ENGR4-00540  Computer Aided Engineering Assessment 1 Brief 2025-26 | CCCU

ASSESSMENT 1 REQUIREMENTS

Learning Outcome to fulfil

1. Develop your knowledge, understanding, and practical experience in illustrating engineering ideas through Computer Aided Design (CAD). This includes proficiency in creating sketches, 3D drawings or multi-view projections such as side elevations and cross-sectional views of products. You will accurately be representing design concepts in technical documentation.
2. Apply advanced techniques in 3D CAD software to effectively communicate designs for manufacturing, fabrication, systems or assembly of components and products. You will gain proficiency in creating detailed engineering drawings with proper dimensioning, to lerancing, and annotations, ensuring clear communication of design intent for manufacturing.
3. Understand the advanced visualisation, animation and rendering techniques in CAD, creating realistic 3D models and renderings of components and products. You will analyse visual representations to improve design communication, considering user experience and market appeal.
4. Develop the ability to design and document engineering components and assemblies according to various engineering standards and industry best practices. You will learn to apply and comply with relevant standards, ensuring that their designs meet the required specifications and quality benchmarks.

ENGR4-00540 Assessment Overview

This is a group portfolio-based assessment. For this assessment, you will work in a group of 3 to 5 students, comprising peers from the same or different engineering programmes, to create a CAD Design Portfolio that showcases your collective design and modelling skills.

You will choose one design challenge from the three options listed below, based on your group’s expertise and interest:

1.Design of a Hydraulic Press System for Workshop Use
2.Design of a 6-DOF COBOT with Pneumatic Soft Gripper for Industrial Automation Design of a two-stage drinking water filter system

Three Design Challenge Options (Select one from below)

Brief description of design challenges (Select one from below)

1)Workshop Hydraulic Press System:

This system is commonly used in automotive and mechanical workshops for tasks such as pressing bearings, shaping metals, and load testing. Its importance lies in delivering controlled high-force applications safely and reliably.
Accurate CAD modelling ensures that the press frame can withstand operational forces, parts align correctly, and safety features are integrated. Key components typically include a hydraulic cylinder, press plate, H-frame or C-frame structure, adjustable worktable, and safety locks. This challenge is ideal for students interested in mechanical systems, structural design, and applied force mechanisms.

2)6-DOF Collaborative Robot (COBOT) with Pneumatic Soft Gripper:

Collaborative robots are increasingly used in industrial automation, smart manufacturing, and delicate handling tasks like electronics or packaging. The addition of a soft pneumatic gripper allows safe manipulation of fragile or irregular objects. Accurate design is critical to simulate articulated motion (6 degrees of freedom), joint limits, and pneumatic

actuation. Key components include a robotic base, rotating joints (shoulder, elbow, wrist), and a compliant pneumatic gripper. You can find an example pneumatic gripper Fusion 360 file at: Fusion
This project is well-suited for students interested in robotics, control systems, or mechatronic integration.

3) Two-Stage Drinking Water Filtration System:

Used in domestic, industrial, and food-processing environments, this system filters water through multiple stages to remove sediments, chemicals, and microorganisms. Proper design ensures hygienic operation, easy cartridge replacement, and leak-proof assembly. Accurate CAD modelling is essential for precise fit of filter housings, O-ring seals, and port connections. Typical components include filter casings, cartridge elements, inlet/outlet ports, mounting brackets, and sealing caps. This challenge appeals to students interested in product design, fluid systems, or sustainable technologies.
After your group selects one of the design challenges, you will begin with market research to explore similar products. This includes identifying their key components, functions, how parts are assembled, and the materials are used.

Based on your research, you will develop a design rationale for the product your team will design and model.
Using industry-standard CAD software (e.g., Autodesk Fusion 360), your team will create a fully constrained, multi-component assembly, including:

• Part modelling
• Assembly modelling with joints and motion constraints
• Exploded views with bill of materials
• Technical drawings for each component (following BS8888 standards)
• Rendered images and animations
  Your CAD Design Portfolio should also include:
• Market research and design rationale
• Evidence of group and individual collaboration
• A clear overview of how your product functions

Submission Requirements

This project will help you develop the ability to communicate your design effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences. You are required to compile the above-mentioned elements into a 750-words equivalent group portfolio in DOC or PDF format. Although the portfolio content will be the same for all group members, each member must submit the portfolio individually for marking purposes. When submitting individually, please ensure you also include the following: a shared downloadable link for all CAD and animation files.

When submitting individually, please ensure you also include the following: Peer Observation Form, Gantt Chart, and Meeting Logbook—where you must record both your individual and group contributions to the project on a weekly basis. All templates are available to download from Blackboard.

Detailed Assessment Guidance

To successfully complete this assessment, you will need to perform five main activities which will lead to five sections to your report. Each section is explained in detail in the following section. Your final marks will be assessed by both your group project outcome and your individual contribution. The group project outcome will be marked against the provided marking rubric, and your individual performance will be calculated based on a self and peer review form. Marking rubric and self and peer review form are available on module Blackboard page under Assessment 1. For each section, individual contribution needs to be highlighted clearly.

Report Structure:

Marking Rubric

Please find the Marking Rubric on Blackboard=> 2025-26 (Advent) Computer Aided Engineering - Canterbury (ENGR4-00540) => Assessments => Assessment 1- Marking Rubric.

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and Assessments

Before approaching any assessment you should read the student guidance on the use of GenAI: Welcome to your generative AI guidance

This will ensure you are aware of the ethical, legal and learning aspects of using GenAI for your studies.
Each module’s assessments will require a different approach to the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI). Your Module Lead has evaluated this module’s assessment(s) using the Artificial Intelligence Assessment Scale (AIAS).

Your Module Lead has evaluated this module’s assessments as requiring the following level of interaction
with GenAI:

Assessment 1: Level 2

At CCCU all assessments require a declaration regarding the level of GenAI use.
Under CCCU’s Academic Integrity Policy unacknowledged inclusion of GenAI is considered academic misconduct.
See the Academic Integrity and Misconduct webpages for more information.
Please select the most appropriate statement from the choice below and insert it at the start of your work:
a.No GenAI was used in the preparation, planning or creation of this work. [AIAS Level 1]

b.I acknowledge the use of outputs from [insert the name of generative AI tool(s) used] in the learning, preparation, planning or proofreading of this work. [AIAS Level 2]
c.I acknowledge collaboration with [insert the name of generative AI tool(s) used] in this work, and the inclusion of outputs in modified form. [AIAS Level 3]
d.I acknowledge [insert the name of generative AI tool(s) used] as partner(s) in the creation of this work. [AIAS Levels 4 & 5]

Further information

Self and peer review form, Gantt Chart, Meeting Logbook are uploaded for this assessment on Blackboard module page under Assessment 1 tab.