1. EGME – Term Project
Students will be required to perform detailed analysis and
design of one of four products. This design work will be
performed individually, although collaboration between
designers is encouraged. Note that while collaboration is
permitted, students are required to submit original work for this
project. Duplicate or plaigarized reports and submissions will
be disregarded, and graded as not turned in.
Multiple Phases:
1) Requirements and Constraints: students must identify the
requirements of the product which they are to design, as well as
the constraints which limit their design choices. Some
constraint levels will be arbitrary (budget, manufacturing
schedule, etc). Requirements should reflect a consideration of
the product in use, as to what will allow it to be sold widely,
perform well, etc.
2) Conceptual Design: students will provide rough
drawings/sketches of their design concept, along with an
explanation of the proposed functions/features.
3) Detailed Design and Supporting Analyses: the final phase
will include the finalized product design, including any
supporting analyses used to accomplish said design. These will
be incorporated into a design report which thoroughly explains
the form and function of the product, along with the rationale
behind the major decisions/trades made in the design of the
product.
Product Options:
1) Integrated Upright Hub Assembly: You are responsible for
designing a front upright assembly for a modern commercial
automobile. You must include everything between the A-arms

2. and the wheel (meaning, at a minimum, the upright, wheel
bearings, stub axle, brakes, and the necessary plumbing/wiring).
2) Single-speed reduction gearbox: Everything between the
input and output shafts is your responsibility. Gear type and
construction, shaft layout, bearings, case design, lubrication,
and more are up to you to determine. Gear ratio may be fixed or
variable, and should be defined in your requirements/constraints
phase. Configuration is at your discretion.
3) Hydraulic Manifold and Accumulator: Accumulators are
often used in hydraulic systems as a storage unit for fluid at
high pressure (most often at the outlet of a pump), in order to
serve high flow actuators (such as those found on most modern
aircraft) without delay due to pump spin-up. Your task is to
define a proper application (aircraft, heavy construction/farm
machinery, etc), including actuator usage, and size an
accumulator and manifold accordingly. You are responsible for
the accumulator, manifold, any safety devices necessary, and
the control devices for your selected actuator scheme.
4) Cam-driven valvetrain: You are responsible for everything
from power input to valve motion output. The camshaft itself,
its journals and bearings, valve linkages, valves, etc. You
define the application, including rise/fall of the cam, valve open
time, max driven speed, as well as drive method. A smart
designer here would use as many off-the-shelf components as
(s)he could.