ATME 4243 Engineering Design

Mini Project
You are required to represent Tar College to join a robot competition in Hong Kong (Robocon 2012).

You need to design 2 robots: Automatic Robot, Collector Robot or Manual Robot.

Automatic Robot

1. Automatic Robot must perform its tasks automatically after it is started.

2. Automatic Robot must have its dimension no larger than 1M in length, 1M in width, and 1M in height.
Automatic Robot can expand, stretch or extend within a cylinder of 1.5M in diameter considered from top view.
No stretch up in height is allowed.

3. Automatic Robot must be a single body and only one Automatic Robot is allowed.

Collector Robot

1. Collector Robot must perform its tasks automatically after it is started.

2. Collector Robot must have its dimension no larger than 1M in length, 1M in width and 1.3M in height. The
robot can expand, stretch or extend within a cylinder of 2M in diameter considered from top view. Its fully
extended total height must not exceed 1.3 M.

3. Collector Robot must be a single body and only one Collector Robot is allowed.

Manual Robot

1. Manual Robot is operated by a team member. The operator has to ride on the robot.

2. The operator is not allowed to actuate or control the movement of Manual Robot by mechanical means except
for steering. All the energy source of the robot should not come from Manual Robot Operator.

3. In Manual Robot Starting Point, Manual Robot must have its dimension no larger than 1.5M in length, 1M in
width and 1.5M in height. Manual Robot can expand, stretch or extend without any limits. (Caution: the size of
Manual Robot should be able to go through the Tunnel.)

Criteria of the 3 robots:

1. Total weight of all 2 robots must not exceed 20kg.

2. Safety for the design need to be considered.
3. Material for main structure is Aluminum.
4. The design must be user friendly and easy for assembly.
Rubric: Assessment of Report (70%):

1.

30% 1-6(very poor) 7-12(Poor) 13-18(Average) 19-24(Good) 25-30(Excellent)

Ability to Does not able Part design Able to design Able to design Able to design
produce Part to produce with major involve part involve part involve part
design part design error. design A with design A to design A and
accurately. minor error. improve the improve the
system. system
effectively.

Design A = Design involve spring or Gear or Belt or Bearing

2.

10% 1-3(Poor) 4-7(Average) 8-10 (Excellent)

Ability to produce part Able to assemble and Able to assemble and Able to assemble
assembly and drawing produce assembly produce assembly correctly and produce
drawing with major drawing with minor assembly drawing with
error. error. correct dimension.

3. FEA analysis and calculation

10% 1-3 (Poor) 4-7 (Average) 8-10(Excellent)

Ability to do FEA Not able to produce Able to produce FEA Able to produce FEA
analysis and FEA analysis and major analysis and analysis correctly with
calculation error in calculation. calculation with minor detail calculation.
error.

4. Report on Mini Project

15% 1-5 (Poor) 6-10 (Average) 11-15(Excellent)

Report writing Report submitted with Report submitted with Report submitted show
poor organization and enough information clear information with
below acceptable level. with minor error. excellent report writing
skill.

5. Power point presentation

5% 1-2 (Poor) 3-5 (Excellent)

Presentation Weak in presentation with poor Able to present attractively
organized and poor in with animation and defend
defending findings. findings with valid justification.
 Total Marks: __________

Guideline for Report writing

1. Cover page (Sample format as in Appendix 1)

2. Product Design Specification (PDS)
3. Concept Generation
4. Concept Evaluation
5. Detail Design (students required to submit softcopy of SolidWorks part, assembly and drawing file)
6. FEA analysis
7. Theory Calculations
8. Conclusion
9. References
10. Marks rubric

Guideline for Power point presentation (10 minutes)

1. Title of mini project

2. Introduction for the design
3. Animation on Assembly design
4. Simulation on critical part.
5. Conclusion

Group: 6-8 students / group.

References:

1. Joseph E. Shigley, Charles R. Mischke and Richard G. Budynas, (2007), Mechanical

Engineering Design Eighth Edition., McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc

2. Robert C. Juvinall and Kurt M. Marshek, (2004), Fundamentals of Machine Component

Design, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

3. D. G. Ullman, (2004), The Mechanical Design Process, McGraw Hill

4. http://aburobocon2012.hk/ (date: 14 June 2012)

5. http://aburobocon2012.hk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22&Itemid=95&lang=en
(date: 14 June 2012)

6. http://aburobocon2012.hk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26&Itemid=83&lang=en
(date: 14 June 2012)
 Appendix 1

TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN COLLEGE

School of Technology
Advanced Diploma in Technology
ATME 4243 ENGINEERING DESIGN

GROUP MEMBER : name of the student, the student registration code

GROUP ORGANIZATION : Group Leader: name of the student

Automatic Robot:

Collector Robot:

Manual Robot:

Report Writing:

Presentation:

TUTORIAL GROUP : AME1 ( )

LECTURER : MR. CHOY HAU YAN
SUBMISSION DATE : 16 - 22 July 2012 (week 12)