Advanced Product Development

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Learning Outcomes

This curricular unit will present the most relevant techniques used into modern product development, providing the students know the basics of drawing rules and techniques, CAD modeling and materials selection topics.

At the end, students should:

1. Understand the capabilities of a set of softwares which enable modelling and improve the concept design, simulation of machining, computer aided measurement, filling and solidification simulation and rapid prototyping techniques;

2. Know how to use the most relevant softwares of the before mentioned areas;

3. Be able to develop an integrated project from a rough idea up to a geometrical, dimensional and microstructural, high performance functional prototype in a selected material.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

CAD – Computer Aided Design:

CAD in the design & manufacturing process

Types of CAD Software

CAM – Computer Aided Manufacturing:

Generation of machining tool paths

Preparation of a machining center and running the NC program generated with the CAM software

CAE – Computer Aided Engineering

Simulation of mechanical and thermo physical properties

Simulation of mould filling and alloy solidification

Simulation by finite differences

Reverse Engineering

Three-dimensional scanning:

Generation of surfaces

Metrology:

Inspection tridimensional

Rapid Prototyping:

Preparation and production of the prototype using a SLS machine

Assessment Methods

Evaluation
Presentation and discussion: 20.0%
Report of a seminar or field trip: 20.0%
Project: 30.0%
Synthesis work: 30.0%

Bibliography

Cópias das apresentações em PowerPoint sobre os diferentes temas abordados e manuais dos softwares a serem utilizados.

Copies of the PowerPoint presentations of all the subjects and manuals of the softwares to be used.