INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM DESIGN (4 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this Course, students will be able to: Evaluate the key principles and strategies in the industrial system design (manufacturing systems or industrial products); Solve issues in the industrial systems and products through evaluating and analysing the tools and techniques of industrial system and product design, including latest advances in multidisciplinary technology and informatics; Propose ingenious solutions by designing industrial systems and products that solve problems and contribute to the society through industrial system/product innovations.

Topics:

1. Introduction to industrial system design;
2. Design Thinking – Design for Innovations;
3. Industrial Design Methodology – From Ideation to Verification;
4. Product Design Engineering and CAD/CAM; Design for X (X = Manufacturability, Quality, Yield, Reliability, Environmental, etc.);
5. Industrial Control Systems;
6. Industrial Robotics & Materials Handling Systems;
7. Advanced Manufacturing Systems (with Flexible Production Lines and Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing);
8. Smart Industrial Systems;
9. Design for Services and Customer Experiences;
10. Enrichment Activity: Design Project Studio I  Problem Identification/Statements;
11. Enrichment Activity: Design Project Studio II  Conceptual Design;
12. Enrichment Activity: Guest Lecture – Design Project Studio III  Concept Sketches;
13. Enrichment Activity: Design Project Studio IV  Detailed Design;
14. Enrichment Activity: Design Project Studio V  Design Verifications;
15. Enrichment Activity: Guest Lecture – Design Project Studio VI (FINAL) Final Design Presentation/Demo.