ABOUT THE COURSE:In this course, I intend to provide an overview of different aspects of Design Practice with an emphasis on Product Design. Beginning with the Design Concept Generation, I would discuss about the various axiomatic and algorithmic processes for this purpose. Subsequently, I’ll discuss about the issues related to material selection from both mechanical design as well as aesthetic perspectives. I’ll then give an overview of functional design starting from structures, to mechanisms and then sensors and actuators. The role of Biomimetic product design getting inspired from nature will be taken next. Finally, 6 different case studies will be taken up to illustrate the Design principles.INTENDED AUDIENCE: Postgraduate Students of Engineering Design and Advanced UG StudentsINDUSTRY SUPPORT: Automobile Company, Manufacturing Industry, Aerospace Industry
Overview
Syllabus
Week 1: Module One: CONCEPT GENERATION(A) Structured Design - Axiomatic Design,(B) Algorithmic Design -- Intuitive Bias, Synectics and Systematic Search using TRIZWeek 2:Module One: CONCEPT GENERATION(A) Structured Design - Axiomatic Design,(B) Algorithmic Design -- Intuitive Bias, Synectics and Systematic Search using TRIZ (Cont,..)Week 3:Module Two: PRODUCT DETAILING(A) Material Selection for Mechanical and Aesthetic DesignMechanical Design – Material indices, Design of Everyday systems with case studiesAesthetic Design – Description of structural materials based on Aesthetic parameters like form, colour, texture, hardness etc.(B) Embodiment DesignStructural Design – Design of Tension and CompressionStructures, Balanced Tensegrity structures, Deployable StructuresMechanism Design – Design of Mechanisms for Force and Motion Transfer(C) Sensors and ActuatorsSensors – Basic sensors – positional and directional sensors, temperature sensors, humidity sensors, smart sensors, embedding sensors in products.Actuators – Basic actuators – electromagnetic, electro-hydraulic and electro-pneumatic actuators, smart distributed actuators.Week 4:Module Two: PRODUCT DETAILING(Cont,..)(A) Material Selection for Mechanical and Aesthetic DesignMechanical Design – Material indices, Design of Everyday systems with case studiesAesthetic Design – Description of structural materials based on Aesthetic parameters like form, colour, texture, hardness etc.(B) Embodiment DesignStructural Design – Design of Tension and CompressionStructures, Balanced Tensegrity structures, Deployable StructuresMechanism Design – Design of Mechanisms for Force and Motion Transfer(C) Sensors and ActuatorsSensors – Basic sensors – positional and directional sensors, temperature sensors, humidity sensors, smart sensors, embedding sensors in products.Actuators – Basic actuators – electromagnetic, electro-hydraulic and electro-pneumatic actuators, smart distributed actuators.Week 5:Module Two: PRODUCT DETAILING(Cont,..)(A) Material Selection for Mechanical and Aesthetic DesignMechanical Design – Material indices, Design of Everyday systems with case studiesAesthetic Design – Description of structural materials based on Aesthetic parameters like form, colour, texture, hardness etc.(B) Embodiment DesignStructural Design – Design of Tension and CompressionStructures, Balanced Tensegrity structures, Deployable StructuresMechanism Design – Design of Mechanisms for Force and Motion Transfer(C) Sensors and ActuatorsSensors – Basic sensors – positional and directional sensors, temperature sensors, humidity sensors, smart sensors, embedding sensors in products.Actuators – Basic actuators – electromagnetic, electro-hydraulic and electro-pneumatic actuators, smart distributed actuators.Week 6:Module Two: PRODUCT DETAILING(Cont,..)(A) Material Selection for Mechanical and Aesthetic DesignMechanical Design – Material indices, Design of Everyday systems with case studiesAesthetic Design – Description of structural materials based on Aesthetic parameters like form, colour, texture, hardness etc.(B) Embodiment DesignStructural Design – Design of Tension and CompressionStructures, Balanced Tensegrity structures, Deployable StructuresMechanism Design – Design of Mechanisms for Force and Motion Transfer(C) Sensors and ActuatorsSensors – Basic sensors – positional and directional sensors, temperature sensors, humidity sensors, smart sensors, embedding sensors in products.Actuators – Basic actuators – electromagnetic, electro-hydraulic and electro-pneumatic actuators, smart distributed actuators.Week 7:Module Three: Design Inspired by NatureIntroductionInspirations in the Functional DomainInspirations from the Evolution DomainSustainability DomainWeek 8:Module Four: Six Case Studies related to the Design of Automobile Components, Aerospace Applications and Medical Devices
Taught by
Prof. Bishakh Bhattacharya
