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THE DESIGN OF A COLLABORATION RUBRIC FROM ITS VALUE SYSTEM
Authors: Hunter Matthew , Salustri Filippo A.
Published: April 2017

In this paper the authors explore the use of rubrics for the evaluation of collaborations and its agents in both academic and practical settings. Rubrics are subjective scoring guides used for the quick evaluation of the characteristics of a concept based on a range of criteria. A comparative analysis of these rubrics suggest that collaborations and the collaborators are inconsistently evaluated based on the current design of these metrics. This inconsistency is captured through the choice of characteristics pertaining to collaboration, the use of these characteristics across rubrics designed for evaluating collaboration, the criteria pertaining to each characteristic, and the distribution of this range of criteria. This inconsistency misinforms the collaborators, misdirects the collaboration, distracts from appreciating the possibilities of collaboration through its involvement and transference of its lessons. It is suggested that the source of this error extends from an inconsistency in the understanding of collaboration and of the behaviours and attitudes expected of the collaborator. It is further suggested that value systems underlie one's attitudes toward collaboration, including which collaborative behaviours are viewed favourably, and a better understanding of the underlying values will help address the above-noted inconsistencies. An alternate rubric design will be proposed which will reflect a short list of favourable behaviours and attitudes pertaining to the value system of collaboration. The aim is to at least capture the context in which only a collaboration can exist, or at least, its opponents cannot. As opposed to the current designs for collaboration rubrics, it is believed that this alternative design will enable the evaluator to capture the presence of a collaboration and the strength of its agents. In addition, it will provide an appropriate direction and guidance in areas pertaining to collaboration, its related technologies, and this provides the opportunity for further exploration of collaborative activities, its benefits, and challenges.
CAUSE AND EFFECT: ANALYSING THE ROLE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF A DESIGN STUDENT'S PROCESS BOOK
Authors: Park J. , Kang H.
Published: April 2017

The research's main goal and motive is to help find way to improve graphic design education. Most design student use "process book", which includes written notes, research, drawings, as method of capturing and facilitating design thinking. This study poses the following research questions: What role does the process book practice to design student and tutors? How the process book be used as an effective tool for student's cognition of graphic work and helpful tutorial tool for visual communication? Survey was proceeded on BA Graphic design students at design universities in Korea, how design process materials have been using and efficiency of design process book for an individual work, tutorial, or creative thinking and producing design outcome eventually.
THE USE OF BIONICS AND SEMANTIC PANEL FOR A PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Marx Ângela M. , Santos Ronise F.
Published: April 2017

The essence of the designers work is the creation of new solutions, usually related to the project of products to be produced in large scale. Thus, design is explicit in manufacturing companies but it is not usually related to raw material industries. However, designers work is necessary to materialize intangible products, as chemicals inputs, into concrete concepts. This is not as easy as it could seem and may demands special methods, as semantic panel. The semantic panel is a technique based on communication through metaphors. This can stimulate creativity allowing the designer to combine things that belong to different contexts and formulate new solutions to project from these associations. This paper describes the method and the steps performed for the development of a product that aims to turn tangible a new chemical solution with low environmental impact developed by an Italian chemical company. The method was conducted in two steps. First, an analysis of the design problem was performed by the designer and the company’s technicians and executives. Secondly, a semantic panel was constructed under the theoretical basis of bionics to define practical, symbolic, aesthetic and green product functions. The bionic analysis of a groundling plant resulted in the detection of parameters that could be suitable for the product design, as a good balance, physical and mechanical strength. The concept, plus the problem presented and the semantic panel led to the requirements of the product aesthetics (color and texture), symbolism (meaning) and ecological factors (processes of tanning the leather with chemical inputs). The resulting product from this procedure; a purse, achieved the project goals expressing clearly the performance expected from the chemical input.
BIOMIMETIC DESIGN OF A MULTI-LAYERED DUST PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS OPERATING IN THE LUNAR ENVIRONMENT
Authors: Davidson Matthew , Bligh David , Maloney Neil , McKnight Carmen , Young Warren , Shu L. H. , Potvin Marie-Josée , Wakertin Andrew
Published: April 2017

