MFS/ME/EE606: Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Project/Seminar Course
Spring 2007
Dates and Time: 4:00-6:30pm Wednesdays.
Location: FPAT 265
(Note most classes will be held to two hours or less).
Instructor: Dr. Larry Holloway
Office: 220L
CRMS
Office Hours: 9-10:00
Wednesdays or by prior appointment.
(appointments
can be scheduled by through
Vicki Cooper 257-6262 ext.221)
Due to occasional scheduling issues with normal office hours, it is
recommended that you confirm about office hours with Vicki Cooper.
Office Phone: 257-6262 ext 203
E-mail: holloway@engr.uky.edu
Website (directory): http://www.engr.uky.edu/~holloway/MFS606/
Assisted by Dick Muse from Center for Manufacturing. (Office: 421CRMS, 257-6262 ext.412)
OBJECTIVE
In this course,
each student is expected to use the basic engineering and mathematical tools
studied during previous courses, and to apply these to a manufacturing/design
problem during the semester of work. There is no one "right answer"
for the problem, and a coordinated group effort is expected. Students will have
to propose and evaluate solutions to the problem using techniques and
information which may have been included in a variety of previous courses, as
well as information from other sources.
Each team of
students is responsible for defining the schedule and associated tasks to meet
the requirement within the time constraints of the course, and for working
cooperatively to achieve the required objectives. The project is expected to be
conducted in a manner similar to what would be encountered with a similar
project assigned in industry.
Seminars and
lectures will be scheduled during the semester these will be in support of the
project and for general interest on manufacturing topics.
APPROACH
The class will be
divided into project teams of 3 or 4 members each. A team leader will be
selected by each team in conjunction with the instructor. The team leader will
be responsible for coordinating the work of the group to meet deadlines and
course requirements. The team should hold regularly-scheduled meetings during
the semester.
All members of a
given group are expected to communicate and cooperate toward completing a
satisfactory development/design effort, and providing one final report and
presentation. In addition to the final report, each team will be expected to
prepare a plan for the project, outlining:
1. the tasks which they will perform in the process of carrying
out the project
2. the schedule which they will follow
3. the projected hours which each team member will devote to
each task
4. other specific responsibilities which are assigned to individual
team members (such as coordination of reports or drawings, detailed analysis
efforts, etc)
A brief one-page
summary of progress will be expected at scheduled times. Any significant
problems or deviation from the original plan are to be highlighted in this
summary. These reports are to include an approximate breakdown of hours spent
by each team member during that time period, and cumulative hours to date as
compared to the original plan. A standard format will be assigned for these
summary reports.
The team leader,
and other members who wish to attend, will review the progress with the
instructor at a pre-arranged time during the week after the summary reports are
due.
Each team member is
expected to keep a bound engineering notebook (and file) of their meeting
notes, suggestions, calculations, and other contributions to the team efforts.
Pages should be dated and initialed, and otherwise consistent with good
engineering practice. This notebook is to be provided to the instructor at
requested times during the semester.
The project sponsor
will be providing appropriate parts and drawings for access by students, and a
specification of the design/solution requirements. If additional data is
required by specific teams, the company contact person should be asked for this
by phone, letter, or FAX. The staff of the UK Center for
Manufacturing are also available for consultation and assistance.
Each team may be
able to arrange for an experimental evaluation of their proposed solution if it
fits into the overall schedule of the project. However the emphasis on the
project should be on design evaluation of the solution rather than a
‘cut-and-try’ approach. The facilities of the UK Center for
Manufacturing are available for use if appropriate arrangements are made.
The presentation at
the end of the semester should be carefully prepared, using appropriate visual
aids.
GRADING
The grade in the
course will be primarily 40 percent based on the final presentation and report
of the overall team, with 35% associated with the project plan, progress
reports, engineering notebooks, and the mid-semester project presentation. Factors considered in determining the final grade include the originality of the solution recommended,
the evaluation/analysis of the expected performance of the recommended design
modification, and the clarity of presentation in the final report. The
remaining 25% of the grade will be associated with reading summary assignments
and the individual seminar presentations.
The
grade in the course will include both team-effort and individual-effort
components. Although the course will
typically meet for approximately 2 hours each week as a class, students should
put in effort comparable to other graduate-level 3 credit-hour courses. Students will be spending time working on the
project individually and as a team, meeting as a team with the instructor, and
doing the individual course work (readings and seminar).
The
grade consists of the following items:
Progress
Reports and Final Project: (team effort).
75%
total (35% on progress reports and
plan and engineering notebooks, and 40% on final project report.)
Dates: Company Visit
Project Plan:
Progress Report
Mid-semester
progress presentations. (individual)
Progress Report:
Progress Report
Final Presentation:
Final Report:
Typically,
all members of a given team will receive the same grade on the project. However
if one or more members of a team have not completed assigned tasks during the
semester, or not contributed sufficiently to the team effort, a lowered grade
may result for those members. However, such a situation should be remedied
early in the semester, so that overall team results are not affected. In
particular, if you leave campus or are otherwise unavailable prior to submission
of your final report and this is not cleared with other team members, a
reduction in your grade is expected. The engineering notebook is one basis for
this evaluation of contribution, and team members are strongly encouraged to
document their contributions in their notebook.
Seminar Presentation: (individual
effort)
15%
total. Each student will be responsible for giving
an approximately 30 minute presentation during the semester (in addition to the
group project mid-semester and final presentations). This presentation can be on any topic
relevant to manufacturing (subject to approval of instructor), but should be at
a general presentation level, suitable for understanding by other students in
the class. This is an opportunity for
the student to learn about some topic and then teach other students about the
material.
10%
total. Throughout the semester, students will be
identifying articles and writing a brief summary of them. Students can choose to find articles from the
internet, from trade journals, from academic journals, or from the general
interest press. They will be expected to
write a short, one-page description of the article. (These descriptions should include evidence
that the student has thought about the article, and not just repeated the
abstract.) Homeworks
may also be given based on seminar presentations.
The
scheduled meeting of the class is one day per week. In addition to organizational matters,
selected class sessions will include lectures on special topics from the
instructor, from students, and from invited speakers. Because of the limited number of class
sessions, and the need for communication of project information, attendance is
required for these sessions. If you
cannot attend, please discuss it with the instructor prior to class.
There
is no required textbook for this course.
Books appropriate for use during the semester will be placed on reserve
in the engineering library. Students are
expected to located additional texts and information as needed.