ET 403
Western Illinois University
Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Design and Prototype Development
Spring 2015
21January 2015
Instructor:
Daniel H. Hanson PhD PE CmfgE
1818 – 46th St
Moline, IL 61265
309-269-3766 cell 782-7910 w, 797-3332 h
Email danielhhanson@gmail.com
Credit Hours:3 Credit Hours
Conference Hours: Please call if you want to need help, I can meet before or after class also.
Required Textbook:
Karl T Ulrich & Steven D. Eppinger., Product Design and Development, 5th Edition, MrGraw
Hill ISBN 978-0-07-340477-2 Primary Book
Guy Kawasaki, The Art of the Start, Portfolio ISBN 1-59184-056-2
Course Objectives:
Students will become familiar with treating such contemporary design and development issues as
identifying customer needs, design for manufacturing, prototyping, and industrial design, This
course presents in a clear and detailed way a set of product development techniques aimed at
bringing together the marketing, design, and manufacturing functions of the enterprise. The
integrative methods in the course facilitate problem solving and decision making among people
with different disciplinary perspectives, reflecting the current industry toward designing and
developing products in cross-functional teams.
Course Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Development Processes and Organizations
Chapter 3 Opportunity Identification
Chapter 4 Product Planning
Chapter 5 Identifying Customer Needs
Chapter 6 Product Specifications
Chapter 7 Concept Generation
Chapter 8 Concept Selection
Chapter 9 Concept Testing
Chapter 10 Product Architecture
Chapter 11 Industrial Design
Chapter 12 Design for Environment
Chapter 13 Design for Manufacturing
Chapter 14 Prototyping
Chapter 15 Robust Design
Chapter 16 Patents and Intellectual Property
Chapter 17 Product Development Economics
Chapter 18 Managing Projects
Course Learner Objectives:
At the completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Explain the development process related to the type of organization.
2. Understand Opportunity Identification and Product Planning
3. Describe Concept Generation, Concept Selection and Concept Testing
4. Explain Design for Environment and Design for Manufacturing
5. Describe the Prototyping Process and factors involved with Robust Design.
6. Understand the Patent process and Intellectual Property concepts.
Exams and Grading:
Homework - 30%
2 Tests Total 50% (25% each)
Class participation and Class attendance – 20%
21-­‐Jan-­‐15 ET403 Dr. Daniel Hanson PhD PE 309-­‐269-­‐3766 Week 21-­‐Jan-­‐15 28-­‐Jan-­‐15 4-­‐Feb-­‐15 11-­‐Feb-­‐13 18-­‐Feb-­‐13 25-­‐Feb-­‐13 4-­‐Mar-­‐13 11-­‐Mar-­‐13 18-­‐Mar-­‐13 25-­‐Mar-­‐13 1-­‐Apr-­‐13 8-­‐Apr-­‐13 15-­‐Apr-­‐13 Reading Assignment Week 22-­‐Apr-­‐13 Homework Assignment PD&D Chapter 2 Processes Development PD&D Chapter 3 Identification Opportunity PD&D Chapter 4 Product Planning PD&D Chapter 1 Art of the Start 1 PD&D Chapter 5 Introduction Identifying Customer Needs Prob 1 & 2: and Q 1 Ex Prob (All): Questions (All) Ex Ex Prob (All) : Questions (All) Ex Prob (All) : Questions (All) Art of the Start 2 PD&D Chapter 6 Art of the Start 3 PD&D Chapter 7 Art of the Start 4 PD&D Chapter 8 Art of the Start 5 SPRING BREAK PD&D Chapter 9 Art of the Start 6 PD&D Chapter 10 Product Specifications Ex Prob (All) : Questions (All) Concept Generation Ex Prob (All) : Questions (All) Concept Selection Concept Testing Product Architecture Industrial D esign Design for E nvironment Ex Prob (All) : Questions (All) Design for Manufacturing Ex Prob (All) : Questions (All) Prob (All) : Questions (All) Ex Ex Prob (All) : Questions (All) Ex Prob (All) : Questions (All) Art of the Start 7 PD&D Chapter 11 Art of the Start 7 S W Ch 3 Sec 3.2 PD&D Chapter 12 PD&D Chapter 13 Art of the Start 8 Reading Assignment PD&D Chapter 14 Prototyping Ex Prob (All) : Questions (All) Homework Assignment Ex Prob (All) : Questions (All) 29-­‐Apr-­‐13 6-­‐May-­‐13 13-­‐May-­‐13 PD&D Chapter 15 Art of the Start 9 PD&D Chapter 16 Art of the Start 10 PD&D Chapter 17 PD&D Chapter 18 Art of the Start 11 Final Robust Design Ex Prob (All) : Questions (All) Intellec P roperty Patents and Ex Prob (All) : Questions (All) Product Devel Economics Ex Prob (All) : Questions (All) Managing Projects Ex Prob (All) : Questions (All)