A method of identifying biologically meaningful keywords not obviously related to engineering keywords was developed to enhance discovery of relevant biological analogies for design problems. This paper reports the use of biologically meaningful keywords to identify biological analogies to generate solutions for protection required during lunar exploration. In lunar exploration, dust poses a significant problem due to its pervasiveness, adherence, and abrasiveness, causing premature failure of space suits and mechanisms. In this paper, biomimetic concepts are developed to protect a laser/telescope system. The resulting design is comprised of two subsystems. An antagonistic bending Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuator system, inspired by bivalves (a class of molluscs that include scallops, clams, oysters and mussels), is used to control the opening and closing of a two-piece lid system, while a high-voltage DC field generator prevents charged dust particles from approaching the optical surfaces. Preliminary results indicate that the SMA actuation system is capable of greater than one-hundred repeatable lid-opening and closing cycles. In addition, the high-voltage DC field was capable of controlling and deflecting 98% of incoming charged polystyrene particles (Dmean = 1 mm) away from a representative surface. The method of using biologically meaningful keywords to identify analogies was successfully applied in this case and could be applied in a variety of settings to generate useful solutions.
FRIENDS OF DESIGN: BUILDING A TECHNICAL SUPPORT COMMUNITY FOR CAPSTONE PROJECTS
Authors: Phang Khoman
Published: April 2017

'Friends of Design' is a resource network developed to support capstone design projects. Our goal is to provide students with access to a broad community of students, staff, faculty, and professionals who are available to provide advice. This paper discusses the necessary people, organization, and resources. The network is modeled after Malcolm Gladwell's book, the Tipping Point and its premise that successful social movements depend heavily on a few key people in the roles of Mavens, Connectors, and Salespersons. Mavens possess the technical expertise. Although faculty members naturally fit into this role, often, they have little time to assist undergraduate students, and so we draw upon alternative groups such as alumni, staff, graduate students, and professionals. Connectors provide the cohesion in the network. They link the various technical and social subcommunities. We desire a network that is not only broad in its technical knowledge, but also in its representation of the department comprised of students, alumni, staff, and faculty. Finally, salespersons are the persuaders and the leaders that drive the network, with juniors members helping bring inquiries forward and senior members enlisting fellow experts to provide responses. Drawing from the Tipping Point, the network organization and communication model follows from the popular 'six degrees of separation' concept. Student inquiries are initially handled by Connectors, whose role is not to answer the inquiry outright but rather to act as conduits, forwarding the inquiry on, until it ultimately reaches an appropriate Maven. Promoting the Connectors' role in handling inquiries is crucial to making the network scalable, and should help promote interactions across disciplines and a stronger sense of community.
EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF TABLET COMPUTERS ON DESIGN ENGINEERING
Authors: Pop-Iliev Remon , Nokleby Scott , Platanitis George
Published: April 2017

Since 2005, with the endowment of the NSERC-GMCL Chair in Innovative Design Engineering at UOIT, and the Laptop-based, web-centric teaching approach, an ideal setting for the creation, prompt adoption, and implementation of advanced and innovative practices in teaching design engineering have been implemented, in addition to the use of traditional methods. A pilot program was recently completed to evaluate the use of Tablets in an engineering course. Tablets are currently used by faculty for teaching purposes at UOIT, but the program aims to integrate the use of Tablets within courses in the engineering design curriculum, namely for using CAD/CAM/CAE software. As CAD software capabilities improve, greater memory and computer speed is required, making the currently used conventional Laptops less useful for engineering design. In addition, Laptops do not lend themselves to graphical, free-form idea generation. It is intended that Tablets, with improved memory and processing speed, will facilitate CAD software usage, and hence, improve and enhance the overall design learning and application experience. Also, students can take advantage of software such as Microsoft OneNote to create preliminary sketches of designs and improve record-keeping of decisions during team meetings. In this pilot program, Tablet computers were issued to students and instruction personnel in a fourth-year Advanced Mechatronics course at UOIT. In this context, students were able to more efficiently carry out design assignments for term design projects, and students and instructors were able to evaluate the benefits of using Tablets. Overall, it was determined that Tablets were better as an engineering design tool compared to traditional Laptops.
CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT AND DESIGN EDUCATION
Authors: Brennan Robert W.
Published: April 2017

Classroom assessment is a challenge in engineering design given the open-ended nature of student projects, the reliance on multiple assessors, and difficulties around the judgement of “quality”. In this paper, we attempt to place the more general work on classroom assessment in the context of engineering design education. Examples are provided from the author’s experience teaching a mechanical and manufacturing engineering capstone design course and recommendations are made based on this experience.
STUDENT-INDUSTRY PROJECT IDENTIFICATION OF FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS THROUGH A SUCCESS STORY
Authors: Brousseau Jean , Bélanger Simon , El Ouafi Abderrazak , Rioux Jean , Landry Michael , Gauvin Frédéric , Côté Steve
Published: April 2017

