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IntroductiontoMrchanicalDesign

Mechanicaldesignistheapplicationofscienceandtechnologytodeviseneworimprovedproductsforthepurposeofsatisfyinghumanneeds.Itisavastfieldofengineeringtechnologywhichnotonlyconcernsitselfwiththeoriginalconceptionoftheproductintermsofitssize,shapeandconstructiondetails,butalsoconsidersthevariousfactorsinvolvedinthemanufacture,markionganduseoftheproduct.

Peoplewhoperformthevariousfunctionsofmechanicaldesignaretypicallycalleddesigners,ordesigndesignisbasicallyacreativeactivity.However,inadditiontobeinginnovative,adesignengineermustalsohaveasolidbackgroundintheareasofmechanicaldrawing,kinematics,dynamics,materialsengineering,strengthofmaterialsandmanufacturingprocesses.

Asstatedpreviously,thepurposeofmechanicaldesignistoproduceaproductwhichwillserveaneedforman.Inventions,discoveriesandscientificknowledgebythemselvesdonotnecessarilybenfitpeople;onlyiftheyareincorporatedintoadesignedproductwillabenefitbederived.Itshouldberecognized,therefore,thatahumanneedmustbeidentifiedbeforeaparticularproductisdesigned.

Mechanicaldesignshouldbeconsideredtobeanopportunitytouseinnovativetalentstoenvisionadesignofaproduct,toanalyzethesystemandthenmakesoundjudgmentsonhowtheproductistobemanufactured.Itisimportanttounderstandthefundamentalsofengineeringratherthanmemorizemerefactsandarenofactsorequationswhichalonecanbeusedtoprovideallthecorrectdecisionsrequiredtoproduceagooddesign.Ontheotherhand,anycalculationsmademustbedonewiththeutmostcareandprecision.Forexample,ifadecimalpointismisplaced,anotherwiseaccrptabledesignmaynotfunction.

Gooddesignsrequiretryingnewideasandbeingwillingtotakeacertainamountofrisk,knowingthatifthenewideadoesnotworktheexistingmethodcanbereinstated.Thusadesignermusthavepatience,sincethereisnoassuranceofsuccessforthetimeandeffortexpended.Creatingacompletelynewdesigngenerallyrequiresthatmanyoldandwellestablishedmethodsbethrustaside.Thisisnoteasysincemanypeopleclingtofamiliarideas,techniquesandattitudes.Adesignengineershouldconstantlysearchforwaystoimproveanexistingproductandmustdecidewhatold,provenconceptsshouldbeusedandwhatnew,untriedshouldbeincorporated.

Newdesigngenerallyhave“bugs〞orunforeseenproblemswhichmustbeworkedoutbeforethesuperiorcharacteristicsofthenewdesignscanbeenjoyed.Thusthereisachanceforasuperiorproduct,butonlyathigherrisk.Itshouldbeemphasizedthat,ifadesigndoesnotwarrantradicalnewmethods,suchmethodsshouldnotbeappliedmerelyforthesakeofchange.

Duringthebeginningstagesofdesign,creativityshouldbeallowedtoflourishwithoutagreatnumberofconstraints.Eventhoughmanyimpracticalideasmayarise,itisusuallyeasytoeliminatethemintheearlystagesofdesignbeforefirmdetailsarerequiredbymanufacturing.Inthisway,innovativeideasarenotinhibited.Quiteoften,morethanonedesignisdeveloped,uptothepointwheretheycanbecomparedagainsteachother.Itisentirelypossiblethatthedesignwhichisultimatelyacceptedwilluseideasexistinginoneoftherejecteddesignsthatdidnotshowasmuchoverallpromise.

Psychologistsfrequentlytalkabouttryingtofitpeopletothemachinestheyoperate.Itisessentiallytheresponsibilityofthedesignengineertostrivetofitmachinestopeople.Thisisnotaneasytask,sincethereisreallynoaveragepersonforwhichcertainoperatingdimensionsandproceduresareoptimum.

Anotherimportantpointwhichshouldberecognizedisthatadesignengineermustbeabletocommunicateideastootherpeopleiftheyaretobeincorporated.Communicatingthedesigntoothersisthefinal,vitalstepinthedesignprocess.Undoubtedlymanygreatdesigns,inventions,andcreativeworkshavebeenlosttomankindsimplybecausetheoriginatorswereunableorunwillingtoexplaintheiraccomplishmentstoothers.Presentationisasellingjob.Theengineer,whenpresentinganewsolutiontoadministrative,management,orsupervisorypersons,isattemptingtosellortoprovetothemthatthissolutionisabetterone.Unlessthiscanbedonesuccessfully,thetimeandeffortspentonobtainingthesolutionhavebeenlargelywasted.

Basically,thereareonlythreemeansofcommunicationavailabletous.Therearethewritten,theoral,andthegraphicalfirms.Thereforethesuccessfulengineerwillbetechnicallycompetentandversatileinallthreeformsofcommunication.Atechnicallycompetentpersonwholacksabilityinanyoneoftheseformsisseverelyhandicapped.Ifabilityinallthreeformsislacking,noonewilleverknowhowcompetentthatpersonis!

