311 Manufacturing Education used Manual Engineering Drawing Tool and CAD System : Example in Department of Mechanical Engineering Kanagawa University

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 (0) ◽  
pp. 41-42
Author(s):  
Susumu KUMAKURA
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Drawing Tool ◽  
Engineering Drawing ◽  
Cad System ◽  
Manufacturing Education

scholarly journals USING PINE WOOD DERBY CARS TO INTRODUCE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TO STUDENTS IN A FIRST YEAR GENERAL ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSE

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Torvi
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Material Science ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
First Year ◽  
Engineering Drawing ◽  
Pine Wood ◽  
Report Writing

In order to introduce students to mechanical engineering, a first year design laboratory was developed based on pine wood derbies that are run in various children’s organizations. In these races, children and their parents design and build a car using a kit consisting of a pine block, metal axles and plastic wheels. This design exercise introduces students to several aspects of mechanical engineering, including manufacturing, aerodynamics, and material science. It also builds on courses that cover engineering drawing and report writing.

Entry Level Mechanical Engineering CAD Skills Assessments and Improvements

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen J. Schoonmaker
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Mechanical Design ◽  
System Software ◽  
Industrial Environment ◽  
Cad Systems ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Cad System ◽  
The Core ◽  
Core Skills

This paper presents information and discussion with respect to CAD skills for mechanical engineers entering the industrial environment. CAD systems are now an integral part of the functioning of virtually all engineering departments. This paper discusses how critical these systems have become to the practice of mechanical design and engineering. Naturally, then, CAD system skills become a consideration during the hiring of mechanical engineers. In order to deal with this situation, companies have considered or implemented CAD system skills assessments. The author investigates some of these assessments. Based on this investigation, a set of “core” skills or issues is presented which should be part of assessments or general hiring expectations. The core skills are not centered on specific CAD system software, but on general principles and practices that are essential to using these systems effectively.

scholarly journals Formation of IT Competences of Future Mechanical Engineers

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 01008
Author(s):  
Dmitry V. Kurennov ◽  
Natalia G. Ryzhkova ◽  
Yury V. Serdyuk ◽  
Maya L. Mayants ◽  
Elena A. Timokhova
Keyword(s):  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Basic Part ◽  
Cad System ◽  
Automation Systems ◽  
Software Modules ◽  
Level Of Training

Modern trends in the development of manufacturing industries impose new requirements on engineers. Due to the rapidly deepening trends in the digitalization of mechanical engineering, one of the main requirements for the successful professional activity of technical specialists is the possession of tools in the field of information technology. The work highlights the directions of development of mechanical engineering, which define IT-competences of engineers: automation of production and management of product life cycle, use of IT in design and production, growth of demand for “smart” machines. The prospects for the development of it infrastructure in the industry are outlined. On the basis of the analysis, a new content of the discipline “Information technologies in professional activity” of the basic part of engineering training aimed at the formation of popular it competencies is proposed. The main sections of the discipline are: the basics of algorithmization and programming, programming elements in Python, development and integration of software modules in automation systems, the basics of mathematical modeling, the basics of simulation. In the conditions of mass application of information technologies, transition to digital production, the use of the project method is seen as extremely promising in order to obtain a high-quality training result. The discipline provides for the implementation of the project, which includes tasks in a number of sections. Project assignments vary depending on the direction of training and the level of training of students. The structure of the content of the project work is presented in two versions: the work in the CAD-system, including the use of API; the execution of tasks in different sections with a division by level of complexity. It is proposed to divide the time allocated for the study of the discipline between sections on the basis of expert evaluation. Approbation for a number of areas of bachelor’s training in the Department of mechanical engineering. Examples of projects implementation by students are given.

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