Design is one of the key elements of any engineering program. According to the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB), design is a creative, interactive and often open-ended process subject to constraints, which may be governed to varying degrees by standards or legislations depending upon the discipline. Industry-based projects are excellent opportunities to help engineering students develop design skills. The benefits of such projects can be very valuable for both the students and the industry partner. However, they do not always lead to success. Through the presentation and analysis of a student-industry success story, the favourable conditions of a joint project are presented in this document. As expected, the most significant success conditions are the students' determination and the partner's commitment, both being correlated. In order to work towards a project's success, the university training team has to ensure that the win-win conditions remain present for the duration of the project.
AN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN-ORIENTED ENGINEERING ECONOMICS COURSE
Authors: Elmiligi Haytham , Iverson Scott
Published: April 2017

This paper presents techniques and methods to improve engineering students’ design skills through a project- based course. We developed a well-defined project to engage second year students in an authentic industrial design flow. This flow starts by studying the feasibility of a target project and progresses to the selection of the best alternative using various financial analyses. It then evaluates the project’s potential success rate using pre-defined evaluation criteria. This project is implemented through the concurrent application of the textbook’s theoretical concepts of engineering economics. By applying the project, we fill the gap between academic theoretical concepts and the industrial real-life design and creation of products. Finally, we prepared a professional document that explains the specifications, requirements, and guidelines of the project. It also helps students in choosing the proper topic of their project, in exploring different project alternatives, and in preparing appropriate project documentation.
INTEGRATING COMMUNICATION INTO SENIOR ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
Authors: Parker Anne , Wang Gary , Hewlett Kim
Published: April 2017

In this paper, we will describe how we integrated communication into two capstone design courses in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba. We will first look briefly at how the stand-alone technical communication course (offered early in the curriculum) serves as a cornerstone because it introduces students to the various genres of engineering communication and emphasizes the importance of communication within the practice of engineering. Integrating communication into courses like the Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering design course (MECH 4860) and the Electrical and Computer Engineering design course (ENG 4600) means that technical and communications specialists work together toward helping senior engineering design students achieve their goal: designing a solution to an industry-based problem and then presenting their design in written, graphical and oral form. To do so, communications specialists become partners in the delivery of the course and in the assessment process. At the same time, the technical specialists can focus on assessing the design itself. Together, we can then evaluate a design according to what engineers must do on the job: solve problems and communicate solutions. The rubrics used to assess written communications are also intended as ways to help students see how each design element (like “project specifications”) is important to the “deliverable,” the report to the client. Finally, we will conclude with some observations about this past year and indicate what we would like to do next year.
SURVEY-BASED ASSESSMENT OF DESIGN SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN ENGINEERING PROJECT COURSES
Authors: Frank Brian , Strong David
Published: April 2017

A pilot of a paper-based assessment tool of design skill is presented. The tool is used to assess the development of skills before and after a first year design experience, and before and after a third year multidisciplinary course in design tools and methodology. The tool is an open-ended survey that may be administered quickly and assessed using a simple rubric. Significant improvements were found over the term of the first year course in the areas of problem definition and testing; improvements were observed in the categories of Conceptual Design, Preliminary Design, and Detailed Design in the third year course. Ideas for future improvement are discussed.
THE CREATIVITY MATRIX: AN EXTENSION TO AXIOMATIC DESIGN
Authors: Crowell Brad , Gregson Peter
Published: April 2017

Axiomatic Design helps a designer to make good design decisions. However, this addresses only one part of design. Prior to selecting a proposed design, the designer must synthesize options for further consideration. Within engineering design, creativity and expertise have been left to the competency of the designer and called the “art of engineering design”. To achieve a truly creative design process that addresses both analysis and synthesis, methods based on theories from Cognitive Psychology must be included. The resulting Creative Axiomatic Design process addresses both synthesis and analysis, enhancing creativity and expertise to inspire innovation and alternative perspectives on the design problem.
DEVELOPMENT OF A COMBINATION FORCED OSCILLATION - SPIROMETER DEVICE
Authors: Talebi Vargha , Maksym Geoffrey N.
Published: April 2017

We developed a novel device, called the oscillation spirometer (OS) that can track changes in respiratory system impedance (Zrs) and can provide standard measures of respiratory resistance and spirometry. Current devices do not easily track temporal variation in Zrs. The device consists of a self-actuated piston containing an airflow resistance. During spirometry mode, the screen mesh pneumotachograph (PT) is stationary while during oscillation modes the PT translates generating oscillatory pressure. The actuator position is monitored continuously by a laser position sensing detector. To facilitate the design process, we developed a computer simulation of the actuator including mechanical and electromechanical compartments. A second model was created to simulate the patient Zrs and the two models were coupled and used to optimize design parameters such as magnet size, stroke volume, and piston cross-section, in a recursive design process. The result was a portable device with optimal stroke volume for expected patient loads. Three different designs were considered for the airflow resistance (orifice, groove and screen mesh resistances), and were tested using mock-up models. The final screen mesh resistance was linear, with a 98% lower 2nd order nonlinearity term than the next best design, and met American Thoracic Society standards. The OS could be used as a hand-held spirometer, or as a mounted FOT device suitable for detecting respiratory system resistance (Rrs) and its variation. It therefore has the potential to have a substantial impact in the respiratory market.
WIRELESS BASED SOLUTION FOR VOIP OVER CAMPUS OF MONCTON UNIVERSITY
Authors: Wei X. , Bouslimani Y. , Hirsch J. , Hamam H.
Published: April 2017

