Given envelope dimensions and force requirements, design a DFEG with the simplest assembly and maintenance processes, minimum number of parts, cheapest manufacturing, and lowest embodied energy and carbon.
Design for Manufacture and Assembly
Completed
Completed: November 2022
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Duration: 10 weeks
This Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) group report aimed to reverse engineer the design of an OEM directional force exciter gearbox (DFEG) using the Design for X (DFX) methodology.
Technologies
Solidworks
Ansys Granta
DFM: Concurrent Costing® Software
Problem Statement
Solution Approach
Our group consisted of two mechatronic engineering students and two mechanical engineering students. The mechanical students focused on the calculations and mechanical design of the gearbox, while the mechatronic students focused on the design for assembly, maintenance and minimisation of parts. Every few weeks we'd review the latest concept designs and assembly procedures and try to optimise before starting the next concept design.