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| Unit name |
Product Design |
| Unit code |
MENG36030 |
| Credit points |
10 |
| Level of study |
H/6
|
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
|
| Unit director |
Professor. Chris McMahon |
| 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 |
Description including Unit Aims
The course comprises a series of lectures supported by case studies and examples designed to expose the student to the principles and practice of modern techniques used in Product Design. The course is given in six blocks covering the importance of product design and business competitiveness, an introduction to effective new product development and management, and the (Design-for-X) DFX tools and techniques used in the product design process. These include Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Design for Manufacture and Assembly, Design for Quality, Design for Reliability, Design of Experiments, Product Architecture and Product Platforms.
Aims:
- Introduce the requirements, standards and industrial models of new product development and product strategy
- Give an awareness of the cultural, management and logistical problems in the implementation and application of tools and techniques in new product development.
- Gain a working knowledge of methods, tools and techniques used in product design and development and product strategy.
- Through the use of industrial case studies and class examples, gain an understanding of the benefits that can accrue from using modern design tools and techniques
Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Understand the competitive measures of cost, time and quality, and the processes used in order to facilitate product design in an industrial context
- Understand the various models and philosophies used by industry for new product development, product strategy and quality management
- Understand the capabilities and limitations of DFX tools and techniques, such as when to apply them in the new product development process, their resource, training and implementation issues
- Apply design tools and techniques to a wide range of engineering design problems to meet specific requirements.
Teaching Information
The students receive approximately 17 one-hour lectures and 7 hours of examples classes during the course. The course is given in six blocks covering the principles of product design and development and the tools, techniques and strategic thinking used in the product design process. Bound lecture notes are provided at the start of each new block. The complete set of notes adds up to a useful handbook for designing products to meet current industry needs. To supplement the lecture notes it is envisaged that the students undertake private study using the recommended reading list. The incorporation of small group and paired activities during several classes, where students perform analyses on case studies, helps augment the process of learning and provides opportunity for interaction.
Assessment Information
2 hour examination paper (100%)
Reading and References
- Booker, J. D., Raines, M. & Swift, K. G. (2001) Designing Capable and Reliable Products. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford.
- Boothroyd, G., Dewhurst, P. & Knight, W. (1994) Product Design for Manufacture & Assembly. Marcel Dekker, NY.
- Dieter, G. E. (2000) Engineering Design: a materials and processing approach. 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill, NY.
- Huang, G. Q. (1996) (Editor) Design for X - Concurrent Engineering Imperatives. Chapman Hall, London.
- Oakland, J. S. (1999) Statistical Process Control. Butterworth-Heinemann, 4th Edition.
- Swift, K. G. & Booker, J. D. (2003) Process Selection: from design to manufacture, 2nd Edition. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford.
