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Office Hours | D2L Brightspace | Dept of Composite Materials Engineering |
Department of Composite Materials Engineering
Stark Hall 203F (507) 457-5276 kdennehy@winona.edu
| CME 475 Design Project I |
Objectives
To learn how to:
| assess the potential of a new product (quantify market, evaluate competing products and demonstrate profitability) |
| translate customer input into quantitative design requirements and goals |
| use knowledge of materials, some basic design guidelines and CAD to develop a design description |
| analyze a design to assess its performance with respect to a set of design requirements and goals |
| use customer input along with a quantitative approach in determining the final design |
| prepare and give individual and team presentations |
| create and publish a website |
| work effectively in a project team environment |
(In industry, it may be more cost effective to work closely with suppliers who possess a particular expertise not found within your organization than to try and develop that expertise in-house. This course strives to provide a design experience representative of that found in industry. However, the educational setting also gives students the opportunity to use equipment and work with materials they may not have the chance to work with directly once they leave here. Therefore, it is expected students will take full advantage of this opportunity to get their hands dirty!)
Topics Covered
| Recognizing need |
| Evaluating effectiveness of oral communication/presentations |
| Exploring project ideas |
| Assessing the market |
| Reviewing competing products and prices |
| Proposing project |
| Soliciting customer input |
| Defining design requirements and goals |
| Developing preliminary designs |
| Performing analysis |
| Applying a decision process |
| Describing the final design |
| Developing a website describing the design project |