Group 22 - Tecumseh Engine
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[[File:Engine_Bottom_View.png|260px|thumb|right|Tecumseh Gasoline Engine]] | [[File:Engine_Bottom_View.png|260px|thumb|right|Tecumseh Gasoline Engine]] | ||
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| + | <ul>'''Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Practice (MAE277)''' is a course designed to give students the opportunity to apply and understand the basics of engineering. Throughout the semester students learn the principles of Mechanical Engineering such as the design process, types of manufacturing and important steps of problem analysis. The students are then able to apply this knowledge to a group project based around the reverse engineering of a mechanical system. | ||
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| + | During the project each group picks or is assigned a mechanical system to disassemble, analyze and reassemble. It is divided into five seperate checkpoints called "Gates" that focus on different aspects of the project as described below. In order to complete each gate the group must do the necessary research for each topic discussed in the assignment to relate to their product. The group then provides this knowledge in an orderly documentation on the wiki website including tables, figures and links for the convenience of the user. | ||
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| + | The project not only covers the main knowledge and application of skills through engineering practice but also forces each group to work with other people as a team to accomplish each task. For some groups this may not be a problem as each group member is easily available, hard working and dedicated to each assignment given. For our group however it became apparent that this would be a huge disadvantage. | ||
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Our group have taken the responsibility to disassemble a small ''Tecumseh lawn mower engine''. | Our group have taken the responsibility to disassemble a small ''Tecumseh lawn mower engine''. | ||
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==Product Overview== | ==Product Overview== | ||
The ''Tecumseh 5hp Engine'' | The ''Tecumseh 5hp Engine'' | ||
Revision as of 15:42, 18 December 2011
Contents |
Overview
- Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Practice (MAE277) is a course designed to give students the opportunity to apply and understand the basics of engineering. Throughout the semester students learn the principles of Mechanical Engineering such as the design process, types of manufacturing and important steps of problem analysis. The students are then able to apply this knowledge to a group project based around the reverse engineering of a mechanical system.
During the project each group picks or is assigned a mechanical system to disassemble, analyze and reassemble. It is divided into five seperate checkpoints called "Gates" that focus on different aspects of the project as described below. In order to complete each gate the group must do the necessary research for each topic discussed in the assignment to relate to their product. The group then provides this knowledge in an orderly documentation on the wiki website including tables, figures and links for the convenience of the user.
The project not only covers the main knowledge and application of skills through engineering practice but also forces each group to work with other people as a team to accomplish each task. For some groups this may not be a problem as each group member is easily available, hard working and dedicated to each assignment given. For our group however it became apparent that this would be a huge disadvantage.
Our group have taken the responsibility to disassemble a small Tecumseh lawn mower engine.
Product Overview
The Tecumseh 5hp Engine
Group Members
Ryan Sans:
Project Manager
Matthew Whitman, Darroch Moorhead:
Co-Technical Experts
Kevin Perez:
Communication Liason
Sangjoon Bark:
Research Expert
Gates
The project consist on five gates which describes the process of dissection step by step.
Gate 1: Project Planning
- Main Article: Gate 1: Project Planning
Gate 2: Product Dissection
- Main Article: Gate 2: Product Dissection
Gate 3: Product Analysis
- Main Article: Gate 3: Product Analysis
Gate 4: Product Explanation
- Main Article: Gate 4: Product Description
==Project Management: Critical Project Review==
