Mechanical design
Shimmy Damper Design & Build
- Start date
- April 2024
- End date
- July 2024
As part of an engineering team, I designed and manufactured a functional 1:1 scale Cessna shimmy damper. The project connected mechanical design with material selection, manufacturing planning, quality assurance and practical workshop work.
- My role
- Engineering team member — design and manufacture
- Project
- Mechanical design
- Tools
- Not specified in the supplied material
- Methods
- Material selection · Manufacturing planning · Quality assurance · Risk mitigation
Project Brief
The team project involved designing and manufacturing a functional 1:1 scale Cessna shimmy damper, taking the work from component design into physical manufacture.
My Contribution
I contributed to the design and manufacture within the engineering team, including practical workshop activity documented in the project photographs.
Design and Manufacturing
The project involved material selection, manufacturing planning, quality assurance and risk mitigation. I gained practical experience of developing and manufacturing a component within a team.
Material and process decisions
Material selection and manufacturing planning connected the design to a practical component.
Quality and risk
Quality assurance and risk mitigation formed part of the engineering work alongside manufacture.
Workshop evidence
The photographs come from the actual project and show workshop activity and component work. Detailed process specifications and test records can be added alongside the images as the case study develops.
Outcome
The team designed and manufactured a functional full-scale shimmy damper. My contribution brought together design and practical manufacture; detailed process specifications and test records have not yet been included.
Engineering Competencies
I gained experience in mechanical component development, workshop manufacture and collaborative engineering delivery.
Design for manufacture
I worked on the connection between component design, material selection and manufacturing planning.
Practical engineering
I took part in physical manufacture within a team, with quality assurance and risk mitigation included in the project.