Unit name | Product Design |
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Unit code | MENG36030 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Burgess |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Design for Manufacture 1 (MENG16000) |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
The course comprises a series of lectures supported by case studies and examples that describe design methods used in Product Design. Case studies are typically taken from the automotive industry and aerospace industry. Design Methods are described for the following areas: The design process; product architecture; product specification; conceptual design; design for ergonomics; design for aesthetics; design for manufacture; design for the environment and design for reliability.
The objectives of the course are to:
There will be approximately 18 hours of lectures and approximately 2 hours of examples classes.
2 hour examination paper (100%)
N. Cross (2008) Engineering Design Methods: Strategies for Product Design, 4th Edition, Wiley.
K.T. Ulrich and S T Eppinger, Product Design and Development, (2000), Mc Graw-Hill.
J. Butler, K. Holden and W. Lidwell, Universal Principles of Design: 100 Ways to enhance Design, (2007)