The course will introduce students to the principles of mechanical design. The course aims to consolidate and broaden the basic knowledge of continuous mechanics, providing the tools for application in mechanical engineering. The course introduces students to the design of simple, mono-dimensional mechanical elements of common engineering interest and gears.

EXPECTED LEARNING RESULTS
- Knowledge and Understanding Capabilities: Have developed the knowledge of the principles of mechanical design and technical drawing. Knowledge of the principles of: continuous mechanics, static design and fatigue.
- Applying Knowledge and Understanding: Know how to apply the principles of static design and effort to mono-dimensional mechanical elements, gears and speed variators elements dimensioning.
- Making Judgment: To be able to interpret sizing results and to prepare the structural optimization of it.
- Communication Skills: Being able to describe scientific issues related to mechanical design in written and oral form.
- Learning Skills: To be able to describe scientific issues related to mechanical design and technical drawing in written and oral form. This skill will be developed through the active involvement of students through oral class discussions, exercises written and the elaboration of a group project on specific topics related to the course.