Design processes and methods - CAD/CAM/CAE technologies and product lifecycle management (PLM). - Concepts generation and embodiment. Expression of product design ideas using 2D sketches.
3D modeling. Parametric design. Assembly modeling. Render the appearance of a product. CAD and additive manufacturing.
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to validate functional performance: general stages of the process, solid and FEA models, materials definition, loading (loads, displacements constraints), post-processing, results and verification. Topology optimization in additive manufacturing.
General methodology: point clouds, meshes(.stl), NURBS surface models and parametric CAD models. Digitizing methods and main technologies:applications and selection of reverse engineering systems. Hardware and software involved. Reverse engineering and additive manufacturing.
General methodology, stages and components of the process. Main technologies, principles and applications. Strengths, weaknesses, challenges, and limitations of additive manufacturing technologies. Main brands and suppliers available. Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM). Design for functionality and 3D printability. Planning and slicing additive manufacturing software.
Reference Book:
1. V. Raja and K. J. Fernandes (eds.), Reverse Engineering. An Industrial Perspective, 1st Ed.,Springer-Verlag London, 2008. 2. N. Hopkinson, R. J. M. Hague and P. M. Dickens (eds.), Rapid Manufacturing: An Industrial Revolution for the Digital Age, 1st Ed., John Wiley & Sons, 2005. 3. Z. Zhou, S. Xie, and D. Chen, Fundamentals of Digital Manufacturing Science, 1st Ed., Springer-Verlag London, 2012. 4. I. Gibson, D. W. Rosen, and B. Stucker, Additive Manufacturing Technologies: Rapid Prototyping to Direct Digital Manufacturing. Springer-Verlag Boston, 2010. 5. C. K. Chua, K. F. Leong, and C. S. Lim, Rapid Prototyping: Principles and Applications, 3rd Ed., World Scientific, 2010.
Text Book:
1. K. Otto and K. Wood, Product Design: Techniques in Reverse Engineering and New Product Development, 1st Ed., Prentice Hall, 2000. 2. K. T. Ulrich and S. D. Eppinger, Product Design and Development, 6th Ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015.
