Product Design - Reverse Engineering/Re-design
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Timeline
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January 15, 2021Experience start
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January 19, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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February 18, 2021Start of redesign
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April 30, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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January 15, 2021Experience start
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January 19, 2021Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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February 18, 2021Start of redesign
Once reverse engineering is finished the student will propose a aesthetics to follow the redesign process.
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April 30, 2021Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Product or service launchSkills
product development knowledge in manufacturing methods researchDo you have a product design challenge you would like to tackle?
In this project students will work on an unused or broken product in order to disassemble and analyse. Products for this project could be (but not limited to) power tools (drills, jigsaws, etc); home appliances (blender, toaster, coffee maker, desk fan, electric oven, lamps, etc); electronics (microphones, headphones, radio/CD players, keyboards, etc).
The product to work with must be discussed with the instructor PRIOR any work starts, the students must have clearance by the instructor to start disassembling the product as safety considerations like toxic materials or explosive gases may be present in some products. All disassembling processes must be made with safety as the highest importance, be sure to wear protective equipment (gloves and googles or ideally face shield).
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Learners
The final project deliverables might include:
- A redesigned product prototype
- A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights, and recommendations
Project timeline
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January 15, 2021Experience start
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January 19, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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February 18, 2021Start of redesign
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April 30, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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January 15, 2021Experience start
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January 19, 2021Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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February 18, 2021Start of redesign
Once reverse engineering is finished the student will propose a aesthetics to follow the redesign process.
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April 30, 2021Experience end
Project examples
This project will have two main sections:
Product Disassembling: Here the student will disassemble the product reflecting and analyzing how the product was manufactured originally, any
difficulties or finding must be catered by writing and with photo.
Product Redesign: project the student will use the same product they disassembled and propose a redesign of it, starting from creating inspiration board for what the product may look like. The student then will follow the classic steps of the product design process: conceptualization, exploration, definition and communication.
Project activities might include but are not limited to:
- Examining production technology related to product design
- Investigating the potential towards exceeding the standard technological application for an innovative process
- Critically evaluating the uses and principles of production technology and apply these towards alternative contexts of product design
- Researching and critically analyzing the technologies in use in today’s industry through case studies and professional literature
- Using specification and cost principles for production technology
- Identifying environmental and sustainability issues
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Main contact
Timeline
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January 15, 2021Experience start
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January 19, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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February 18, 2021Start of redesign
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April 30, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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January 15, 2021Experience start
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January 19, 2021Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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February 18, 2021Start of redesign
Once reverse engineering is finished the student will propose a aesthetics to follow the redesign process.
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April 30, 2021Experience end