It is no doubt that the Internet has deeply changed our life. We depend on it more and more no matter for our work and our home. Following this trend, nearly every application associated to the Internet has gained great popularity as soon as their appearance, include VoIP. As a tool of communication, it’s well known of its convenience and its ability of reducing telephone expense. "nowadays, the combination of the VoIP and wireless network, which permit us to access to the Internet whenever and wherever, has become a strong rival for the traditional telephony. In this paper, we present wireless based software designed to adopt a specific network environment. The developed solution is for the use over the campus of Moncton University without needing or using a distant server.
"PHYSICS ENVY" AND ENGINEERING DESIGN
Authors: Winkelman Paul
Published: April 2017

“Physics envy” is the condition where non-physicists attempt to model their discipline after physics in the hope of gaining credibility. This ailment is not uncommon among engineers and its negative impact is most strongly felt in engineering design. Biology offers some insights into this phenomenon for it, too, suffers from “physics envy” but has the luxury of a strong philosophical base to draw on. Much of what separates engineering and biology from physics can be attributed to a preoccupation with function. Within the paradigm of physics, however, function is a foreign concept. We can ponder the function of a human organ or a mechanical part, but the entities of physics, such as atoms, have no functions, only effects. Function implies the possibility of failure, such as a heart failure or a mechanical breakdown, but atoms never fail; they simply are. Function speaks of systems which cannot be contained within spatiotemporal boundaries, boundaries which physics cannot transgress. “Physics envy” therefore serves to undermine research and practice in engineering design.
SUSTAINABILITY AND DESIGN INNOVATION: THINKING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE BOX
Authors: Burns Brian
Published: April 2017

The notion of change and growth became persistent objectives in the 20th century, perhaps epitomised by the acceleration in competitive industrial development, the evolved significance of GDP, and the resulting proliferation of the use of the term ‘Innovation’. While the field of design has, rightly or wrongly, been seen as the proponent of innovation, the fields of Engineering have often been more conservative. This paper explores the evolution, use and understanding of the term innovation and attempts to identify its potential for development of a sustainable design paradigm for the 21st century.
RVS4W: A VISUALIZATION TOOL FOR ROBOT DESIGN
Authors: Khan Waseem A. , Zhuang Haijun , Angeles Jorge
Published: April 2017

The Robot Visualization System for Windows (RVS4W) is a cross-platform version of its predecessor, the Robot Visualization System (RVS). Both RVS and RVS4W were developed at McGill University’s Centre for Intelligent Machines. Although RVS4W is equally useful for design as well as for manufacturing purposes, it is also intended as an educational tool. It combines superb 3-D graphics with a user-friendly window-driven environment. RVS4W can provide quantitative information such as the characteristic length, the maximum reach, the optimum posture and the robot conditioning of a given robot. RVS4W is freeware, open-source and platform-independent. The package is a small-sized stand-alone application which makes it very easy to distribute and install, with no stringent hardware requirements. An elaborate User’s Manual of RVS4W is also available for free downloading. The above-mentioned features make RVS4W a valuable pedagogical tool in robotics.
A VISUAL TOOL TO ENHANCE COMPREHENSION AND DESIGN IN MICRO-PROCESSING SYSTEMS
Authors: Ferens K.
Published: April 2017

This paper reports on the design and development of custom animation software to enhance comprehension and design of micro-processing systems. The purpose of the custom software is to be used as a tool for teaching second/third year undergraduate computer/electrical engineering students the basic concepts surrounding microinstruction based microprocessors and systems. The tool enhances comprehension through a visual depiction of the structure and operation of a basic micro-instruction based microprocessor with memory. The control vector and control memory are visualized along with graphical methods of visually displaying the internal control of every device within the micro-processor and attached memory. The tool animates the sequence of micro-instructions of a given instruction by showing address and data transmission and paths juxtaposed against an animated clock. Effective use of the “water flowing through pipes” analogy enhances comprehension and visualization. In addition the tool facilitates the design of micro-instruction based microprocessors by allowing students to create and/or modify microinstructions and create and/or modify macro-instructions. The tool speeds student learning and allows for more complex topics to be taught in the same semester.
DESIGN ENGINEERING - NOT JUST APPLIED SCIENCE
Authors: Eder W. Ernst
Published: April 2017

