Assignment: Design of a kinematic device
Objective:
You are to design a kinematic device that you can later manufacture (using technology at Deakin - laser cutting, 3D printing etc.) and test.
-Your design must have a central rotating part that causes periodic motion elsewhere in the device (ideally this motion will not be symmetric).
-Your design must allow for subsequent testing if it is manufactured - i.e. you must design it with space to place sensors in mind.
The deliverable for this assessment item will be a report (max. 10 pages) which covers the design of the device.
This report should also cover all of the dynamics and demonstrate that the device meets the design criteria (manufacturable (at Deakin), testable, central rotating part and have at least 1 component that has subsequent motion)
What you need to submit:
You are required to submit an individual report of 3000 ± 20% words (excluding any reference list) plus any supporting files (e.g. 3D PDFs, native CAD files)-all markable content must be in the report, reference to the supporting file/s will not be sufficient.
Your submitted paper will be marked according to the marking rubric associated with this assessment. This assessment item is worth 30% of the total assessment for this unit.
Assessment requirements:
-This assignment is to be undertaken individually.
-The design must meet the specified criteria.
-The report must demonstrate how the device meets the specified criteria.
-The report should describe how the device works (i.e. what rotates, how and why).
-The dynamics of this rotation should be explicitly described (i.e. the physics must be shown, quantified and explained).
-Make sure that what you present is your own work and not simply a copy/adaption of someone else's work.
-Ensure that your report also includes concept sketches/drawings and visualisation/renderings of the 3D models.
-Ensure that all images are correctly labelled as figures with captions and are referenced to in-text.
-Use a basic and common font (i.e. Arial or Times New Roman).
-Use an appropriate font size (10 or 12 pt).
-Adhere to the word limit (3000 ± 20% words) and be concise.