TDSN 107 - Industrial Documentation and Measurement 4 Credit: (4 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 4 Contact Hours:
This course explains the importance of engineering drawings in manufacturing and describes the elements of blueprints that will allow students to successfully interpret these drawings. Topics will also include the use of common measuring tools, measurement systems, and tolerances.
OFFERED: fall and spring semesters
Course Goals/ Objectives/ Competencies:
Goal 1: Demonstrate the basic concepts of reading blueprints.
- Examine the various views of an object and how they are projected.
- Interpret various lines on blueprints.
- Identify the different types of sections on a blueprint.
Goal 2: Demonstrate tolerancing methods.
- Calculate unilateral tolerancing.
- Calculate bilateral tolerancing.
- Calculate max/min tolerancing.
Goal 3: Examine the science of metrology
- Demonstrate precision measurement
- Compare mechanical measurement instruments with digital measurement instruments
- Explain why measurement is similar to a language and essential for communication in industry.
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