Engineering has different aims to science. Science collects bodies of knowledge. Engineering provides processes and technical systems for specific tasks. A main region of engineering is designing, with technical, economic, human, sociological and psychological dimensions. The scope of information for design engineering is broad – not just engineering sciences. Types of products are needed to (a) compare design processes, and (b) to guide design education. Three action modes exist: (1) normal operation, (2) risk operation, and (3) safety or rational operation. (2) and (3) need guidelines and experience of systematic and methodical approaches, which must be learned before attempting to use them. A further problem of examinability arises.
CURRICULUM AS AN ENGINEERING DESIGN PROBLEM
Authors: Ruth D. W. , Britton M. G.
Published: April 2017

If the teaching of engineering is indeed the practice of engineering, then it stands to reason that the development of engineering curricula can be treated as an engineering design problem. In this paper, the authors apply the engineering design process to develop a list of courses, for a Mechanical Engineering Program, that conforms to the constraints of the Canadian system of engineering accreditation. For the purpose of this exercise, the following steps are used to define the engineering design process: identical and delimit the problem, establish the outline of the solution (and alternatives), break the problem into its constituent parts, analyze the parts, synthesize the parts into a final configuration, and document the solution. The limits and constraints on the solution are based on the criteria specified by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB), the syllabus specified by the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board (CEQB), some common rules-of-thumb, and previously published work by the authors. By utilizing the engineering design process, schools of engineering and applied science can ensure that their curricula, at least at the level of the course specification, will conform to the CEAB and CEQB requirements. As a final exercise, variations on the curriculum are studied to analyze the possibility of introducing such additional elements as options and minors, expanded studies in the arts and humanities, and development of skills in additional languages.
ANALYSIS OF SURGICAL PATIENT FLOW AT WINNIPEG HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE
Authors: Tan Y. Y. , El Mekkawy T. Y. , Peng Q. , Wright B.
Published: April 2017

The Health Sciences Centre (HSC) in Winnipeg is the major trauma centre serving the entire province of Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario, and Nunavut. Therefore, it has to handle a high volume of both elective and emergent surgical patients. Because the facility always strives to provide quality care in a fast and effective manner, it initiated a research project to analyze its surgical patient flow and generate ideas on how it could be redesigned to improve the systems performance. After a year of careful analysis, all of the problems identified were grouped into six major categories, showcasing how various departments are affected by each problem. Based on this analysis, the true impact of each problem in the surgical patient flow process can be understood. Steps can now be taken to identify which problems need to be addressed, what changes should be made, and how this will benefit the entire system.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS? HOW TO MAKE THEM AN ASSET FOR YOUNG ENGINEERS
Authors: Beaudry Nicole , Fisher Carole , Grandtner Anne-Marie , Haghebaert Elisabeth , Brousseau Jean
Published: April 2017

There is no doubt that engineers need to develop oral and written communication skills during their engineering degree in order to satisfy the expectations of the profession and employers. According to the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board, the development of communication skills must be part of any engineering curriculum. These cross-disciplinary skills should be integrated throughout the curriculum in order to create links between technical and communication skills. Project-based design courses provide real-world contexts for the development of communication skills. Our actions could benefit from a broader view of communication skills. In this respect, this paper presents a chart structured around four communication situations: reception, production, mediation, and interaction. For each situation, the chart associates a general skill and presents the skill elements, learning objectives, skill activation context, and task samples. The chart can help the Faculty and program or department heads to develop pedagogical strategies and integrate them into specific courses or throughout the curriculum.
DESIGN AND INNOVATION IN WESTERN'S INTEGRATED ENGINEERING PROGRAM
Authors: Buchal Ralph O.
Published: April 2017

Society needs innovators to solve pressing design problems, and emerging technologies drive innovation. The Integrated Engineering Program offered at the University of Western Ontario develops engineering innovators by offering an interdisciplinary engineering education with emphasis on emerging technologies and engineering design. The program incorporates design in every year, and offers students the unique opportunity to participate in large multi-year design projects as part of their formal engineering education. A survey shows that students rate these features of the program important and valuable contributors toward their career goals.
EFFECTIVELY ASSESSING PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SKILLS
Authors: Strong David S. , Fostaty Young Sue
Published: April 2017

