TIP200 Product Development and Product Design with 3D

The course is structured to approximate a natural sequence for a product development project:

The subject consists of 4 parts:

Part 1: Introduction and ideation

This phase lasts two weeks and requires a lot of effort on the part of the students to start the project with idea generation, analyses, mapping of competences and self-study online and other media. The phase ends with the student having a plan for the project in the course in place.

Part 2: Methods

This is the main phase of teaching in the project and contains practical exercises and at the same time work on the project from the students' side. Part 2 takes the student through different methods in the course as a basis for product development. The methods include functional analysis, design analysis, solid modelling, production methods, LCA methods and rough cost assessment.

Part 3: Selection and results

The last part of the subject involves selecting a solution for the product with associated material(s) and production techniques, as well as a physical rapid prototype (scale) to check and improve the product.

Part 4: Report writing and documentation

All assessments and findings along the way are documented in a report and a prototype and form the basis for decision-making for a real or theoretical employer about financing further realization of the product.

The project assignment with the design of the project report forms the final basis for assessing the subject as Pass/Fail.

Having finished the course, the students will be able to develop and design products in 3D through all steps leading to a functional concept, including a product animation that can be used for further analysis, the production of a small scale prototype or basic production data for the production of a larger and more complex model. Furthermore they will be able to analyze and predict how the product will behave in a production process and in a consumer market, before it is put into production with regards to materials, environmental impact (Energy consumption, CO2-emissions, recycling etc.), as well as economy and user friendliness etc. Through project work the students shall have learned to work efficiently in teams, and under guidance, as well as contributing and interacting with each other creatively to bring forth a good product design and a good product concept. They shall also have learned to master product development pathways and utilise the design and graphical tools which are an integrated part of advances engineering and design software, in order to develop high quality concept descriptions and project reports.