Martin Lander 14 Resit Project – Globally Conscious Engineer PROJECT Using the design tools available to you plan your project using a design model (eg Pahl and Beitz, MAE) to fully investigate the brief and develop a solution to the problem. This is to help develop your Global Awareness in Engineering and to help defining the problem. LEARNING OUTCOMES AS SESSED 1. Investigate and define a problem and identify constraints including environmental and sustainability limitations, health and safety and risk assessment issues [IMechE_D1]. 2. Understand customer and user needs and the importance of considerations such as aesthetics [D2], and cost drivers [D3]. 3. Use creativity to establish innovative solutions [D4] and consider stages of the design process and organise ideas to evaluate outcomes [D6]. 4. Ensure fitness for purpose for all aspects of the problem including production, operation, maintenance and disposal [D5]. 5. Apply appropriate codes of practice and industry standards [P6]. BRIEF Globally conscious engineering Produce plans for an innovative irrigation system that will bring water from a nearby pond or river to water your vegetable garden (Horenstein 2010: 84). It must operable by an 8 year old and allow villagers that cannot access a clean water supply the opportunity to water their crops. It should give a flow of 0.1l per minute per sq. metre of crops that are being grown. It must have the option to switch it off should the crops begin to become saturated. It must be protected as much as possible from vandalism. The device must be manual mechanical not use electronics in the form of solar panels as they are a target for thieves. Plastic parts are also preferred for this reason as steel has a high resale value. Where possible it should use freely available plumbing components that may be available locally. It should require minimal servicing and have easily repairable parts. 103MAE - Design Martin Lander – [email protected] Project Title Resit CW2 - Group Project – Globally Conscious Engineer Project Submission Details - THIS IS TO BE SUBMITTED ONLINE THROUGH MOODLE in PDF. - 30/06/14 (2355). - 50% of Module Mark - late submissions will receive a mark of 0%. Martin Lander 14 Resit Project – Globally Conscious Engineer “I DON’T SEE THE POI NT SIR.” Fundamental engineering science underpins this project. Consider your engineering science in regards to beam bending and shear stress diagrams and calculations to consider if certain materials will withstand a certain load. Think of the items you’ve been drawing for your portfolio. Also calculate forces involved in the system so you know if any of the equipment you’ve considered in your concept will fail. You should research similar systems that work in the same way, and if you think there’s nothing in the world that will do the job, think again. The IPhone did not exist at some point, but t ...