This paper outlines the assessment dilemmas and challenges that were experienced by faculty members and students alike during initial iterations of APSC 190 (a first-year, professional engineering skills core course in the Faculty of Applied Science at Queen’s University) and how the adoption and implementation of the ICE model of assessment [1], [2], [3] served to address those challenges. ICE, an acronym for Ideas, Connections and Extensions is based on cognitive/transformation theories of learning similar to those put forth by Biggs’ and Collis’ SOLO taxonomy[4], and describes learning as a process of growth from novice toward expert. Unlike SOLO, ICE was intentionally designed for use in the classroom by teachers and students. The simplicity of the model increases its utility and portability to a host of learning activities and furnishes an accessible vocabulary and framework to facilitate communication about expectations for learning. The paper includes an overview of the ICE model, suggestions for implementation and the effects and limitations of the model for use in professional skills courses. Current-use examples are provided that illustrate the model’s utility and its implications for shaping student learning.
A WORKSHOP COURSE FOR OPEN-ENDED ENGINEERING DESIGN PROBLEMS
Authors: Melek William W. , Stubley Gordon D.
Published: April 2017

This paper presents the main findings of recent experience in teaching open-ended design workshops for 3rd year undergraduate students at the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering of the University of Waterloo. The paper offers several observations gathered from teaching this course two consecutive years with different classroom lecture format and project(s) scope/expectations. Based on a comparative study between the two offerings, we identify several strategies that contributed to a more enhanced learning experience during the modified course offering. Keywords: open-ended design, evaluation criteria, design workshop
LOW COST DATABASE DESIGN FOR 3D VIEWING AND ACCESS
Authors: Farahmand Kambiz
Published: April 2017

Using the popular desktop software, Microsoft Access and Visual Basic coding, a database inventory was designed for a helicopter maintenance plant. This design aims to provide the managers and maintenance engineers a reliable tool to view the inventory list in its shops. This design model uses real time data from the shop floor and the data provided in the Blackhawk Technical Manual for Army operations. This project provides integration between Pro/ENGINEER and Microsoft Access. Microsoft Access is a desktop database application which is inexpensive and available readily. PTC© Pro/ENGINEER is interactive, powerful parametric modeling software for 3D viewing and modeling. In effect, this design aims to provide the managers with a better understanding and quick access to inventory list of the shop floor and as such better utilization of all the available resources.
UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN EDUCATION: THE SANDVIK MINING EQUIPMENT - QUEEN'S MINE-MECHANICAL EXPERIENCE
Authors: Murphy Patrick F. R. , Daneshmend Laeeque K.
Published: April 2017

Queen’s University at Kingston has been graduating a unique breed of multidisciplinary engineer since 1994: the Mine-Mechanical option students within the Queen’s Mining program are exposed to the fundamentals of both Mechanical Engineering and Mining Engineering. The final year capstone engineering design project in the Mine-Mechanical option focuses on mining equipment design, and since 2000 this multidisciplinary project has been carried out in collaboration with Sandvik Mining and Construction of Burlington, Ontario. The students work on real world design projects formulated by design engineers at Sandvik, under close communication and coordination with academic project advisors. These design projects are differentiated from typical mechanical engineering design projects in that they require a thorough understanding of the mining context in which the equipment is to be deployed and operated. This paper will present the structure and format of this university-industry educational collaboration, review past successes, evaluate the educational outcomes as well as benefits to industry, and ponder some lessons learnt.
MATCHING MACHINE DESIGN TO THE PRODUCTION PROCESS: A CASE STUDY IN THE INTEGRATED DESIGN OF MOBILE EQUIPMENT AND MINING METHODS
Authors: Murphy Patrick F. R. , Daneshmend Laeeque K.
Published: April 2017

Underground mining imposes very rigid constraints on mobile equipment design. The choice of a particular mining “method” – i.e. the specific mix of techniques for excavation, ground support, and materials handling – is greatly influenced by the nature of the ore body being exploited. Mining methods tend to be fairly conservative, relying upon well established and proven equipment designs. In order to improve worker safety and productivity, South African platinum mines have increasingly turned to mechanization. An added benefit of these mechanization efforts is that the nature of the mining can be modified based on the feasible equipment designs. These efforts have resulted in changes to the mining methods employed in South Africa’s narrow-reef platinum group metal (PGM) ore bodies, as well as the development of a suite of mobile equipment which enables implementation of the new production processes. This paper focuses on the design and development of one of these machines - a narrow-reef bulldozer suited to selective mining. The resulting machine is a miniature unmanned bulldozer and multipurpose crawler platform designed for narrow-vein mining applications, with integrated mechatronics and remote control capabilities. This paper will discuss the development of the machine and the applications for which it was designed.
INTEGRATED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN: THE ROLE OF SOFTWARE IN COLLABORATING WITH ENGINEERS
Authors: Seebohm Thomas
Published: April 2017

