MDP 403 Mechanical System Design

Spri ng 2022, Dl'. Hani Arafa

Course Contents
1. Constraint analysis of mechanical assemblies.
2. Probability of running into design pitfalls due to overconstraints.
3. Real-world example of wind turbine transmissions.
4. Fluid power; principles of hydrostatic transmissions.
5. Types of hydraulic pumps and motors.
6. Energy conversion principles.
7. Performance diagrams; the optimum operating point.
8. Feasibility of MW-scale power transmission by hydrostatic
means.

Learning Outcomes (LOs)

1. Know the characteristics of mechanical system components
and modules.
2. Make appropriate decisions throughout the design process.
3. Optimally match mechanical modules into a system.
4. ldentify and avoid the probability of running into design pitfalls.
5. Refer to the efforts of the engineering community before setting
out to designing.
Course Materia! Arrangement
Code Title Pages
MSD-O MDP 403 Mechanical System Design 3
MSD.1 Module 1: Constraint Analysis of Mechanical Assemblies 12
MSD-2 Module 2: Worked Example Problems 12
MSD-3 Module 3: Overconstrained Gearing 11
MSD-4 Module 4: Fluid Power Pumps/Motors 13
MSD-5 Module 5: Worked Example Problems B
MSD.6 Module 6: Energy Conversion, the Performance Diagram I
MSD-7 Module 7: Ripple I
MSD-8 Module B: Wind Turbine Applications 13
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Patents

The course participants are urged to obtain further information and

construction drawings from the patent sites, particularly that of the
European Patent Office:

worldwide.espacenet.co m/adva ncedSea rch

This site provides access to patent documents from all over the world.
Search could be made for any or some of the following information:

Keywords in the title only

Keywords in the title or abstract
Patent number (publication number): entry consists of a two-letter
country code followed by a patent number. US United States, GB
Great Britain, DE Germany, etc.
The two-letter code could also be EP for European Patent or WO for
World lntellectual Property Organization.
lf known, search could also be made for:
Applicant, who is the owner of the patent, usually a company.
lnventor, who remains the holder of the intellectual property right.