Thecompetentengineershouldnotbeafraidofthepossibilityofnotsuccessdinginapresentation.Infact,occasionalfailureshouldbeexpectedbecausefailureorcriticismseemstoaccompanyeveryreallycreativeidea.Thereisagreatdealtobelearenedformafailure,andthegreatestgainsareobtainedbythosewillingtoriskdefeat.Inthefinalanalysis,therealfailurewouldlieindecidingnottomakethepresentationatall.Tocommunicateeffectively,thefollowingquestionsmustbeanswered:

（1）Doesthedesignreallyserveahumanneed?

（2）Willitbecompetitivewithexistingproductsofrivalcompanies?

（3）Isiteconomicaltoproduce?

（4）Canitbereadilymaintained?

（5）Willitsellandmakeaprofit?

Onlytimewillprovidethetrueanswerstotheprecedingquestions,buttheproductshouldbedesigned,manufacturedandmarketedonlywithinitialaffirmativedesignengineeralsomustcommunicatethefinalizeddesigntomanufacturingthroughtheuseofdetailandassemblydrawings.

Quiteoften,aproblemwilloccurtduringthemanufacturingcycle.Itmaybethatachangeisrequiredinthedimensioningortolerancingofapartsothatitcanbemorereadilyproduced.Thisfallsinthecategoryofengineeringchangeswhichmustbeapprovedbythedesignengineersothattheproductfunctionwillnotbeadverselyaffected.Inothercases,adeficiencyinthedesignmayappearduringassemblyortestingjustpriortoshipping.Theserealitiessimplybearoutthefactthatdesignisalivingprocess.Thereisalwaysabetterwaytodoitandthedesignershouldconstantlystrivetowardsfindingthatbetterway.

SomeRulesforMechanicalDesign

Designingstartswithaneed,realorimagined.Existingapparatusmayneedimprovementsindurability,efficiently,weight,speed,orcost.Newapparatusmaybeneededtoperformafunctionpreviouslydonebymen,suchascomputation,assembly,orservicing.Withtheobjectivewhollyorpartlydefined,thenextstepindesignistheconceptionofmechanismsandtheirarrangementsthatwillperformtheneededfunctions.Forthis,freehandsketchingisofgreatvalue,notonlyasarecordofone’sthoughtsandasanaidindiscussionwithothers,butparticularlyforcommunicationwithone’sownmind,asastimulantforcreativeideas.

Whenthegeneralshapeandafewdimensionsoftheseveralcomponentsbecomeapparent,analysiscanbegininearnest.Theanalysiswillhaveasitsobjectivesatisfactoryorsuperiorperformance,plussafetyanddurabilitywithminimumweight,andacompetitivecost.Optimumproportionsanddimensionswillbesoughtforeachcriticallyloadedsection,togetherwithabalancebetweenthestrengthoftheseveralcomponents.Materialsandtheirtreatmentwillbechosen.Theseimportantobjectivescanbeattainedonlybyanalysisbasedupontheprinciplesofmechanics,suchasthoseofstaticsforreactionforcesandfortheoptimumutilizationoffricition;ofdynamicsforinertia,acceleration,andenergy;ofelasticityandstrengthofmaterialsforstressanddeflection;andoffluidmechanicsforlubricationandhydrodynamicdrives.

Finally,adesignbaseduponfunctionandreliabilitywillbecompleted,andaprototypemaybebuilt.Ifitstestsaresatisfactory,andifthedeviceistoproducedinquantity,theinitialdesignwillundergocertainmodificationsthatenableittobemanufacturedinquantityatalowercost.Duringsubsequentyearsofmanufactureandservice,thedesignislikelytoundergochangesasnewideasareconceivedorasfurtheranalysisbasedupontestsandexperienceindicatealterations.Salesappeal,customersatisfaction,andmanufacturecostareallrelatedtodesign,andabilityindesignisintimatelyinvolvedinthesuccessofanengineeringventure.

Tostimulatecreativethought,thefollowingrulesaresuggestedforthedesigner.

1.Applyingenuitytoutilizedesiredphysicalpropertiesandtocontrolundesiredones.Theperformancerequirementsofamachinearemetbyutilizinglawsofnatureorpropertiesofmatter（e.g.,flexibility,strength,gravity,inertia,buoyancy,centrifugalforce,principlesoftheleverandinclinedplane,friction,viscosity,fluidpressure,andthermalexpansion）,alsothemanyelectrical,optical,thermal,andchemicalphenomena.However,whatmaybeusefulinoneapplicationmaybedetrimentalinthenext.Flexibilityisdesiredinvaluespringsbutnotinthevalvecamshaft;frictionisdesiredattheclutchfacebutnotintheclutchbearing.Ingenuityindesignshouldbeappliedtoutilizeandcontrolthephysicalpropertiesthataredesiredandtominimizethosethatarenotdesired.

2.Provideforfavorablestressdistributeandstiffnesswithminimumwerght.

Oncomponentssubjectedtofluctuatingstress,particularattentionisgiventoareductioninstressconcentration,andtoanincreaseofstrengthatfillets,threads