Design Projects for Mechanical Engineering.
BEST DESIGN PROJECTS FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS
Summary:
Is your job or academic career
related to Mechanical engineering? Or you are here to get some knowledge about
what is mechanical designing. Whatever the reason may be, be carefree, you have
come to the right place. In this fast paced progressing world, enactment of
machines has become a first priority of every industry and design projects of
mechanical engineering carry immense value. This article brings you the all the
significant information that an individual should be aware of so that we can
cope up with this new era.
What Is Mechanical Engineering Design?
So the first question that always
strikes our mind hearing mechanical engineering design is that what is
‘Mechanical Engineering’ and what is ‘mechanical engineering design’? Mechanical Engineering is a discipline of
Engineering which is a combination of engineering physics and mathematics
principles with material science to design, analyze, manufacture and maintain
mechanical systems. From the definition any one can guess that mechanical
engineering design posses more or less same definition. It is a process of
devising a system, component with the help of basic sciences and engineering
principles which meets the desired needs such as sensors and machines.
Implementation of Soft-ware in Mechanical Designing:
This field of mechanical
engineering design used to depend on paper drawings and blue prints which were
not only time consuming to build but were also sometimes difficult to read and
comprehend. However, as we ventured further into the complex world of
technology and continuous developments, mechanical engineers started to
implement soft-wares to make their work of designing beneficial machines more
effectively and having less chance of fault and failure.
Which software is best for mechanical design?
Nowadays, market is piled up with
thousands of soft-wares which aid in mechanical designing. We can sub dived
this category of soft-wares for mechanical engineering design into 3 different
categories.
Design:
The first ever step towards
creating of any project is to brainstorm and make your mind clear about what
you want to achieve and what purpose it will carry along with what materials
are needed to accomplish it. Then comes the critical stage of designing those
unique things which fulfills your demand. That’s why designing software carries
a paramount importance in the field of mechanical designing. Best soft-wares
which are used are ‘Autocad’ for drafting and two dimensional designing,
‘Solidworks’ for those who prefer advance solid modeling and 3-D designing.
Analyses:
After designing a great project,
mechanical engineers move towards perfection by using various analyzing
soft-wares to make sure that their projects can work effectively. These
soft-wares provide mechanical engineers a tool for simulation and analysis of
design which gears up the mechanical engineer an ability to visualize their
creation and thereby ensure high quality standards in design. These stages in
development promote and lead to better innovations. Yes, I agree this method of
analyzing has their own limitations compared to physical testing but utilizing
such soft-wares a company can produce reliable products. ‘Ansys’ and ‘Matlab’
are the epitomes of analyzing soft-wares. ‘Anyses’ provide us with Finite
Element Analysis (FEN) and Computational fluid
dynamics (CFD) Analysis. While ‘Matlab is industry standard software for
mathematical modeling and data acquisition especially in aerospace, automobiles
and control system domains. More interestingly, it is used by most university
professors and students.
Coding:
Lastly, coding is an integral
part of every development in this era.
Soft-wares such as ‘Python’, ‘Java’, and ‘C++’ are in frequent use these
days because they possess and ability to solve complex computational fluid dynamics (CFD) problems.
Whether you are into mechanical projects or not, I would encourage you to
invest some time in these coding languages because these languages have a lot
of potential in future jobs. But in the end, it is obviously your own choice to
choose from myriad of soft-wares and continue with your dream of achieving
excellence in mechanical engineering projects.
Mechanical Projects:
There is a range of mechanical
projects which can be considered best in the field of mechanical engineering.
Some of them are:
It is used vastly and it consists of gears
mounted on frame so that teeth of gear engages and provides a smooth
transmission of from one gear to another and so on. This is a basic mechanical
system which is implemented in manufacturing huge projects.
It is another project which is widely being practiced in designing of 70%
of the modern auto mobiles. Not only
this, it is even used in the development of simple mobile case cover to complex
aircrafts. No doubt, without mechanical designing, we wouldn’t have progressed
in this century!
3-D printers are another life changing invention for engineers as they
assist engineers to build prototypes and complex models easily. Fun fact: Even
now schools are using 3-D printers to motivate them to pursue a career in STEM
field. Moreover, it is used in medical field in developing life saving
tools. Hence, 3-D printers are actually
life savers!
Motorized 2 Wheel Scooter Project:
It is an amazing development in the transportation area, especially for children. You can describe it as an upgrade of normal scooter of children by addition of a motorized arrangement combined with a motor (the engine of the scooter) to provide power to scooter for moving. These mini Scooters are affordable, easy to go, fast and light weight to carry around.
Contactless Eddy Braking System:
As we used to study of electromagnetic induction tenth to twelve grade, we usually used to wonder how we can implement this for human benefit. Now we got the answer! This idea uses electromagnetic induction to achieve a frictionless braking system and friction less braking system implies no or less wear and tear of parts, hence making braking system long lasting. This innovation will shake the technological world due to its extensive applications. This system works when is passed in perpendicular direction to rotation of wheel, eddy currents begin to flow in opposite direction, creating an opposing force and causing the wheel to slow down.
Pulley Based Movable Crane Robot:
Hearing about the word robot, we automatically assume some complex machine which can do all the things a normal human being can do, but sorry to inform you we haven’t yet reached that level of complexity till now. However, this is a vehicle shaped robot which moves, loads and brings objects to different places. This Mechanical Project consists of networks of frameworks which consist of pulley mechanism using a shaft to handle the rope for lifting and another system of motors mounted at bottom to move the robot.
Stirling Engine:
It is designed to generate electricity. They involve heat exchangers for heat input and heat output, and they also must contain pressure of the working fluid. Its main function is to use the waste heat and generate electricity.
Single Plate Clutch:
It is a most common type of clutch plate used in mechanical projects of automobile engineering. It consists of a single clutch plate mounted on splines of clutch plate. Its function is to deliver power from engine to vehicle in a smooth manner to have a clean bump free movement of vehicle.
Automated Double Hacksaw Project:
Automated systems have changed the world to make human tasks faster and efficient so mechanical projects have developed to assist in strenuous and exhausting work of hacksaw cutting. Motor coupled with 2 hacksaws and shaft is used in this project to saw frames in a quick way. 2 hacksaws have used the proverb, “Two brains are better than one” to manufacture a smart and efficient hacksaw that can be used for mass volume production.
Sand has always been an important raw material for many industries
and having a method to separate sand from unneeded particles will always be an
important process. To make this task simpler, again mechanical engineers used
their creative brains to provide these industries a unique solution. They
developed a fully automatic sand separating system that automatically filters
the sand poured on it using a combination of motors and filters.
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Cleaning smelly and dirty gutters have always been
considered unethical job as it poses a serious threat to an individual’s health
hence mechanical projects have brought us a unique solution to this problem as
well. This system allows proper flows of drain by filtering out large debris
and solid waste.
Similarly, there are millions of mechanical projects nowadays, which are enforced in daily work activities to provide us with a time-efficient way to deliver our services. Without these developments, we would be still stuck in the period of having to move a huge wheel with human strength.
If we recapitulate, these inventions and innovations have changed our life to a huge extent and will continue to do so because, as human we love to learn and move forward. Mechanical engineering designs have become a backbone of many different industries whether they deal with aircrafts or developing medicines. These mechanical projects will continue to change the world in a better way and use of soft-wares will make the job of a mechanical engineer easier and simpler.
By Masood Ahmed
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