Computer-Aided Tool for Teaching Mechanical Clutch Systems Design
Articles
Overview
published in
publication date
- January 2011
start page
- 493
end page
- 500
issue
- 3
volume
- 19
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1061-3773
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1099-0542
abstract
- This paper describes an educational computer application—MecClutch—focused on teaching the design process of mechanical clutches and their operational conditions to Mechanical Engineering students. The software is divided into three sections: (1) multimedia files, pictures, and videos, produced in order to teach the working of the mechanism, (2) theoretical information related to mechanical clutches, and (3) interactive problems that allow to design a mechanical clutch and test changes in operational conditions when varying the value of critical design parameters. This software has become a very useful tool for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students in compliment to theoretical classes or alone, as a self-study tool.