| TKMM10 | Product Development, 4,5 ECTS credits. /Produktutveckling/ |
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 26 |
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Area of Education: Technology Subject area: Mechanical Engineering |
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| Advancement level
(A-D): D
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| Aim: The aim of the course is to give students an insight into product development, its organization and tools, and its connection to other activities in the company. |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) Basic knowledge in mechanical engineering Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding. |
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| Organisation: Lectures cover theory, tools and methods. Seminars will be used for minor group activities and tool training. A small development project will be run in groups. |
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| Course contents: STRATEGY: Development process and organization, classes of products. SPECIFICATION: Customer needs and translation to product specification. CONCEPT GENERATION AND SELECTION: Functions, organs and components, idea generation methods, evaluation techniques. PRODUCT ARCHITECTURE: Integral and modular design, organ interfaces and grouping, product structure. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN: Its role for the product and for the company. PROTOTYPING: Various types of prototypes and their importance and use. MANAGEMENT: Planning and economics. |
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| Course literature: Ulrich KT & Eppinger SD: Product design and development |
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| One written examination Fulfillment of group exercises |
1,5 p 1,5 p |
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Course language is English. Department offering the course: IKP. Director of Studies: Examiner: Jonas Herbertsson Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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