Assignment 1:
Product and Engineering Design Review
Must contain a brief description of the product then delve into concepts such as materials selection, manufacturing methods, life cycle analysis, recyclability and overall product appeal. Focus mainly of consumer items such as iPods, coke bottles, running shoes etc. Four of the items must be made of multiple parts in which you are to deconstruct/disassemble a sample of the product.
Assignment 2:
Product Development Group Assessment
must do background research, design and build a prototype for the project investors
Design and construction of a Foosball Table:
Must be of regulation size (for you to determine) and contain 11 players per team, the height of the table must be determined but keep ergonomics in mind. Materials, the bulk of the table must be made from cardboard (or fully recyclable materials) as per online examples, the players can be produced via any means (3D printing will be made available), and all materials must be recycled or have the ability to be recycled. A ball will be provided for play and evaluation during week 9. Production methods of the prototype are completely up to the group, but remember you are pitching to investors for your design. A group presentation which relates to assignment 2 will also be delivered in week 9.
The table must be able to support a 25kg weight over one corner of the table and survive a minimum of 3 games of foosball (up to 11 points each game). Ability for the table to meet this must be addressed in week 5 in the design review and proven in week 9.
The report must contain full design review including a justification of all materials used, a review of Design For X principles used in design and build of table (eg. assembly, shipping, repair etc etc). A full list of production and assembly drawings must be included. A FMEA also must be included and how issues identified where overcome. Also marks will be awarded for style, design, creativity and innovation. The report must be a professional PDF report submitted to Cloud Deakin.
Cost: 3D printing will be provided up to $50 per team, all other materials needed are to be provided by the teams, and no more than $100 per team should be spent. A budget justification will be needed in final report.
Groups of no more than 5 students must be organised via Cloud Deakin by the start of class in week 2 (Thursday 25th July 2013 @ 9.00am AEST), groups must contain a mixture of off and on campus students.
Full marking criteria will be discussed in week 1 as well as put on Cloud Deakin.