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ME/MFG/IOE588: Assembly Modeling for Design and Manufacturing

Winter 2021 Course Syllabus

Contact Information

Instructor GSI

Prof. Kazuhiro Saitou (he/him)

Email: kazu@umich.edu

Phone: 734-763-0036

Zoom Office hours:  Fri 2-3 pm (Fri 2:30-3:30 starting March 26)

Pratyush Nagare

Email: pnagare@umich.edu 

Phone: 734-644-9024

Zoom Office hours:  Mon 5-6pm & Tues 6-7pm  

Lectures: There will be no live on-line session. The new lecture recordings will be posted on Canvas (https://umich.instructure.com/) by 5:00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Office hours: Select the Zoom link from the menu on the left. In this page, you will see the Virtual Office Hours recurring meeting. To join, simply click the Join button

Course Description

Product realization starts with assembly as the product, and ends with assembly as the manufacturing process. This course will cover various modeling and designing approaches for assembled products and assembly systems, including assembly representation, constraint modeling, variation analysis, assembly sequence analysis, and assembly systems modeling.

Prerequisites: Learners are expected to have basic knowledge on manufacturing processes (eg. ME 481),  statistics (eg., ME401), linear algebra (global and local coordinates, matrix manipulation, matrix/vector algebra, etc), and MATLAB.

Course Materials

Required: Lecture video, lecture slides, and other materials posted on Canvas.

Suggested: The course lecture notes have been developed from a variety of sources and created such that a textbook is NOT required. If you prefer a reference book, several are listed below.

  • D. Whitney, 2004, Mechanical Assemblies: Their Design, Manufacture, and Role in Product Development, Oxford, ISBN: 0-19-515782-6.
  • Y. Koren, 2010, The Global Manufacturing Revolution: Product-Process-Business Integration and Reconfigurable Systems, Wiley, ISBN: 978-0-47058377-7.
  • M. Ilgin and S. Gupta, 2012, Remanufacturing Modeling and Analysis, CRC Press, ISBN: 978-1-4398-6307-7.
  • M. Groover, 2008, Automation, Production systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 3rd ed. Pearson/Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0-13-239321-2.

Grading (total 100%)

60 %
35 %
5 %

Note: the grading will be curved. 

Homework Assignments

There are nine (9) homework assignments to be done individually, which consist of written problems and computer assignments. Computer assignments include simple programming in MATLAB. Students should upload their homework assignments as scanned PDF files to their Assignments folders on Canvas by the indicated due dates.  You are allowed and encouraged to work with other students on the homework assignments; however, each student must complete all calculations and write-up on your own. Verbatim copying of another student's work is NOT allowed.  Please do not use the online communication tools to check answers with other students! 

You may not consult homework solutions from a previous term unless they are made available in a publicly accessible form by the instructor.  It is our course policy and at the directions of the College of Engineering Honor Code to review all submitted work to check for potential violations.  When identified, credible allegations will be submitted for an Honor Code referral.  The use of non-University of Michigan websites and services, including but are not limited to Chegg, Course Hero, Slater, Khan Academy, will constitute a violation of course policy and result in an Honor Code referral.  

Project

The course project is on the application of the course material to a product of your choice.  It will be done by a team of 4-5 students with the following deliverables:

The details of the project deliverables are provided separately here. The grade of each project deliverable will be assigned in proportion to its relative points.

Teams should upload their presentations as a movie file (mp4 or mov) to their Assignments folders on Canvas by the indicated due dates.  See this page for one way to create a presentation movie. The reports should be uploaded as PDF files to their Assignments folders on Canvas by the indicated due dates.

Peer Evaluation

Since the team activities are an essential part of this course, you will be asked to submit two peer evaluations using CATME system in the middle of and at the end of the semester, in order to evaluate the participation of each team member (including yourself) to the project activities.  If you do not submit peer evaluations, the system assumes you give full and equal evaluations to all team members.  

Policy on Late Submissions

A late homework assignment, presentation, or report will receive a scaled grade of max{0, (1-0.25*n)*grade}, where n is the number of days being late and grade is the raw grade of the late homework assignment.  The days are counted starting the midnight in Michigan: for example, n = 1 between 12:00am and 11:59pm on the first day after the due date, n = 2 between 12:00am and 11:59pm on the second day after the due date, etc., according to the time stamp of the submission recorded on Canvas. The scaled grade is 0 for n >= 4.  To be exempt from this policy, a well-justifiable technical, professional, medical, or family reasons accompanied by a written proof must be submitted to the instructor.

