COURSE

Design Process:- Introduction to Design and Engineering Design, Defining a Design Process-:Detailing Customer Requirements, Setting Design Objectives, Identifying Constraints, Establishing Functions, Generating Design Alternatives and Choosing a Design.

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How to answer design & engineering questions - Explanation with Examples

Question

(Q1) Show the designing of a wrist watch going through the various stages of the design process. Use hand sketches to illustrate the processes.

(Q2)Find the customer requirements for designing a new car showroom. Show how the design objectives were finalized considering the design constraints?

Sample answer script | Module 1 | Design & Engineering

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Module 2

Syllabus :

Design Thinking Approach:-Introduction to Design Thinking, Iterative Design Thinking Process Stages: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype and Test. Design Thinking as Divergent-Convergent Questioning. Design Thinking in a Team Environment.

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Module 2 | Sample question Solution | designing a bag for college students in low budget

Q) Illustrate the design thinking approach for designing a bag for college students within a limited budget. Describe each stage of the process and the iterative procedure involved. Use hand sketches to support your arguments.

Topics covered :Design thinking

Sample answer script | Module 2 | Design & Engineering | college bag & drug trolly design

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Module 3

Syllabus :

Design Communication (Languages of Engineering Design):-Communicating Designs Graphically, Communicating Designs Orally and in Writing. Mathematical Modeling In Design, Prototyping and Proofing the Design.

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Module 3 sample question solution - Role of mathematical modelling

Q) Describe the role of mathematical modelling in design engineering. Show how mathematics and physics play a role in designing a lifting mechanism to raise 100 kg of weight to a floor at a height of 10 meters in a construction site.

Topic covered

Role of Mathematical model in design & engineering

Sample answer script | Module 3 | Design & Engineering | flask design & mathematical model design

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Module 4

Syllabus :

Design Engineering Concepts:-Project-based Learning and Problem-based Learning in Design. Modular Design and Life Cycle Design Approaches. Application of Biomimicry, Aesthetics and Ergonomics in Design. Value Engineering, Concurrent Engineering, and Reverse Engineering in Design.

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Module 4 Question solution for Sofa design

Q) Show the design of a simple sofa and then depict how the design changes when considering 1) aesthetics and 2) ergonomics into consideration. Give hand sketches and explanations to justify the changes in designs.

Topics covered

1) aesthetics in design

2) ergonomics in design

Module 4 question solution - solar powered bus waiting shed beside a highway

Q) Show the development of a nature inspired design for a solar powered bus waiting shed beside a highway. Relate between natural and man-made designs. Use hand sketches to support your arguments.

Topics covered

Bio-mimicry in design

Sample answer script | Module 4 | Design & Engineering | solar bus waiting shed & Sofa design

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Module 5

Syllabus :

Expediency, Economics and Environment in Design Engineering:-Design for Production, Use, and Sustainability. Engineering Economics in Design. Design Rights. Ethics in Design

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Module 5 - sample Question Solution - Foot wear design

Q) Examine the changes in the design of a foot wear with constraints of 1) production methods, 2) life span requirement, 3) reliability issues and 4) environmental factors. Use hand sketches and give proper rationalization for the changes in design.

Topics covered

Design for Production, Use, and Sustainability

Module 5 | Sample question Solution

Q) Describe how to estimate the cost of a particular design using ANY of the following:

i) a website,

ii) the layout of a plant,

iii) the elevation of a building,

iv) an electrical or electronic system or device and

v) a car.

Show how economics will influence the engineering designs. Use hand sketches to support your arguments.

Topic covered

Engineering Economics in Design

Sample answer script | Module 5 | Design & Engineering | foot wear design | website design

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Series & MODEL Question Papers

Previous Year Question Papers & Schemes (2019 Schemes)

Text Books & Reference Book

Main Book Used to make ppts - CLIVE L. DYM, PATRICK LITTLE, and ELIZABETH J. ORWIN, ENGINEERING DESIGN: A PROJECT-BASED INTRODUCTION, Wiley, 4th Edition

1) YousefHaik, SangarappillaiSivaloganathan, Tamer M. Shahin, Engineering Design Process, Cengage Learning 2003, Third Edition, ISBN-10: 9781305253285,

2) Voland, G., Engineering by Design, Pearson India 2014, Second Edition, ISBN 9332535051

1.Philip Kosky, Robert Balmer, William Keat, George Wise, Exploring Engineering, Fourth Edition: An Introduction to Engineering and Design, Academic Press 2015, 4th Edition, ISBN: 9780128012420.

2. Clive L. Dym, Engineering Design: A Project-Based Introduction, John Wiley & Sons, New York 2009, Fourth Edition, ISBN: 978-1-118-32458-5

3. Nigel Cross, Design Thinking: Understanding How Designers Think and Work, Berg Publishers 2011, First Edition, ISBN: 978-1847886361

4. Pahl, G., Beitz, W., Feldhusen, J., Grote, K.-H., Engineering Design: A Systematic Approach, Springer 2007, Third Edition, ISBN 978-1-84628-319-2

The Books are for reference purpose only.. Got these books from staff groups & internet

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