Intensive coverage of precision engineering theory, heuristics, and applications pertaining to the design of systems ranging from consumer products to machine tools.

Lecture Notes Selected lecture notes are available below. Lecture on Exact and Quasi-Exact Constraint Design (PDF - 2.4 MB) Lecture on Adjustable Constraint and Flexible Constraint (PDF - 2 MB) …

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This is very much an interactive course, and you have a very low chance of passing the course if you do not attend lectures and participate in the design process with all the teams.

Errors Between Parts To design a machine, one must not only be sure that parts will not break, one must be sure parts will fit together with the desired accuracy

The goal of this project is to develop design methodology for low-cost precision interfaces using these concepts, then build and repeatability-test prototypes of each concept.

The goal of this problem set is for you to learn how to model the accuracy of a machine by modeling an actual machine. Once you understand how to model the accuracy of a machine, you will be able to …

What better way to design a robot for a contest than to understand and use the process used to design the contest?! Try to reverse engineer the contest, including building and taking apart a model (CAD …

Precision Machine Design Tools Error Gain Spreadsheet-master (XLS) Determine equivalent load rating for ballscrew selection (XLS) Determine Hertz Contact Stresses (XLS) AHP Spreadsheet (XLS) …

Example: Canoe-Ball Kinematic Interface Element The “Canoe Ball” shape is the secret to a highly repeatable design It acts like a ball 1 meter in diameter It has 100 times the stiffness and load …