TMKT40 Product development, basic course, 6 ECTS-points
/Introduktion till produktutveckling/

Advancement level:
B

Aim:
The course will provide insight into the product development process in an industrial company, as well as which aids are available.

Prerequisites:
The basic courses in the civil engineering curriculum which qualify the student to study courses at an advanced level.

Supplementary courses:
TMKT 29 Product Development Im

Course organization:
The course will use a real product to demonstrate the product development process, and through brief introductions to special subjects show how different issues arise and work together. This takes place through lectures, field trips, demonstrations, laboratory exercises, and individual projects.

Course content:
The product development process. Orientation to production engineering, assembly engineering, design materials, mechanics of materials, mechanical components, ergonomics. Basics of CAD and drawing techniques.

Course literature:
Ulrich&Eppinger: Product Design and Development

TEN1Written examination, 1 p.
LAB1Labratory work, 3 p.
Course language is swedish.