With the increasing importance of designing for sustainability, that is, to leave the environment as least as good or better than before a design intervention, designing holistically is essential. By holistic design is meant a process where all issues ranging from the physical, such as energy consumption and lighting, to social issues, such as how spaces are used, are addressed, not just metaphorically, but in a rigorous and rational manner based on analysis. The traditional approach would have the architect call on engineering specialists at some stage in the design resulting in a number of problems that prevent holistic design. Among them are the following: 1) the difficulty of revising a design to meet technical requirements once it is too far advanced, 2) the difficulty of communication between architects and engineers regarding design intent, 3) the complexity of contemporary projects having outgrown the capability of a single person, the architect, to coordinate alone, and 4) professional bias on the part of the engineering consultants whereby the consultants propose solutions without providing the architect with the full range of alternatives. A solution to these problems is Integrated Design understood as a collaborative design process whereby engineering and other specialist consultants collaborate with the architect from the very beginning of a project in a mutually supportive, creative and sharing environment. One of the best examples of a firm of specialist consultants practicing in this way is the firm Transolar in Germany, headed my Mathias Schuler. This firm specializes in climate engineering. In collaborations with Transolar all design participants, whether architects, engineers or physicists are considered equal partners in the design process. While Transolar’s collaborations are a success story in terms of the collaborative process and the wonderfully creative buildings that have resulted from this process, it is proposed that to make Integrated Design more effective in general, that architects become conversant in the many discipline-specific software packages that are increasingly available and user-friendly. Ability to use such software packages with their embodied discipline-specific knowledge will allow architects to explore technical possibilities on their own without consultant bias to better prepare the architect for consultant meetings and to be in a better position to talk the same language as the engineering consultants. The paper will review some of the specialist software currently available that the author has used and how this software can assist in the Integrated Design process. As well, implications for the education of the architect will be brought into focus.
INTRODUCING THE CANADIAN DESIGN RESEARCH NETWORK
Authors: Woodbury Robert , MacLeod Douglas
Published: April 2017

The Canadian Design Research Network (CDRN) is a consortium of academic institutions and industrial partners working together to improve design outcomes in Canadian society through research in design. The network is composed of specialized research clusters associated with major design schools across Canada and includes the key disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, urban design, planning, industrial design, interaction design and human-computer interaction. The CDRN works collaboratively across disciplines, and in particular, with policy makers and computer scientists to foster a shared understanding of the concerns, perspectives and methodologies of all stakeholders in the design process
STAYING COMPETITIVE IN TODAY'S MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT AND WORLD WIDE OFF-SHORE SOURCING
Authors: Harding C.
Published: April 2017

In order to be competitive in today’s world marketplace, companies must replace the trial and error methods of product development of yesterday with lean efficient methods. This encompasses all stages from concept through design and development, to manufacturing and delivery to the final customer. We must ensure designers are creating their products based on a solid appreciation of materials and forming methods, manufacturing and assembly, costs and lessons learned. In this paper examples are drawn from automotive and aerospace industries.
TOWARDS EFFECTIVE MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING EDUCATION: THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN STREAM AT QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY - PART II
Authors: Strong David S.
Published: April 2017

Professional engineers not only have to work frequently with those from other disciplines and professions, but often have to develop working skills and knowledge beyond their original discipline due to the requirements of their employment. Engineering accreditation bodies have accordingly begun to include the ability to function in multidisciplinary teams as a demonstrable requirement for accreditation of engineering schools. Similarly, engineering design skills are also important attributes for professional engineers, particularly those working in product, process or system development. Although long required by many engineering accreditation bodies, it is perceived by industry that most engineering graduates, although technically competent, have minimal practical design skills. There are many factors in most Canadian engineering schools that may limit student’s development of multidisciplinary and design skills. These include separate engineering departments, departmental funding policies, schedules based on individual disciplines, and heavy core course loads based on the perceived need for more math, science and computer courses. As a result, practical design experiences may be limited to one final year, discipline specific course. In an effort to address the need for both multidisciplinary and design engineering skills, a Multidisciplinary Design Stream has been developed at Queen’s University. Beginning with a course designed to develop a broad range of fundamental engineering design knowledge, skills and attitudes, the stream culminates with a full academic year experience working on industry based design projects in multidisciplinary teams. The first paper in this series, presented at the 2005 CDEN conference, discussed the first course in this stream and laid out the plans for the successive multidisciplinary industry-based design project. This paper will extend that discussion to review the industry project phase and reflect on the overall results of the first full offering of the multidisciplinary design stream.
INTEGRATING OPEN-ENDED DESIGN IN A SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS BASED ENGINEERING PROGRAM
Authors: Winkelman Paul
Published: April 2017

