Product Design Process

Introduction
Importance of DP Considerations for Good design Detailed Description of DP Organizations for Design CAE Designing to Codes and Standards Design Review Product and process Cycles

Need Identification and Problem Definition

Introduction Before problem Definition step Identifying customer needs Customer requirements Product design specifications

Gathering Information
The information problem Copyright and copying How and where to find it Library, Government, Internet sources of information Codes and standards Expert systems Patent Literature
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Embodiment Design
Introduction Product Architecture Configuration Design Parametric design

Design for X ES488a - CAD/CAM