Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Proposal for a New Course

Course No.: ME 4XX

Course Title: Integrated Design and Manufacturing

L T P C
Credits:
0 2 6 4

Undergraduate level understanding of calculus and

Prerequisites (if any):
algebra.

Potential Instructors: All faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Expected frequency of Each year

offering this course

Course contents:
Introduction: design for strength and stiffness, economy, stresses, operation,
maintenance, manufacture and assembly, transport, materials. Properties of
materials, static, dynamic and impact strengths; factor of safety; permissible
stresses; Material Selection: standards and selection. Joining techniques and
properties; welding and bonding, screw and bolted connections. Introduction to
tribology; Bearings and friction: Bush and rolling element bearings, Design
selection; heat generation; properties of lubricants and selection; wear and
associated failures. Shafts, axles and design of bearing mountings – stress
concentration and thermal expansion. Design for fatigue. Introduction to
manufacturing drawing including geometric and positional tolerance. Process
planning. Rapid Prototyping.
Design of mechanical components, sub-systems focusing on a project integrating
design and manufacturing in a complete year-long Group Design Projects in
Design-Test-Build mode. Intellectual Property Rights and Patenting.
Textbooks/References:
1. Norton, R.L., Machine Design: An Integrated Approach, Prentice Hall,4th Ed.
2010, ISBN 0-13- 612370-8
2. Spotts, M. F., Design of Machine Elements, Allen and Unwin, 1968.
3. Shigley, J. E., and Mischke, C. R., Mechanical Engineering Design, Tata
McGraw Hill, 2007. Nieman, F., and Winter, H., Machine Elements,
Springer, 1989.
4. Hamrock B.J., Fundamentals of Machine Elements, McGraw Hill, 1999.
 5. Bhatt, N. D., and Panchal, V. M., Machine Drawing, Charotar Publishing
House, Anand, India, 2006.
6. Narayana, K. L., Kannaiah, P., and Reddy, V. K., Machine Drawing, New
Age International, Mumbai, 1999.

Learning outcomes: By the end of the course students will be able to -

1. Apply the fundamental mathematical concepts to solve problems in Mechanical
Engineering
2. Be able to mathematically model various systems and processes in Mechanical
Engineering
3. Analyse systems and processes in Mechanical Engineering using the
mathematical tools and derive physical insights into them.

Any other Remarks:

The ME department currently offers the following two 2-credit courses:
1. ME 361 - Integrated Design and Manufacturing - I
2. ME 461 - Integrated Design and Manufacturing – II

The approved course proposals for these courses are included as annexures.
With the revised BTech Curriculum, it is now proposed to merge the two courses
as a single course, without any change in the course contents. The old courses
are proposed to be discontinued. This will allow the student just to register for a
single course rather than two separate courses.

Proposers: Madhu Vadali Chair, SAPC: ________

Dated: 09.09.2024 Dated: ____________
Supporting information about the proposal:

Has the group discussed this course proposal along the lines of Annexure – I and
found it satisfactory for circulation?
Yes

Is there any other course existing in the Institute with significant overlap in
content? If yes, justify the need of this course.
Yes. The content of the proposed course is offered in ME 361 - Integrated Design
and Manufacturing – I, and ME 461 - Integrated Design and Manufacturing – II.
These two courses will be discontinued and replaced with the current proposed
course.

Is the course designed for broad enough reach among the students? The reasons
behind this course not being offered as a “special topics” course?

Yes, the course is designed broad enough to ensure the students gain skills to
address problems across Mechanical Engineering.

How many students are expected to take this course each time it is offered? What
background of students are expected to be interested in this course?
15-20 students.
The students are expected to have completed ME 209: Principles of Manufacturing
and ME 362: Introduction to Manufacturing Systems and Metrology.

How does the proposal fit with the overall curriculum of the program it is mainly
designed for?

The proposed course will allow students to understand the practical and
implementation nuances of translating a design to a functioning physical system.

List comments received from circulation of proposal and provide response from the
proposer.
 Annexure - I
Points to be discussed in the group meeting on course proposal:

1. Is there any other course existing in the institute that has significant overlap with
this course proposal? If so, have reasons or justifications for the course proposal
in current form been discussed and formulated? (The proposer of current course
may take a look at the courses of study on the institute website and discuss the
proposal with previous proposer(s) or faculty groups who had proposed related
courses and materials.)

2. How does the course fit with the requirements of the curriculum (undergraduate
or postgraduate as applicable)? How many students are expected to register in
the course each time it is offered?

3. Are potential instructors accurately identified in the proposal? Is the course

content generic enough that more than one instructor offers it? Does the course
content offer enough flexibility to different instructors who might be teaching this?
Is there a need for the course on regular basis and does the proposer commit to
fulfilling those needs?

