MAE 4340

MAE 4340

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

Combined lecture and laboratory course on the new product development cycle: iterative design based on prototyping, testing, consumer feedback, and limitations set by mass manufacturing. The course instructs students on methods to identify product concepts for machine designs with commercial potential. Design teams will perform market analysis and explore the intellectual property space around their ideas and rapidly iterate them into a final prototype via digital manufacturing (e.g., 3D CAD files manifested via robotic printing or machining); advanced instruction on these tools will be given, and quantitative marketing will be used as feedback. Early stage prototypes will progress into more sophisticated designs. Scale-up (cost, pricing, tooling) considerations for mass manufacturing will be taken into account, as well as quantitative analysis of machine designs for the expected utility.

When Offered Fall.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: M.E. seniors.

Satisfies Requirement Satisfies senior design requirement if enrolled in MAE 4341.

Outcomes
  • Understand the logic of the product development cycle in the context of a startup company and an established firm and communicate effectively in teams.
  • Describe the limitations of early stage prototypes and the importance of staged development into more realistic prototypes.
  • Identify product platforms for mechanical design with commercial potential.
  • Appreciation of Intellectual Property in terms of design and utility.
  • Be familiar with basic tools of design and manufacturing, such as CAD and digital manufacturing tools.

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: MAE 4341MAE 5340

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 10620 MAE 4340   LEC 001

    • MW Phillips Hall 101
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Shepherd, R

      Simoncini, S

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid-Online and In Person
    Students who would like to enroll must contact Robert Shepherd [rfs247] who will distribute PINs until the cap is reached. When the cap is reached, a waiting list will be started. M.E. students who have taken MAE 4351, may not count both this class and MAE 4351 towards B.S. graduation requirements in Mechanical Engineering.
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  • 11814 MAE 4340   LEC 002

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Shepherd, R

      Simoncini, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Students who would like to enroll must contact Robert Shepherd [rfs247] who will distribute PINs until the cap is reached. When the cap is reached, a waiting list will be started. M.E. students who have taken MAE 4351, may not count both this class and MAE 4351 towards B.S. graduation requirements in Mechanical Engineering.

  • 11815 MAE 4340   LAB 402

    • W Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Shepherd, R

      Simoncini, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online