MF4010 Computer Aided Product Design Syllabus:

MF4010 Computer Aided Product Design Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021

OBJECTIVES:

(1) To Learn the basic concepts of Designing and Drafting.
(2) To Learn the computer aided modelling and various concepts of product design.
(3) Integrating CAE, CAD, CAM tools in product design and asses the quality and performance of products.
(4) To learn reliability and Maintainability concepts.
(5) To learn the failure analysis tools for improvement

UNIT I INTRODUCTION

Introduction to Engineering Design – Various phases of systematic design – sequential engineering and concurrent engineering – Computer hardware & Peripherals – software packages for design and drafting.

UNIT II COMPUTER GRAPHICS FUNDAMENTALS AND GEOMETRIC MODEL

Computer graphics – applications – principals of interactive computer graphics – 2D 3D transformations – projections – curves – Geometric Modelling – types – Wire frame surface and solid modeling – Boundary Representation, constructive solid geometry – Graphics standards – assembly modeling – use of software packages

UNIT III PRODUCT DESIGN CONCEPTS AND PRODUCT DATA MANAGEMENT

Understanding customer needs – Product function modelling – Function trees and function structures – Product tear down methods – Bench marking – Product portfolio – concept generation and selection – Product Data Management – concepts – Collaborative product design– manufacturing planning factor – Customization factor – Product life cycle management.

UNIT IV PRODUCT DESIGN TOOLS & TECHNIQUES

Product modeling – types of product models; product development process tools – TRIZ – Altshuller’s inventive principles – Modeling of product metrics – Design for reliability – design for manufacturability – machining, casting, and metal forming – design for assembly and disassembly – Design for environment

UNIT V PRODUCT DESIGN TECHNIQUES

FMEA – QFD – Poka Yoke – DOE – Taguchi method of DOE – Quality loss functions – Design for product life cycle.

OUTCOMES:

At the end of this course the students are expected
(1) To model a product using CAD software.
(2) Assess the data for the need for a new product
(3) To apply the various design concepts and design tools and techniques while designing a product.
(4) To know the challenges in the product development
(5) To apply the failure analysis in the product design

REFERENCES:

1. Biren Prasad, “Concurrent Engineering Fundamentals Vol.11”, Prentice Hall, 1997.
2. David F.Rogers.J, Alan Adams, “Mathematical Elements for Computer Graphics”, McGraw Hill, 1990
3. Ibrahim Zeid, “CAD/CAM theory and Practice”, Tata McGraw Hill, 1991.
4. James G.Bralla, “Handbook of Product Design for Manufacturing”, McGraw Hill, 1994
5. Kevin Otto, Kristin Wood, “Product Design”, Pearson Education, 2000