B2371 - Design Methods for Industrial Engineering

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student is able to plan and manage the conceptual design phase and the early prototyping of products and systems. Conceptual design methods are thought as techniques used to optimize products, find critical elements, identify proper design alternatives and strategies, define the product architecture. Moreover, the student learns the main features of virtual and physical prototyping technologies and how to use and integrate them in the product development cycle and in the product lifecycle.

Course contents

The course of Design Methods in Industrial Engineering is divided into two parts. Part I regards Methods for Conceptual Design of Industrial Products. Part II focuses on Technologies for advanced 3D, virtual an physical prototyping of products and systems. Specifically NURBS 3D modelling, Additive Manufacturing for Rapid Prototyping of parts and assemblies, Reverse Engineering for surface digitalization and XR (Extended Reality) for immersive and interactive visualization of Digital Mock ups.

PART I – METHODS FOR CONCEPTUAL DESIGN

From Product Planning to product architecture and Lay-out

•Conceptual design for industrial products - Models for Product development Cycle- Sustainable Product Design- User centred Design - Design for X • Identification of customer's needs and product specifications • Concept generation and concept selection methods• Product Architecture• Innovation in Product Design-Customization and Sustainability of products-Project Management in Collaborative Research

 

PART II – Virtual and Physical Prototyping

• Industrial Prototyping for product development
• Geometric Modelling and NURBS modelling
• Reverse Engineering
• Rapid Prototyping
•Extended Reality (Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality)

Readings/Bibliography

Lecture slides, article or notes provided on Virtuale (unibo.it) [https://virtuale.unibo.it/?lang=en]

Lecture notes will be provided soon before or after the class. Do not download lecture notes from previous years. These may not be update.

For more details on PART I

Ulrich K.T., Eppinger S. D., “Product Design and Development“,Mc Graw Hill.

The mechanical design process / David G. Ullman.—4th ed.Mc Graw Hill

Teaching methods

Class lectures. Case studies interactive analysis. Workshops. Computer based training with Computer Aided Industrial Design tools. Lab demonstrations.

Seminars. Attendance is recommended.

Assessment methods

Students will be divided into teams of 4 students each and will develop a collaborative project work.

During the course intermediate individual or group assignments and deadlines will be given.

For each exam session the group will have to:

-Deliver on the sharepoint (personal link will be provided) the project work material (report + CAD files + other material such as pictures or videos) three days before the exam session. -Perform a 20 minutes group presentation of the project in Power Point on the day of the exam session -Individually answer to 2 oral questions on the theories that are part of the program. -Have completed all the intermediate assignments within the deadline

Teaching tools

Reverse Engineering Systems (Laser and CMM Coordinate Measuring Machines)

Software CAID(Computer Aided Industrial Design) for NURBS Modelling;

Software for Reverse Engineering;

Rapid Prototyping systems (FDM and Polyjet) and Softwares.

Virtual and Augmented Reality Tools.

Office hours

See the website of Francesca De Crescenzio