAD design that your team is working on. After you have completed this task, you will have a developed some concepts and designs which you can discuss with your team. Your team will be able to use these concepts to begin selecting final designs for the project.
Please note that the final team concepts and CAD parts are not required for this individual task.
Attachment:- Problem Formulation.rar