TMKT28 Product Development, 27 ECTS-points
/Konstruktionsteknik - produktutveckling/

Advancement level:
D

Aim:
This course gives the fundamentals of methods to be used in product development and its relation to other strategic issues in a production company.

Prerequisites:
Machine elements, Mechanics, Solid mechanics, Engineering materials, Production technology.

Course organization:
The course has lessons and exercises. The main part is a realistic product development project, given by an industrial company. The students work in teams of three. They start from a given set up of requirements and continue through the various stages of development. The work is finalized by a prototype or a mock-up of their design which is presented to the company together with a written report of their project.

Course content:
Company strategies and product development, systematic design, idea generation, evaluation techniques, patents, product liability, design for assembly, material selection, QFD, DFM, DFA, FMEA.

Course literature:
Olsson, Karl-Olof: Kompendium i "Konstruktionsteknik - Produktutveckling" Statskonsult: Bok om "Projektstyrning" Roozenburg N.F.M. & Eekels, J.: "Product design: Fundamentals and Methods"

TEN1Written examination, 6 p.
LAB1Labratory work, 12 p.
Course language is Swedish.