ENGS 75 Physical Product Design and Development: Prototype to Production
ENGS 75 is a blended laboratory and lecture course on the practices and analyses that guide the design and development of physical, engineered products. The scope addresses consumer and industrial mechanical and electro-mechanical products, including those with embedded electronics, biomedical instruments and devices (including drug delivery systems), chemical processing equipment, and more. Lectures will introduce engineering design and development practices, methods, and tools that are relevant from product inception, through prototyping, and into eventual production. Emphasis is placed on design for manufacturing, robustness, and environmental impact. Students will be challenged to synthesize creative and disciplined strategies that apply these practices and methods in each of two design projects. Working in a team-based environment they will identify needs and value, then plan, design, develop, and test prototypes. SolidWorks will be used extensively for models of individual components and assemblies. Students will prepare presentations and written reports of progress and deliverables at key milestones. Readings from texts and case studies, along with several guest lectures from visiting professionals, are included as well.