The purpose of this course is to sensitise a registrant to various aspects of an electronics product. Specifically onnon electrical aspects like mechanical design and detailing. Starting from a need translated into specifications, leading to design and prototyping and ending up in a manufacturable physical prototype.INTENDED AUDIENCE: 3rd Year UG and PGPREREQUISITES: 12th Standard
Enclosure Design of Electronics Equipment
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore and NPTEL via Swayam
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction to Products
- Industrial Design and Product Design
- Types of products ID as per ICSID and WIPO
- Creativity in Product Design
- Needs VS features
- Product Conceptualisation
- Sketching Basics
- Sketching as a design tool
- Using illustration software
- Role of packaging and enclosures
- Use of IP approved sets
- Design of purpose built enclosures
- Physical simulation of a small system
- Basics of building a prototype mock up
- Skills and specification in alternate material
- Use of off the shelf electronic system
- Gumstix, Beagle, Raqsberrypi, Arduino,
- Kit application. Adaption for I/O
- Development of Enclosures with Laser tools. Use of Flat Plastics
- Product Specific Enclosure design
- Application of CAD tools (dessault, Siemens. Autodesk, McNeil)
- Design for FDM (3d printing)
- Specifics of Design for production scale-up
- Design of I/o interfaces Front panel layout and graphics
- Basics of ergonomis
- Connectors and wiring
- Integration and Validation
- Manufacturing documentation
- Applicability for industry specific detailing
- Sourcing and logistics of hardware
- Areas for specialisation and future study
- Review of course
Taught by
Prof. N.V.Chalapathi Rao
