SAS
F06

BAE 417
Design of Machine Systems

Course Syllabus
Fall Semester 2006

Course Description

A study of the operational characteristics and design features associated with production and processing equipment for food and fiber products and an introduction to conceptualization, analysis and design of these systems.

Course Rationale

This course is designed to foster creativity; develop within students the ability and confidence to conceptualize and synthesize new machines; and to bring together and apply the engineering sciences in the analysis of machine systems for food and fiber production and processing.  Students will be guided in a variety of classroom and laboratory activities in support of developing the necessary machine design skills.  Such activities will include functional and design analysis of existing machinery, and development of new equipment. Students enrolled in this course should have completed courses in statics, dynamics and solid mechanics. In addition students should have completed, or should be enrolled concurrently in, fluid mechanics.

Course Objectives

On completion of this course students will: 1) understand important machine design concepts including free body diagrams, shear and moment diagrams, stress-strain relationships, combined stresses, failure theories, and kinematic analysis, so students can apply these principles to the design of agricultural machinery; 2) be able to examine the functional requirements of selected agricultural machinery and understand the role of the engineer in design of this equipment; 3) be able to examine and analyze specific components of agricultural machinery; 4) gain experience and confidence in applying machine design concepts; 5) develop problem solving skills by using software packages (i.e., MatLab) to create, synthesize, and optimizing machine components and assemblies; and 6) complete a design and prepare a report for an agricultural machine or system of machines to gain an understanding and appreciation for the conceptualization, synthesis, analysis, and evaluation steps of the design process.

Course Administration

Location:

Room 236, C.E. Barnhart Building

Hours:

Lecture: 9:00 - 10:50 AM, Tuesday
Lab: 9:00 - 10:50 AM, Thursday
Office Hours: TBA

Required Text:

Mechanical Engineering Design. 7^th ed. by J.E. Shigley, C.R. Mischke and R.G. Budynas.  McGraw-Hill. 2004.

Reference Text:

Engineering Principles of Agricultural Machines.  Revised Printing by A.K. Srivastava, C.E. Goering and R.P. Rohrbach.  American Society of Agricultural Engineers.  1993.

Instructor:

Scott A. Shearer, Ph.D.

Office:

Room 218, C.E. Barnhart Building

Office Phone:

859-257-3000 ext. 218 (Please leave a message if no answer!)

Home Phone:

859-881-1817 (Please do not call after midnight!)

Work Cell Phone:

859-509-5026

E-mail:

            shearer@bae.uky.edu

Grading Schedule:

Homework 30%
Lab reports 20%
Midterm Exam 25%
Final exam 25%

A > 92%
92% > B > 83%
83% > C > 74%
74% > D > 65%
65% > E

Assignments

All assignments are to be submitted through electronic prepared media (i.e., Word, Excel, MatLab, etc.) or handwritten on green engineering paper (National Form #42-381*).   Handwritten assignments and sketches must be clear, concise and legible.  Failure to submit neatly organized assignments will result in minimal partial credit, or no credit at all.  Late assignments will not be tolerated. You are expected to hand in homework assignments and lab reports on the assigned date.  Failure to do so will result in a score of zero.

Examinations

All examinations will be comprehensive in nature. You will be expected to complete the exam in the allotted time period. Portions of each exam may be either closed or open book. You will be notified of the exam format at least one week in advance.

SAS
F06

BAE 417
Design of Machine Systems
Course Outline
Fall Semester 2006