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Project 2: Concept Development and Redesign (Spring 2009)

Course code : ME-PRJ2-U1
ECTS Credits : 10 Status : Compulsory
Placement : 2. semester Hours per week : 10
Length : 1 semester Teaching Language : English

Principal Content : A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:

• Use the basic steps of the product development process in a proper manner.
• Be innovative in developing concepts for the industrial design process.
• Describe a technical problem properly.
• Perform a thorough product analyse.
• Select the optimal materials, using the CES EduPack Materials and Processes selection software.
• Carry out the necessary strength of materials calculations for the main parts of the product.
• Use COMSOL’s Structural Mechanics Module software to validate the technical aspect of the product.
• Use a 3-D CAD program for technical drawings, including assembly drawings.
• Evaluate the safety of the product according to known standards.

Problem solving, concept development, function description, brainstorming, drawings, strength and safety calculations for the mechanical parts.
Teaching method : Group work
Required prequisites : ME-PRJ1, ME-IND, ME-CAD.
Responsible teacher : Per Valentin Bigum , pevbi@dtu.dk