Lecture 01

Product Design and Development

(An Introduction)
RDA 111: Product Design and Development
Product Design
and Development
Some Sort of Introduction with a robot foot in the
background.

• 2D and 3D CAD Design

• Product Life Cycle
• Material Selection
• Prototyping (3D Printing)
• Manufacturing (Machining)
• I am Robot Developer, Hit me!
 What is Product Design and Development?
• Product design is how you design a product! (my humble definition)
• Product design is a process that goes from 0 (the idea) to a 100 (the final
product)
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• Product design is to create a new product to be sold by a business to its
customers. A very board coefficient and effective generation and
development of ideas through a process that leads to new products.
(Wikipedia)
• Product design refers to those activities involved in creating the styling,
look and feel of the product, deciding on the product’s mechanical
architecture, selecting materials and processes, and engineering the
various components necessary to make the product work. (rqriley.com)
• Industrial/Product design is a process of design applied to products that are to
be manufactured through techniques of mass production. (Wikipedia)

Here’s the big picture, we get to create designs for various physical products like
consumer electronics, automobile, robots etc. while considering the function
and form of the actual products.
PROCESS
Big question: How do you come up with ideas?
Identify this part

This is a part of a robot

arm i.e. an actuator
Containers used in space by
astronauts to store water.
Concept design of a fan. Looks portable and Hmm, I would rather get a camera like for
reliable. my teen brother or use it for a tour.
Robot arms in various applications. Some best fit medical spaces while some look ready for
combat.
The future of robotics
Product design and development in education
Aerial robotics
 Robotics in the Air Force

Marine application of robotics

Concept design of a Porsche
Industrial application of robotics
Industrial application of robotics
Industrial application of robotics
 Prototyping

Clay modelling
Product design of a walking stick: Flying Car:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L1bTm4VZqYcp https://drive.google.com/file/d/13H9Ci-LFf_JAxs
RQ4twqPFQqv3qpZnRXYQ/view?usp=sharing NGzZ_QpouTkC9qxfhQ/view?usp=sharing

Bugatti Chiron to Bugatti Bolide Race Car: Robot Dolphin:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L1bTm4VZqYcp https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sxmAK0bL_WtH
RQ4twqPFQqv3qpZnRXYQ/view?usp=sharing M_Yqs7Hwa1G4089Ru6XS/view?usp=sharing
Application of Robotics
• Agriculture • Welding
• Automobile • Spray painting
• Construction • Assembly
• Entertainment • Inspection
• Health Care
• Laboratories
• Law Enforcement (Surveillance, Patrol)
• Logistics
• Manufacturing (Exoskeleton)
• Military (Drones) • Commercial use
• Mining • Underwater survey
• Transportation • Space exploration
• Material handling • Etc.
Logistics
Logistics
Logistics
Logistics
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Robotics in carbon fibre manufacturing:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rCJrl6wsf3h67PJ
sOmxaDGhQpXkIW0iA/view?usp=sharing
Health care
Health care
Health care
Health care
Home
Home
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Educational
Defence
Getting Started: 2D Drawings
• Learn to Sketch!
• Be inspired by what you see and smell and taste and hear and touch!
• Think about providing solutions to almost anything that has a problem!
• Outsource for design inspiration on Pinterest, Behance, Instagram, Twitter…
• Think outside the box!
• Smile and eat cake!
Getting the software (Fusion 360)