With curricula based largely on science and mathematics, engineering programs promote the ideal of striving for that one predetermined, correct answer. Design, being open-ended, cannot promote that single, correct answer. Thus, the paradigm of design and that of science and mathematics are not the same, presenting pedagogical challenges. The metaphor of the podium is used to highlight these challenges and suggest ways that engineering curricula might be reconstructed to honour design as well as science and mathematics. Case studies, consisting of interviews and focus groups of prospective and first-year engineering students, as well as high school teachers, provide the data for the research.
AN INQUIRY AND BLENDED LEARNING MODULE FOR SENIOR ENGINEERING DESIGN
Authors: Eggermont M. , Frieheit T. , Brennan F.
Published: April 2017

University of Calgary delivers a full-year “Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Design Methodology and Application” course where students gain basic design methodology knowledge and associated skills through lectures and tutorials. The primary “vehicle” used for student experiential learning is a team-based, open-ended design project. The problem often encountered is that students fail to see “the forest for the trees”. More specifically, they often fail to see how the design process applies to their project and potentially miss the main message of the course. This paper proposes a short inquiry based learning exercise, augmented with web-based teaching modules, to more effectively prepare students for the “application” aspect of the course. Student teams will experience the full design methodology through a compressed “mini-project” at the beginning of the term, before they have any preconceived notions about the design process. Mind-mapping has been identified as the e-learning tool to organize this mini-project. A pilot project testing the use of mind-maps was conducted in a first year design course, exploring issues related to its implementation.
EDESIGN
Authors: Emami M. Reza , Helander Michael
Published: April 2017

Engineering design education involves certain characteristics that are beyond the scope of current content-based eLearning solutions, namely contextual social and collaborative interaction and iterative experimentation. An eLearning solution for design pedagogy must therefore bridge the gap between the physical and virtual worlds with a comprehensive framework based on modular components, which provides students with remote access to software and hardware resources, and establishes a virtual collaborative community. This paper discusses the architecture of the eDesign portal that integrates the traditional courseware technology with remotely-accessible hardware-in-the-loop simulation, eCollaboration tools, and virtual classroom and learning community.
LOON LAKE THEATER ROOF STRUCTURE - MULTI-DISCIPLINARY DESIGN RESEARCH IN CNC TIMBER FRAMING
Authors: Neumann Oliver
Published: April 2017

Following the example of the design research project for an outdoor theater roof wood structure at the UBC Malcolm Knapp Research Forest at Maple Ridge, B.C., - a multi-disciplinary case study of contemporary applications of CNC timber framing technology - this paper reviews the collaboration between the disciplines of architecture, wood science and structural engineering throughout the design process. The research illustrates the particular characteristics of the roof design fabricated on a CNC beam processor and highlights the potential CNC timber framing technology to promote collaborations on innovative contemporary wood design solutions in the particular context of British Columbia.
DESIGN FOR THE FUTURE: INTEGRATING INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTO CANADIAN UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING CURRICULUM
Authors: Hamilton Janna , Shultz Jenna
Published: April 2017

With an ever-increasing need to address the future of engineered sustainability in our global communities, a simple, brief, study of sustainability factors in undergraduate engineering curriculum is no longer adequate.  With exponentially rising problems in the global society such as water contamination and shortages, food processing needs, ineffective irrigation practices, technology shortfalls, and underdeveloped sanitation practices, engineering curriculum today must address these international development issues, along with sustainability concepts, using effective, hands-on methods to prepare Canadian graduates for the competitive and challenging workforce they will enter.  In this contribution, the importance of considering international development problems in the engineering design component of undergraduate curriculum is analyzed.  We then go on to discuss the various methods that can be utilized to implement and teach an international development curriculum.   International development engineering curriculum should not only focus on the hands-on design requirements, but should introduce the student to issues such as education, health care, political stability, and economy in the developing world.  Topics such as cultural sensitivity and community integration, which are concerns that must be an integral part of any international development project, should also be incorporated into this curriculum.  Finally, a case study is presented in which a Canadian university has successfully enhanced their first-year engineering design curriculum by integrating international development problems into their syllabus.
A REVIEW OF MINING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SPACE
Authors: Satish Hemanth , Radziszewski Peter , Ouellet Jacques
Published: April 2017

It is a truism that if humanity wants to expand its horizons to Moon and other planets the area of mining in space has to go along. In the present paper a brief review of literature in terms of different mine unit operations is undertaken. The present paper gives a quick outlook as to where we stand in terms of technologies, which can be applied to space mining applicaions