Course Description
Introduction to product development and prototyping. Team-based development of a new product during the semester. Specific topics are voice of the customer, product specification and parameter specification, Quality Function Deployment and the House of Quality, concept generation, concept selection, detailed design using SolidWorks, prototyping, design for assembly, design for the environment, and intellectual properties and patents. Team presentations of a functional prototype of their product at the end of the semester.
Spring 2026
Instructors
Meeting Patterns
Classes Start:
January 12, 2026
Classes End:
April 28, 2026
Location:
02125 Fitts-Woolard Hall
Class Days:
W
Class Start Time:
1:30pm
Class End Time:
3:20pm
Class Type:
Laboratory
Credits:
0.00
Restrictions:
None