ENGR 4395U – Manufacturing Systems Design I

This course constitutes the first part of a two term design endeavour which will culminate in ENGR 4396U – Manufacturing Systems Design II. It covers the concepts for product design using the principles of concurrent engineering, design for assembly, environmentally conscious design and public safety issues while also addressing the relevant manufacturing and the competitive aspects of manufacturing the product. The students will work in small groups on a project of sufficient breadth that will require integration of the knowledge acquired throughout their courses in the previous years. By the end of this course students will have completed the following parts of the design process for their projects: customer requirements; background search; design plan and project management; brainstorming; preliminary concept generation: sketching ideas; engineering specifications (benchmarking); detailed concept generation: functional decomposition; concept development and screening/selection; preliminary project presentation; preliminary design report; and proof-of-concept prototype demonstration. The students will complete the design and development of their projects in part II of the course; ENGR 4396U.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of all non-elective courses in third year, i.e. ENGR 3030U or MECE 3030U, ENGR 3190U or MANE 3190U, ENGR 3270U or MECE 3270U, ENGR 3350U or MECE 3350U, ENGR 3360U or BUSI 1700U, ENGR 3300U or MANE 3300U, ENGR 3390U or MECE 3390U, ENGR 3460U or MANE 3460U, ENGR 4045U or MANE 4045U