Learning objectives
Modern manufacturing companies have to develop new products or improve existing ones, at a competitive cost and in a compressed time frame in order to sustain global competition. In this context, the course aims at presenting moden methodologies that can be used by manufacturing companies for this purpose.
Prerequisites
The knowledge of the mechanical technology / manufacturing technologies is useful, although not mandatory
Course unit content
Concepts, tools and methodologies for new product design and development.
Full programme
1. Introduction to the process of product design and development;
2. Development processes;
3. Product planning;
4. Customer needs identification;
5. Product specifications;
6. Quality Function Deployment (QFD) e House of Quality (HoQ) in product design and development;
7. Conceptual design: generation and selection of conceptsi;
8. Concept validation;
9. Product architecture;
10. Industrial design role;
11. Design for assembly;
12. Prototyping;
Bibliography
- Ulrich K.T., Eppinger S.D., Product design and development, McGraw-Hill, 5° Ed., 2011.
Teaching methods
Class lectures. Group activities will be developed about a product development issues
Assessment methods and criteria
The examination consists in the presentation of the development process of an innovative product
Other information
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