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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Mechanical Engineering Design"”.
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Using Adobe Illustrator for mechanical engineering design
… enrolled in 2.009, the senior capstone product design course, the basics of Illustrator. A study was conducted on two subjects to judge the effectiveness of the website tutorial project at teaching how to use Illustrator. The subjects had no previous experience with the program. Both of these …
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CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND THE USE OF HAND-SKETCHING IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN
In the Mechanical Engineering Design Process, sketching has been used as a tool to foster engineers' work. However, with the integration of the computer, computer tools and software are replacing what many previously did by hand. Capstone Mechanical Engineering sketching assignments and final …
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Development of interactive computer programs for mechanical engineering design: fatigue analysis, section properties, and beam analysis
… three interactive computer graphics programs for mechanical engineering design: Fatigue Analysis, Section Properties, and Beam Analysis. The Fatigue Analysis program sizes up a mechanical component, circular, rectangular, or any shape, to prevent fatigue failure. Six most generally accepted …
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Searching for deep understanding : implementing a mechanical engineering design process in K9-K12 physics classrooms to identify and improve levels of physics intuition and content
… Boston high school by having them implement a mechanical engineering design process to solve open-ended design problems. Using MIT's 2.009 and 2.72 Mechanical Engineering project-based classes as models for project planning, a fully hands-on collaborative project was developed whereby students …
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A modified flower pollination algorithm and carnivorous plant algorithm for solving engineering optimization problem
Optimization in an essential element in mechanical engineering and has never been an easy task. Hence, using an effective optimiser to solve these problems with high complexity is important. In this study, two metaheuristic algorithms, namely, modified flower pollination algorithm (MFPA) and …
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Design of a Mechanically Divinatory I Ching Split-Flap Display Device
This project centered around the design and modeling of a mechanical split-flap display device with anthropological applications in connections to the I Ching, an ancient Chinese divination technique. The device was designed to be an interactive mechanical system to introduce new perspective on …
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The development of online media to support design prototyping with a laser cutter
… has also been work done to support residential design education with online media. This thesis focuses on developing online media providing instruction on how to use the laser cutter, a tool that can be used in early-stage prototyping as part of the design process. User research was conducted to …
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Design, instrumentation, and control of a heliogyro solar sail ground test demonstrator
Jenkins, Arik Thomas (M.S., Mechanical Engineering) Design, Instrumentation, and Control of a Heliogyro Solar Sail Ground Test Demonstrator Thesis directed by Dr. Keith Williams The goal of this research is to establish a means for terrestrial testing and model verification for heliogyro solar sail …
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Theory and Methodology for Forming Creative Design Teams in a Globally Distributed and Culturally Diverse Environment
… have investigated psychological factors for design creativity and effective global collaboration; however, few have addressed these factors concurrently. The focus of this dissertation is therefore on the formation of creative design teams in a globally distributed and culturally diverse …
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Investigating Shared Leadership in Undergraduate Capstone Design Teams
… is an area of increasing interest for the engineering profession. Strategic documents assert the need for engineers to take more prominent leadership roles to better inform complex policy decisions. Engineering leadership scholars assert, however that adequate models of how engineers lead …