4. Do the proposed credits do justice to the course content? (Most courses at IITGN
are of 4 or 5 credits; half-semester and other lower credit courses are usually
avoided in the institute based on the prevailing credit structure.) Can this course
be proposed as a special topics course? (Special topics courses are expected to
have sharp focus and a narrow audience.)

5. Is the title specific enough to reflect the course content?

6. Are the prerequisites pertinent to the requirement of the course and well
justified?

7. Are the course contents precise and clear enough for students to understand?

8. Have adequate number of up to date references been provided? Are these

available in the IITGN library?

9. Is there any instructor-specific information in the proposal?

10. Is the level of the course (e.g. 4xx or 3xx) clearly formulated?

11. Can the course proposer(s) suggest 3-4 names of colleagues who can
intellectually contribute by providing comments on content, on learning
outcomes, on clarity of the proposal etc. Answer in Yes or No.

12. What are the learning outcomes associated with the proposed course? (skills
imparted, courses connected to, fit in the overall scheme of the program etc.)
 Annexure II

Course No. : ME 361 (New) ME 451 (Old)

Integrated Design and Manufacturing I

Course Title :

Credits : L T P4 C
0 1 3 2 (Old)
0 1 2 (New)
Prerequisites (if any) :

Instructor(s) :

Course contents:
Introduction: design for strength and stiffness, economy, stresses, operation,
maintenance, manufacture and assembly, transport, materials. Properties of
materials, static, dynamic and impact strengths; factor of safety; permissible
stresses;Material Selection: standards and selection. Joining techniques and
properties; welding and bonding, screw and bolted connections. Introduction to
tribology; Bearings and friction: Bush and rolling element bearings, Design selection;
heat generation; properties of lubricants and selection; wear and associated failures.
Shafts, axles and design of bearing mountings – stress concentration and thermal
expansion. Design for fatigue. Introduction to manufacturing drawing including
geometric and positional tolerance. Process planning. Rapid Prototyping.

Design of mechanical components, sub-systems focusing on a project integrating

design and manufacturing in a complete year-long Group Design Projects in Design-
Test-Build mode.Intellectial Property Rights and Patenting.
Texts/References:
Norton, R.L., Machine Design: An Integrated Approach, Prentice Hall,4 Ed. 2010,
th

ISBN 0-13- 612370-8

Spotts, M. F., Design of Machine Elements, Allen and Unwin, 1968.
Shigley, J. E., and Mischke, C. R., Mechanical Engineering Design, Tata McGraw
Hill, 2007. Nieman, F., and Winter, H., Machine Elements, Springer, 1989.
Hamrock B.J., Fundamentals of Machine Elements, McGraw Hill, 1999.
Bhatt, N. D., and Panchal, V. M., Machine Drawing, Charotar Publishing House,
Anand, India, 2006.
Narayana, K. L., Kannaiah, P., and Reddy, V. K., Machine Drawing, New Age
International, Mumbai, 1999.

Any other Remarks:

Linked with ME

452.
 Annexure III
Course No. : ME 452

Integrated Design and Manufacturing II

Course Title :

Credits : L T P C
0 1 4 2 (Old)
0 1 3 2 (New)
Prerequisites (if any) : ME 451

Instructor(s) :

Course contents:
Introduction: design for strength and stiffness, economy, stresses, operation,
maintenance, manufacture and assembly, transport, materials. Properties of
materials, static, dynamic and impact strengths; factor of safety; permissible
stresses;Material Selection: standards and selection. Joining techniques and
properties; welding and bonding, screw and bolted connections. Introduction to
tribology; Bearings and friction: Bush and rolling element bearings, Design selection;
heat generation; properties of lubricants and selection; wear and associated failures.
Shafts, axles and design of bearing mountings – stress concentration and thermal
expansion. Design for fatigue. Introduction to manufacturing drawing including
geometric and positional tolerance. Process planning. Rapid Prototyping.

Design of mechanical components, sub-systems focusing on a project integrating

design and manufacturing in a complete year-long Group Design Projects in Design-
Test-Build mode.Intellectial Property Rights and Patenting.
Texts/References:
Norton, R.L., Machine Design: An Integrated Approach, Prentice Hall,4 Ed. 2010,
th

ISBN 0-13- 612370-8

Spotts, M. F., Design of Machine Elements, Allen and Unwin, 1968.
Shigley, J. E., and Mischke, C. R., Mechanical Engineering Design, Tata McGraw
Hill, 2007. Nieman, F., and Winter, H., Machine Elements, Springer, 1989.
Hamrock B.J., Fundamentals of Machine Elements, McGraw Hill, 1999.
Bhatt, N. D., and Panchal, V. M., Machine Drawing, Charotar Publishing House,
Anand, India, 2006.
Narayana, K. L., Kannaiah, P., and Reddy, V. K., Machine Drawing, New Age
International, Mumbai, 1999.

Any other

Remarks: Linked

with ME 451.