Design Process and Product Architecture

TEACHING UNIT 1. GENERAL ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Defining the product Creativity Proposing a feasible solution Detailed and documented design TEACHING UNIT 2. MODELS AND TECHNIQUES OF THE INDUSTRIAL DESIGN PROCESS Introduction to Industrial Design Process Models The HUMBLES Method Affective Design Kansei Engineering TEACHING UNIT 3. MODULARITY AND TOOLS FOR PRODUCT ARCHITECTURE Product modularity Product architecture manufacturing tree Production simulation tools TEACHING UNIT 4. METHODS FOR DETERMINING INFORMATION FLOW IN THE DESIGN PROCESS Design Sequencing Flowcharts Production Process Layout and Distribution Concurrent Engineering LEARNING UNIT 5. PRODUCT DESIGN CRITERIA: AVAILABILITY, ERGONOMICS, SAFETY, AND ECO-DESIGN Criteria for Good Design Product Availability Ergonomics Applied to Product Design Safety: Criteria and Regulations Eco-Design TEACHING UNIT 6. ADDITIVE AND SUBTRACTIVE MANUFACTURING Introduction and Definition of Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing Additive Manufacturing Subtractive Manufacturing TEACHING UNIT 7. MOLD AND DIE DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES Introduction to molds and dies Development of model-less mold manufacturing New technologies in mold tool development