Course syllabus for From numerical to physical product development

Course syllabus adopted 2022-02-21 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameFrån numeriskt underlag till fysisk modell
  • CodePPU025
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTIDSL
  • Education cycleSecond-cycle
  • Main field of studyMechanical Engineering, Industrial Design Engineering
  • DepartmentINDUSTRIAL AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
  • GradingUG - Pass, Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 66123
  • Open for exchange studentsNo
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0105 Project 7.5 c
Grading: UG
0 c0 c0 c7.5 c0 c0 c

In programmes

Examiner

Eligibility

General entry requirements for Master's level (second cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

English 6 (or by other approved means with the equivalent proficiency level)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

The course LMU602 Computer aided design, solid- and surface modelling, or equivalent knowledge.

Aim

The course aims to study an industrial product development flow from concept to functioning prototype. The course also aims to understand the information a scanned 3D surface (point cloud) provides. The course also aims to study a product from a surface model perspective, and a solid model perspective. The course also aims to understand rapid prototyping opportunities and constraints with respect to the digital model that is provided.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

  • have acquired understanding of the procedure to move between a physical and a virtual model.
  • understand how to create an efficient flow between a physical and a virtual model in the product design process.
  • acquired knowledge and achieved skills in scanning physical models and create digital models of the scanned point cloud.
  • be able to reflect on a digital model's ability to be printed in a rapid prototype machine with respect to the material thickness and other limitations.
  • acquire knowledge in how to from a surface model, create a solid model with wall thicknesses relevant for the product.
  • understand what is required of a model if it is to be sent to rapid prototyping.

Content

Throughout the course follows a project, which aims to highlight the connection between digital models and physical models. The project begins in a task to design an object with certain input values. The subject is presented with the help of 2D and 3D sketches. The model is refined and after remodeling, the new model is loaded in the 3D scanner. The new scan data is used for creating new digital model. The final digital data is used to create a physical model with rapid prototype technique.

Organisation

The course consists of lectures and laboratory exercises.

Literature

Literature will be announced at course start.

Examination including compulsory elements

Active participation in project with written and oral reports. Grading fail, pass.

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.