EMD223

Machine Component Design

M Ikhwan Z Ridzwan
11 April 2016
Room: 2.18, SoME
mikhwanr@usm.my

Various machine elements that

typically used in power transmission

Belt drives
Chain drives
Gears
Shafts
Bearings
Key
Couplings

Topics covered for designing a mechanical drive

Belt drives and chain drives recognizing the variety commercially available belt
and chain drives and critical design parameters
Kinematics of gears defining the important geometric features and describing the
details of how a pair or more of gears operates
Spur gear design computing forces exerted by one tooth of a gear on its mating
teeth
Keys and coupling designing keys to be safe under prevailing loads, and specifying
couplings at accommodating misalignment of connected shafts while transmitting
the required torque at operating speeds

Shaft design designing for safely transmitted the required torque levels at given
speeds
Rolling contact bearings focusing on commercially available rolling contact
bearings such as ball bearings and roller bearings, and able to compute or specify
the loads tat the bearings will support, speed of rotation and their expected life
Completion of the design of a power transmission merging all of the preceding
topics together

Lecture notes
https://www.edmodo.com

Lecture notes
Group code: vmh547

Method of assessments
Week
1
2
3
4

Quiz
Assignment
Group project
Test

8 - 13
14

%
5
10
15
20

Class meets for 4 hours per week. Lectures will occupy at least between week 8th
and 10th. Students will work intensively on problem solving and projects during the
remaining week 11th and 13th.
Test will be open-text. You are allowed to bring notes/books, however, may not
share anything during the test.

List of group projects

Examples of several projects;
1. Can crusher design a machine to crush soft-drink cans. The crusher would be
used in homes or restaurants as an aid to recycling efforts. It could be operated
either by hand or electrically. It should crush the cans to approximately 20% of their
original volume.
2. Portable crane design a portable crane to be used in homes, small industries,
warehouses and garages. It should have a capacity of at least 1000 lb (4.45 kN).
Typical uses would be remove an engine from a car or lift machine components.
3. Paper feeder design a paper feed device for a copier. The paper must be fed at a
rate of 120 sheets per min.
4. Childs Ferris wheel design a childs Ferris wheel. It should be capable of holding
one to four children weighing up to 360 N each. The rotational speed should be 1
rev in 6.0 s. It should be driven by an electric motor.
5. Garage door opener design a garage door opener.

List of group projects (continued)

6. Hydraulic lift design a hydraulic lift to be used for car repair. Obtain pertinent
dimensions from representative cars for initial height, extended height, design of the
pads that contact the car, and so on. The lift will raise the entire car.
7. Car jack design a floor jack for a car to lift either the entire front end or the
entire rear end. The jack may be powered by hand, using mechanical actuation.
8. Palm fruit conveyor design a conveyor to elevate palm fruit into a truck. The top
edge of the truck bed is 2.44 m off the ground. The bed is 1.98 m wide, 3.66 m long,
and 1.22 m deep. It is desired to fill the truck in 5 min or less.
9. Packaging machine design a packaging machine. Bottled mineral water are to be
taken from a continuous belt and inserted into cartons. Any standard size of bottle
may be chosen. The device may include the means to close the cartons after the
bottles are in place.
10. Sugar-cane-cutting machine design a machine that chops long pieces of sugar
cane into short lengths prior to processing.

More projects (PPRN)

Refer attachment List of technical problem need solutions.pdf

Group project
What you should do in the group project;
1. Decide the detailed functions and design
requirements for the design,
2. Conceptualize several approaches to a design appendix,
3. Decide which approach to complete,
4. Complete the design of each element in detail, and
5. Make assembly and detail drawings to
communicate your design to others who may use it
or be responsible for its fabrication.

Group project
What you should do in the group project;
1. Decide the detailed functions and design
requirements for the design,
2. Conceptualize several approaches to a design appendix,
3. Decide which approach to complete,
4. Complete the design of each element in detail, and
5. Make assembly and detail drawings to
communicate your design to others who may use it
or be responsible for its fabrication.