Enhancing Engineering Computer-Aided Design Education Using Lectures Recorded on the PC

2005 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy T. R. McGrann
Keyword(s):  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Complete Solution ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Computer Aided Engineering ◽  
Modeling And Analysis ◽  
Video Lectures ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Aided Design

Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) is a course that is required during the third year in the mechanical engineering curriculum at Binghamton University. The primary objective of the course is to educate students in the procedures of computer-aided engineering design. The solid modeling and analysis program Pro/Engineer™ (PTC®) is used as the basis of this course. As a means to this objective, students must be trained to use the Pro/Engineer™ software. We created a series of video lectures using Camtasia Studio (TechSmith®) to accomplish the Pro/Engineer™ training. As the literature for the software says: “Camtasia Studio is a complete solution for quickly creating professional-looking videos of your PC desktop activity.” Thirteen videos were created for this course, which incorporated audio combined with PowerPoint™ slides. The video files (avi's) are distributed to students on five CD's. This article describes the structure of the course and how the videos are integrated into it. Also included is a brief overview of the creation of the videos. Results of a survey of student satisfaction with the video format that was used in the course are presented.

Using Video Training Lectures in a Mechanical Engineering Computer-Aided Design Course

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy T. R. McGrann
Keyword(s):  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Computer Aided Engineering ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Effectiveness Of Training

The primary objective of the Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) course that is a required course during the third year in the mechanical engineering curriculum at Binghamton University is to educate students in engineering design. The benefits and limitations of computer-aided engineering design are stressed. Pro/Engineer® is used as the basis of this course. It integrates solid modeling, motion analysis, and finite element analysis. As a means to the objective of teaching engineering design, students must first be trained to use the software. The effectiveness of the software training and design education was assessed using a project that is repeated (although modified) each time the course is offered. This is often referred to as a “marker assignment.” The marker assignment in this case is an aircraft landing gear design and analysis. In this paper, the effectiveness of training videos for design education is examined using the marker assignment approach. Data for three semesters is used. In each semester a different method of presentation was used: (1) traditional in class lectures only, (2) only recorded videos distributed to students, and (3) recorded videos distributed to students combined with summary in-class lectures. The changes to the course that were adopted based on the assessment are presented. In addition, the results of a survey of student satisfaction with the video format used in the course are presented.

Enhancing Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Education With Computer Aided Engineering

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Schonning ◽  
Daniel Cox
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Computer Aided Engineering ◽  
Modeling And Analysis ◽  
Computer Aided Analysis ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Analysis Design ◽  
Aided Design ◽  
The University

This paper addresses the importance of integrating Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software and applications in the mechanical engineering curriculum. Computer aided engineering tools described include Computer-Aided Design, Computer-Aided Manufacturing, and Computer-Aided Analysis tools such as finite element (FE) modeling and analysis. The integration of CAE software tools in the curriculum is important for three primary reasons: it helps students understand fundamental engineering principles by providing an interactive and visual representation of concepts, it provides students an opportunity to explore their creative ideas and designs while keeping prototyping costs to a minimum, and it teaches students the valuable skill of more efficiently designing, manufacturing and analyzing their products with current technology making them more marketable for their future engineering careers. While CAE has been used in the classroom for decades, the mechanical engineering program at the University of North Florida is making an aggressive effort in preparing the future engineering workforce through computer-aided project-centered education. The CAE component of this effort includes using CAE software when teaching stress, strain, dynamics, kinematics, vibrations, finite element modeling and analysis, design and design for manufacturing, manufacturing and technical communication concepts. This paper describes CAE projects undertaken in several of the mechanical engineering courses at UNF in an effort to share creative teaching techniques for others to emulate.

scholarly journals Computer-aided design and Computer-aided engineering

2018 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 01115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Kolbasin ◽  
Oksana Husu
Keyword(s):  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
High Performance ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Computer Aided Engineering ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Engineering Modeling ◽  
Aided Design

In modern industrial production some of the major factors of successful development include: cost reduction of the production, im-provement of its quality, as well as help to minimise the time in market en-try. Computer-aided design and Computer-aided engineering (CAD / CAE - systems) are the most effective for implementation of these requirements. Possible use of this engineering modeling simulation in conjunction with the power and speed of high performance computing could reduce costs and time of each cycle of designing, and also significantly reduce devel-opment time. The introduction of new technologies, the use of high quality products and engagement of qualified personnel would allow businesses and organizations to get on a path of innovative development of design and production systems.

Up-Scaling and Optimisation of Fire Fighting Ground Vehicle Track System

2013 ◽  
Vol 315 ◽  
pp. 236-240
Author(s):  
Chee Fai Tan ◽  
Ranjit Singh Sarban Singh ◽  
V.K. Kher ◽  
H.F. Kong
Keyword(s):  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Vibration Reduction ◽  
Computer Aided Engineering ◽  
Fire Fighting ◽  
Ground Vehicle ◽  
System Concept ◽  
Track System ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Aided Design ◽  
Up Scaling

Current UTeMs fire fighting machine is developed to operate indoor only. It is not efficient when it is operating on rocky surfaces (outdoor) as it faces the problem of shock and vibration reduction. The track system of the machine cannot move smoothly because the rollers are fixed to the chassis. This paper describes the method of up-scaling and optimising the track system for the current fire fighting machine. The new track system concept is firstly developed by using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software. Subsequently a prototype is built to validate the functionality of the new track system which is more efficient in absorbing the vibration and shock. Analysis and optimisation of the prototype is performed using CAD method with the CATIA V5 R16 software.

scholarly journals Integration of contextual exercises in computer-aided design education

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (sup1) ◽  
pp. 13-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Liu ◽  
Xiaobo Peng ◽  
Prentiss McGary ◽  
Bugrahan Yalvac ◽  
Elif Ozturk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Aided Design

Computer Aided Design and Analysis of Composite Structure

2014 ◽  
Vol 1036 ◽  
pp. 989-994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michał Majzner ◽  
Andrzej Baier
Keyword(s):  
Layered Structure ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Object Oriented ◽  
Verification And Validation ◽  
Structural Components ◽  
Modeling And Analysis ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Aided Design ◽  
The Relationship

Feature is one of the methods for representing objects from which are representing components, products and processes. This article presents methods for integration of features of methods in modeling and analysis of composite structural components. The aim of the research is to develop methods for verification and validation of composite layered structure, distinguishing components of the individual layers and identify the relationship between them. By applying the method of features it is possible to determine the structure of the composite fit to the requirements of design and construction. Proposed new types of feature, which allows the creation of object-oriented structures of composite components.

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