1. Introduction
In this assignment, you are (individually) tasked to consider an existing pedal bin mechanism is shown in Figure 1 to apply the tools used in the detailed design stage as explained in the next section.

2. Aims / Objectives
The aim of this assignment is to familiarize ourselves with typical procedures used in engineering design. The objectives of this assignment are:

• to understand the concept of “Design for Manufacturability” and apply a typical procedure to estimate a manufacturing cost of an assembly;
• to understand the concept of “Design for Assembly” and apply a typical procedure to estimate the cost of manual assembly;
• to understand the concept of “Failure Mode and Effect Analysis” and be able to identify possible failure modes, their significance, their effect and devise ways to reduce that effect;
• to use the industry-standard CAD software CATIA to prepare a technical drawing for TWO components (your choice) of the assembly you are studying, to BS8888 standard;
• to enhance communication skills through report writing.

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