MF4015 Product Design and Development Syllabus:
MF4015 Product Design and Development Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVE:
(1) Learn to know the necessity for a New Product by analysing the market trend
(2) Select methodology and process for development
(3) Generate detailed specifications for the given architecture
(4) Integrating CAE, CAD, CAM tools in product design and asses the quality and performance of products
(5) Make a prototype of a problem adhering to design principles to enhance manufacturability
UNIT I PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND CONCEPT SELECTION
Product development process – Product development organizations- Identifying the customer needs – Establishing the product specifications – concept generation – Concept selection.
UNIT II PRODUCT ARCHITECTURE
Product architecture – Implication of the architecture – Establishing the architecture – Related system level design issues.
UNIT III INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING DESIGN
Need for industrial design – Impact of industrial design – Industrial design process. Assessing the quality of industrial design- Human Engineering consideration – Estimate the manufacturing cost – Reduce the component cost – Reduce the assembly cost – Reduce the support cost – Impact of DFM decisions on other factors
UNIT IV PROTOTYPING AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Principles of prototyping – Planning for prototypes – Elements of economic analysis – Base case financial model – Sensitivity analysis – Influence of the quantitative factors
UNIT V MANAGING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Sequential, parallel and coupled tasks – Baseline project planning – Project Budget Project execution – Project evaluation- patents- patent search-patent laws International code for patents.
OUTCOMES:
At the end of this course the students are expected to
(1) Identify the need for a New Product
(2) design and develop various products
(3) Work out the cost of developing a product
(4) Will be able to prototype the product
(5) Know how to patent the new design or the product
REFERENCES:
1. Charles Gevirtz, Developing New products with TQM, McGraw – Hill International editions, 1994
2. Karal .T. Ulrich, Steven D.Eppinger, Product Design and Development, McGRAW- HILL International Editions.2003.
3. S.Rosenthal, Effective product design and development, Irwin 1992.