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Mechanical Engineering - MEEN 402

Machine Design II

  • Design shafts subjected to various fluctuating bending and torsional loads, and less complicated loads.
  • Design and/or select appropriate roller or hydrostatic bearings
  • Design and/or select various types of gears based on AGMA bending and wear considerations, including spur, helical, bevel and worm set.
  • Design various gear trains including simple, compound, reverted, and epicyclic.
  • Design various springs for static or fatigue loading including helical compression, extension, and torsional springs
  • Design screws subjected to static and dynamic loads
  • Design power screws for various requirements
  • Design clutches and brakes subjected to a range of loads.
  • Present results of a root cause failure analysis of a machine element
  • Critique a commercial or consumer product utilizing reverse engineering and present results focusing on how its design can be improved
  • Design as a member of a 3 or 4 person team an ASME design project based on ASME’s specifications and present results

Prepared by Dr. Roy C. Johnston