Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : ID6232 : Embodiment Design { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Dibya Prakash Jena
Syllabus
Introduction, Creative Thinking, Conceptual Decomposition, Generating Design Concepts, Absolute Comparison of Design Concepts, Relative Comparison of Design Concepts Pugh's Concept Selection Method, Weighted Decision Matrix, Analytical Hierarchy Process, Product Architecture, Three steps process for Product Architecture, Arrangement of functional elements, Mapping from functional elements to physical components, Specifications of the interfaces among interacting physical component, Configuration Design, Parametric Design
Course Objectives
- To develop creative thinking towards generating design concepts
Course Outcomes
The course is designed to help students to achieve the following outcomes, <br />• Comparison of design concepts and product architecture
Essential Reading
- G Dieter, Engineering Design - a materials and processing approach, McGraw Hill
- K.T. Ulrich, The role of product architecture in the manufacturing firm, MIT
Supplementary Reading
- Pahl, G. & Beitz, W, Engineering Design - A Systematic Approach, Springer
- Suh, N.P, Axiomatic Design - Advances and Applications, Oxford University Press
Journal and Conferences
- Ergonomics in Design, Applied Ergonomics
- International Conference on Research into Design