Schedule (subject to change)

Lec # Date Topic Dues
1 01/19 Introduction; Fundamentals
2 01/21 Key Characteristics (KCs)
3 01/26 Assembly feature modeling Teams in Google Sheet
4 01/28 Assembly feature modeling
5 02/02 Variation modeling HW1 (Lec2)
6 02/04 Variation modeling
7 02/09 Constraint modeling HW2 (Lec3,4), Proposal
8 02/11 Constraint modeling
9 02/16 Datum Flow Chain  HW3 (Lec5,6)
10 02/18 Datum Flow Chain 
11 02/23 No lecture – project work day HW4 (Lec7,8), Interim presentation movie
12 02/25 Interim presentations (YouTube)
13 03/02 Assembly sequence analysis Interim report, peer eval
14 03/04 Assembly sequence analysis
15 03/09 Disassembly HW5 (Lec9,10)
16 03/11 Product family
17 03/16 Manual assembly lines HW6 (Lec13,14)
18 03/18 Manual assembly lines
19 03/23 No lecture – student wellbeing break
20 03/25 Automated assembly systems HW7 (Lec15,16)
21 03/30 No lecture – project work day HW8 (Lec17,18)
22 04/01 No lecture – project work day
23 04/06 No lecture – project work day HW9 (Lec20)
24 04/08 No lecture – project work day
25 04/13 No lecture – project work day Final presentation movie
26 04/15 Final Presentation (YouTube)
27 04/20 No lecture – project work day Final report, peer eval

Course Add/Drop Policy

Courses are added and dropped in Wolverine Access.  Please refer to ME ASO for the specific dates or to the College of Engineering Bulletin found here: https://bulletin.engin.umich.edu/academic-calendar-and-deadlines/undergraduate-deadlines/

Honor Code

All students in the class are presumed to be decent and honorable, and all students in the class are bound by the College of Engineering Honor Code. You may not seek to gain an unfair advantage over your fellow students; you may not consult, look at, or possess the unpublished work of another without their permission; and you must appropriately acknowledge your use of another’s work.  Any violation of the honor policies appropriate to each piece of course work will be reported to the Honor Council, and if guilt is established penalties may be imposed by the Honor Council and Faculty Committee on Discipline. Such penalties can include, but are not limited to, letter grade deductions or expulsion from the University. If you have any questions about this course policy, please consult the course instructor.  For more information about the Standards of Conduct, Honor Code, and Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities, please consult the following resource: https://bulletin.engin.umich.edu/rules/

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

I consider this classroom to be a place where you will be treated with respect, and I welcome individuals of all ages, backgrounds, beliefs, ethnicities, genders, gender identities, gender expressions, national origins, religious affiliations, sexual orientations, ability – and other visible and nonvisible differences. All members of this class are expected to contribute to a respectful, welcoming and inclusive environment for every other member of the class.  I am dedicated to helping each of you achieve all that you can in this class. I may, either in lecture or smaller interactions, accidentally use language that creates offense or discomfort. Should I do this, please contact me and help me understand and avoid making the same mistake again. 

Accessibility/Accommodations

The University of Michigan and the Mechanical Engineering Department are committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services, and activities.  Requests for accommodations by persons with disabilities may be made by contacting the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) Office located at G-664 Haven Hall. If you think you need an accommodation for a disability, please let me know at your earliest convenience, preferably at the beginning of the term, or at least two weeks prior to the need of accommodation (test, projects, etc.)  Some aspects of this course, the assignments, the team  activities, and the way the course is usually taught may be modified to facilitate your participation and progress.  As soon as you make me aware of your needs, we can work with the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) office to help us determine appropriate academic accommodations.  SSD (734-763-3000; http://ssd/umich.edu) typically recommends accommodations through a Verified Individualized Services and Accommodations (VISA) form.  Any information you provide is private and confidential and will be treated as such.

Student Well-Being

Students may experience stressors that can impact both their academic experience and their personal well-being. These may include academic pressure and challenges associated with relationships, mental health, alcohol or other drugs, identities, finances, etc.

If you are experiencing concerns, seeking help is a courageous thing to do for yourself and those who care about you. If the source of your stressors is academic, please contact me so that we can find solutions together. For personal concerns, U-M offers the following resources:

University of Michigan Policy & Procedures on Student Sexual & Gender-Based Misconduct & Other Forms of Interpersonal Violence

The University of Michigan supports its educational mission by fostering a community based on civility, dignity, diversity, inclusivity, education, equality, freedom, honesty, and safety. Consistent with these values, the University is committed to providing a safe and non-discriminatory learning, living, and working environment for all members of the University community. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex or gender in any of its education or employment programs and activities. Please consult the following website for policy details and related support resources: https://studentsexualmisconductpolicy.umich.edu/content/policy-statement

Title IX Statement

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  • UM Sexual Assault and Prevention Center (SAPAC) 24-hour confidential crisis line: (734) 936-3333 * http://sapac.umich.edu/

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