INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Complex Engineering Problem

Course Title: Mechanics of Machines Course Code: ME-312

Semester & Section: 6 th , Fall 2018 Faculty: M. Imran
Maximum Marks: 100 Deadline: 20-June-2021
Group No. /Student Name: _____________________ Reg. #_________________

PLO-1: Engineering Knowledge: An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering

fundamentals and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
PLO-2: Problem Analysis: An ability to identify, formulate, research literature, and analyze complex engineering
problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering
sciences.
PLO-3: Design/Development of Solutions: An ability to design solutions for complex engineering problems and
design systems, components or processes that meet specified needs with appropriate consideration for public health
and safety, cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
CLO-1: Understand the concepts of mechanics for the design of a machine element.
CLO-2: Calculate the kinematic characteristics of mechanisms such as linkages, cams, gears, governors and
unbalance masses.
CLO-3: Relate analytical and/or graphical solutions to complex engineering problems in various machines and
mechanisms.

WP-1 (Attribute 1): Preamble: Engineering problems that cannot be resolved without in-depth engineering
knowledge.
WP-3 (Attribute 3): Depth of analysis required: Have no obvious solution and require abstract thinking,
originality in analysis to formulate suitable models.
WP-1 (Attribute 4): Depth of knowledge required: Requires research-based knowledge much of which is at, or
informed by, the forefront of the professional discipline and which allows a fundamentals-based, first principles
analytical approach.
WP-7 (Attribute 9): Interdependence: Are high-level problems including many component parts or sub-
problems.

Course Learning Program Learning Learning Domain Range of Complex Problem Solving
Outcome Outcome
CLO-1 PLO-1 Cognitive 2 Attribute 1, Attribute 4
CLO-2 PLO-2 Cognitive 3 Attribute 3, Attribute 9
CLO-3 PLO-3 Cognitive 5 Attribute 3, Attribute 4
Problem Statement

Cricket is one of the widely played games in Pakistan. Batsmen try to practice in order to improve their batting
skills for selected line & length in order to overcome their weak areas or to improve the specific stroke at specific
length and at specific bowling speed. This is outmost important to bowl the batsmen to improve their skills/techniues
at specific speed and bounce. However it may be very difficuly for a bowler to bowl at specif line & length with
only one bowling speed. To train and master class the batsmen, it is required to design a mechanical system to throw
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the ball on specific speed with specific line and length all the time. So to overcome this problem, you are required
to design a mechanism that can throw balls at specific line and length with a speed of 130 km/h on a 24-yard pitch.
Each group must give a unique solution to the problem.

a) Understand the mechanism involved in bowling machine. (C-2)

b) Explain the mechanisms being used worldwide for cricket bowling practices. (C-2)
c) Determine the kinematic characteristics of mechanism. (C-3)
d) Evaluate the mechanism based on its practicality. (C-5)

Requirement from Students

The students are required to adhere to the following guidelines and provide the deliverable(s).
• This CEP is a group task. Students are required to formulate the group consisting of 5 members.
The group list and members’ detail should be provided by Class Representative (CR) by 18th May
2021.
• Each group is required to provide a novel mechanism solely for throwing the ball at a speed of 130
km/h only at good length on a 24-yard cricket pitch.
• Each group has to submit a report which should contain the following components,

o Introduction of mechanisms involved in bowling machines being used worldwide

o A sufficient literature review of minimum 6 related papers
o A schematic diagram with dimensions and kinematic characteristics of all the
components involved in the mechanism
o Analysis of the mechanism based on its use, manufacturing, and cost
o Conclude the report with enough comments on the suitability of the machine
compared to others reported in the literature

• Students will have to work in a group but they also need to understand the project on an individual
level.

