TMP320 Machinery and Product Development

Credits (ECTS):15

Course responsible:Geir Taxth Terjesen

Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås

Teaching language:Norsk

Course frequency:Annually

Nominal workload:Lectures with exercises and homework etc.: ca. 250 hours. Project paper: ca. 125 hours.

Teaching and exam period:This course starts in August block. This course has teaching/evaluation in August block, Autumn parallel, .

About this course

The course has three phases: Part 1. Basic design (August): Central topics are stress analysis and strain gages, elastic theory, composite beams and pressure/shrink connections. Part 2. Advanced design 1: Central topics are statically indeterminate beams, plasticity theory, standards, safety calculation and testing methods for complex constructions and assemblies, fatigue and lifetime calculations and stability calculations. Part 3: Advanced design 2 and project work: Fracture mechanics, Dynamic loading, energy absorption, design variables and project work. This part also includes more advanced training in Ansys WB. The project is a limited design and product development project with the submission of the report with descriptions, calculations, visualizations, and complete construction drawings. The project assignment is given by the lecturer.

Learning outcome

Students are to gain competence in project planning and, design of complex machinery- and process-technical constructions, and in the use of computer based design and production technologies. The students are to practice development, use relevant standards and important elements of small-scale industrial production of new products. After having completed the course, the student shall have aquired knowledge on methods for calculating the properties of materials, strength and lifetime of various types of constructions and evaluate results from complex calculations and analysis tools. They shall be able to make choices concerning design and materials from considerations of strength, economy and environment, and give advice on the technical aspects of production.
  • The course is based on a combination of lectures, exercises and demonstrations, and a independent project where the students will apply their skills in construction-technology and engineering design.
  • In addition to the course responsible professor, a senior engineer and a lab. engineer participates regularly in the conduction of the course. Especially the projects need close individual attention and access to teaching assistance when it comes to calculations and analysis. We place great emphasis on being available to discuss challenging technical subjects.
  • Students must have gained the necessary knowledge in materals technology and engineering, calculation and sizing of machinery parts, technical design and FEM-analysis, either by the relevant TMP/TBM200-courses, or by similar education and/or experience.
  • Three hour written exam (A-F) counts 60 % and final mark Project work counts 40 % (A-F). Compulsory assignments must be approved before the student can enter the exam. The exam is a test of the students skills with regard to calculation and engineering design tasks.
  • The external examiner provides input on both content and student performance in connection with the review of examination papers, project and course plans. The course content, exercises, project and exam questions will be discussed as part of the course preparation and quality assurance program. Exam answers and project are evaluated in accordance with prescribed professional criteria with Scoring. A separate form that describes the procedures for grading the assessment included grading work.
  • In addition to the funal three-hour written exam, the course consists of 21 compulsory course assignments and a project task that count 40 % in the final course mark. The first 6 mandatory submissions included in the August block shall be submitted and approved during week 35 The next 10 compulsory assignments must be submitted and approved during week 41. The last 5 compulsory assignments must be submitted and approved during week 49. The project report shall be submitted in week 46. Approvals only apply for one calendar year at a time.
  • The course is compulsory for anyone with the subject profile Machinery-, Process and Product Development (M-MP). It can be combined with 300-courses in production, process technology, product realization, aquaculture technology or in economics etc., and as part of the Master"s program in Industrial Economics (M-IØ).
  • August block: Lectures: 18 hours, 3+3 hours per week in 3 weeks, Exercises: 12 hours, calculation exercises (guided) 4 hours per week in 3 weeks. Autumn parallel: Lectures: 72 hours. Week 36-42: 3+3 hours per week. Week 43-46: 3 hours per week.Week 47-49 3+3 hours week. Exercises 2 hours per week (plus homework), with academic supervision. Project paper: 30 hours (With tuition).
  • Letter grades
  • Special requirements in Science