Notes and Videos from Class Lectures
These
are the documents referenced in lecture. Each week you should save the
document(s) matching the lecture topic listed on the course syllabus and either
bring them with you to class on a working laptop or bring a printed copy on
which highlights can be made. You are also responsible for watching the
videos.
[NCIL]: Not Covered in Lecture and not assessed on quizzes or final exam
Course
Introduction // Reevaluating Educational Paradigms
[OPTIONAL CONTENT]
How schools can kill
creativity (by Sir Ken Robinson; ~11 min )
How
schools can kill creativity (another talk by Sir Ken Robinson; ~19
min)
How bad do you want
it? (~5 min)
Mike's
Seven C's (Mike's philosophy of what
makes (or once made...) learning fun and what he tries to incorporate into this
course)
Effective
Communication: Totally like whatever, you know? (~3 min)
Life After Death by
PowerPoint (informative parody of
weak PowerPoint presentation skills)
How to Avoid Death by
PowerPoint (excellent TED talk by
David Phillips)
Week 1: Course Introduction and
Design Process Review [Summer
Week 1]
Engineering
Design Process and Lecture
Video (review of design process introduced in EML2023)
EML2322L Design Project Overview Video (explains design process applied to the DML project)
EML2322L Design Project / Process Flowchart (flowchart of design process applied to course project)
Week 2: Electric Motors and Gearing [Summer Week 2]
Electric
Motors and Drives (discussion of electric motors and how to calculate
estimated robot speeds using specific motors and wheel sizes)
Useful
Documents [NCIL]
Robot
Speed & Time Calculations
Electric
Motor Torque Calculations
Week 3:
Evaluation Matrices [Summer Week 2]
Decision
Matrix Example (Crane Hook)
Decision
Matrix Example (Mobile Platform)
Week 4: Fasteners and Threading [Summer Week 3]
Intro
to Fasteners (the most thorough information you will likely receive
on fasteners while at UF)
Fastener
Facts (summary of Fasteners notes)
Fastener
Reference Guide (fastener design guide)
Drill
& Tap Chart (Tap Drill Sizes) (important handout used when
designing parts requiring fasteners)
Common
Drill Sizes Chart (common drill sizes readily available off the
shelf from any cutting tool supplier)
Videos
How Bolts and Nuts Are Made
(~ 4 min; very instructional)
Useful
Documents [NCIL]
Fasteners (ADVANCED material NOT required for
EML2322L) (explanation
of tightening torques and strains)
Fastener Design Manual (NASA) (ADVANCED material
NOT required for EML2322L)
Week 5: Mechanical Power Transmission,
Motor Mount and Hub Design [Summer Week 4]
Hub
Design (Mechanical Power Transmission) (4 different ways to transmit
torque)
Motor Mount Design (key concepts for designing motor
mounting brackets)
Wheel Hub Design (key concepts for designing motor / wheel
hubs)
Design
for Manufacturing (DFM) Examples (examples of good and bad lathe, mill, and
sheetmetal parts)
Week 6: Sheet Metal Processes [Summer Week 5]
Sheetmetal
Processes
Sheetmetal
Design (course design guide;
practical with clear illustrations)
Videos
Sheetmetal Shearing and
Bending Operations (~4 min)
Lab
Sheetmetal Demonstration Video (explains sheetmetal capabilities in
EML2322L, as well as important safety)
How It’s Made (Tool Boxes) Sheetmetal Video (~5 min)
CNC Sheetmetal Programming
and Bending Video (~4 min)
CNC Press Brake (from work
blank to finished product) Video (~2.5 min)
Week 7:
Design for Manufacturing [Summer Week 6]
Design
and Manufacturing Tips ( * * * Culmination of EVERYTHING taught in
this course * * * )
Design
For Manufacturing (DFM) Examples ( * * * Practical application of
Design & Manufacturing Tips taught in this course * * * )
Design and Manufacturing Tips (HD VERSION) ( *
NOT required for EML2322L * )
No Lecture Week 7 in Summer
Week 8: Welding [Summer Week 8]
Welding (3 most common types of electric arc
welding process and the pros/cons of each)
Welding
Facts (Summary of Welding Notes) (excellent summary / study guide)
Videos
GMAW
("MIG Welding") Video (Slow Motion) (~1 min)
GMAW ("MIG Welding") Video (Normal Speed) (~2.5
min)
GMAW
("MIG Welding") Video (Normal Speed, Shows Sliced Coupons)
(~2.5 min)
TGAW ("TIG Welding") Video (Slow Motion) (~0.5 min)
SMAW
("Stick Welding") Video (~3.5 min)
Useful
Documents [NCIL]
Brazing & Soldering (OPTIONAL material NOT
required for EML2322L)
Week 9: CNC Manufacturing [Summer Week 9, see Abrasive Water Jet for rest of Week 9]
CNC
Machining/Programming (pros/cons of CNC machines and how they
are programmed to produce parts)
CNC
Facts (Summary of CNC Machining/Programming Notes) (excellent summary /
study guide)
Videos
CNC Lathe
Demo Video (~3 min)
CNC Multispindle Lathe (MASS PRODUCTION
Example) Video (~5 min)
CNC Milling
Machine Demo (Steel Mold) Video (~3 min)
CNC
Milling Machine Demo (Aluminum Suspension Component) Demo Video (~3 min)
CNC Milling Machine Demo (5 axis Concept Car Machining) Video
(~5 min)
CNC Milling Machine Demo (More 5 axis Machining) Video
(~5 min)
The History of CNC Video (~5
min; OPTIONAL material NOT shown in lecture)
Week 10: Machining Feeds and Speeds [Summer Week 10]
Calculating
Drilling and Milling Speeds and Feeds
Week 11: Dimensions and Tolerances [Summer Week 11]
Tolerances
in Manufacturing Processes (critical trends to understand as design
engineers)
Dimensioning Intent (datum vs. chain dimensioning and how easily we can
mess up our intended design goals)
Useful
Documents [NCIL]
Manufacturer’s Response to Request for Quotation (joke
illustrating common design and drawing weaknesses of engineers with no DFM
knowledge)
Week 12: Abrasive Water Jet [Summer Week 9]
Abrasive
Water Jet Machining (AWJ technology and its advantages over traditional
processes)
Videos
How It Works: General Water Jet Cutting Video (~5 min)
Cutting 0.050" Thick Copper Sheets/Gaskets Video (~1.5 min)
Cutting 9" Thick Aluminum Plate Video (~2 min)
Week 13: Casting and Forging [Summer Week 12]
Casting
& Forging Lecture (concise overview of the two processes that
you should understand)
Casting
& Forging Facts (summary sheet of the two processes)
Useful
Documents [NCIL]
Casting
Processes (notes) (OPTIONAL notes not covered in lecture or on final)
Videos
Sand Casting Video (~12 min; excellent overview of process in a
laboratory similar to our own)
Casting and Recycling Video
(~4 min)
Aluminum Foundry Tour
(~5 min)
Investment Casting Video
(~8 min; excellent summary)
Closed Die Forging Video (How It's Made--Combination Wrenches)
(~5 min)
No Lecture
Week 14 in Fall
Week 15: Final
Exam Review [No Review in
Summer]
Final
Exam Tips (everything you need to
know for the final exam in one location)
Week 16:
Competition Summary, Course Evaluations and Summary [Summer Week 13]