Assessment Criteria

The assessment of the CEP will be according to the rubrics defined particularly for this CEP. There are
three CLOs mapped with this CEP, therefore, marks distribution as under will be followed,

CLO-1 20%

CLO-2 40%

CLO-3 40%
There will be a report, a viva voce and a quiz related to this CEP. The marks distribution is as under,

Report 50%

Viva 30%

Quiz 20%
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Assessment Rubrics for CEP
1. Assessment Rubrics for Report
2. Assessment Rubrics for Viva Voce

Assessment Rubrics for Report

Nil
Insufficient Satisfactory Good Excellent
Learning Report Obtained
Attributes
Outcome marks
0 1-2 3-5 6-8 9-10

Minimum
Understands the
understanding Understanding is Understands the
CEP but limited
Understanding of the satisfactory due CEP as well as
CLO-1, PLO-1, Cognitive-2

knowledge
the mechanism Nil mechanisms to vague identify the
about the
for CEP involved in knowledge of the components for
components of
bowling CEP the mechanism
the mechanism
machines

Explain most of
Explain the
Superficial Explain some of the mechanisms
mechanisms Insufficient
understanding the mechanisms for bowling
being used for Nil literature
from the literature from selected machine from
bowling machine review
review papers different but
worldwide
related papers

An
An appropriate
inappropriate The schematic A complete
mechanism has
CLO-2, PLO-2, Cognitive-3

Selection of the mechanism is diagram shows picture of the

been selected
mechanism and selected and the chosen mechanism is
Nil with a schematic
schematic the schematic mechanisms but detailed via its
diagram showing
diagram diagram also with minor schematic
most of its
does not give discrepancies diagram
components
its detail

Some of the Most of the

Insufficient All kinematic
Determination kinematic kinematic
kinematic characteristics
of Kinematic Nil characteristics characteristics
characteristics have been
Characteristics have been have been
are calculated determined
calculated calculated

The mechanism is
The mechanism
The analysis is analyzed The mechanism
is analyzed
vague and does superficially and is analyzed
Analysis of the considering
Nil not give any gives limited considering all
CLO-3, PLO-3, Cognitive-5

Mechanism most of the

useful information about the kinematic
kinematic
information the pros and cons characteristics
characteristics
of the mechanism

The mechanism
Evaluation of The mechanism
is compared
the mechanism The mechanism is is concluded with
with most of the
is superficial compared with its evaluation by
mechanisms
Evaluation of and does not some of the comparing it with
Nil reported in the
the Mechanism include the mechanisms with all of the
literature review
comparison insufficient mechanisms
with sufficient
with other comments reported in the
comments on its
mechanisms literature review
pros and cons

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 Assessment Rubrics for Viva Voce
Nil
Learning Insufficient Satisfactory Good Excellent Obtained
Attributes Report
Outcome marks
0 1-2 3-5 6-8 9-10

Minimum
Understands the
understanding Understanding is Understands the
CEP but limited
Understanding of the satisfactory due CEP as well as
CLO-1, PLO-1, Cognitive-2

knowledge
the mechanism Nil mechanisms to vague identify the
about the
for CEP involved in knowledge of the components for
components of
bowling CEP the mechanism
the mechanism
machines

Explain most of
Explain the
Superficial Explain some of the mechanisms
mechanisms Insufficient
understanding the mechanisms for bowling
being used for Nil literature
from the literature from selected machine from
bowling machine review
review papers different but
worldwide
related papers

An
An appropriate
inappropriate The schematic A complete
mechanism has
CLO-2, PLO-2, Cognitive-3

Selection of the mechanism is diagram shows picture of the

been selected
mechanism and selected and the chosen mechanism is
Nil with a schematic
schematic the schematic mechanisms but detailed via its
diagram showing
diagram diagram also with minor schematic
most of its
does not give discrepancies diagram
components
its detail

Some of the Most of the

Insufficient All kinematic
Determination kinematic kinematic
kinematic characteristics
of Kinematic Nil characteristics characteristics
characteristics have been
Characteristics have been have been
are calculated determined
calculated calculated

The mechanism is
The mechanism
The analysis is analyzed The mechanism
is analyzed
vague and does superficially and is analyzed
Analysis of the considering
Nil not give any gives limited considering all
CLO-3, PLO-3, Cognitive-5

Mechanism most of the

useful information about the kinematic
kinematic
information the pros and cons characteristics
characteristics
of the mechanism

The mechanism
Evaluation of The mechanism
is compared
the mechanism The mechanism is is concluded with
with most of the
is superficial compared with its evaluation by
mechanisms
Evaluation of and does not some of the comparing it with
Nil reported in the
the Mechanism include the mechanisms with all of the
literature review
comparison insufficient mechanisms
with sufficient
with other comments reported in the
comments on its
mechanisms literature review
pros and cons

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