Shop orientation to enhance design for manufacturing in capstone projects

The traditional undergraduate engineering curriculum provides methods of analyzing and creating paper designs, but does much less in teaching design for manufacture and production. The Capstone experience at the University of Idaho uses a mentor-based design process that takes projects from the conc...

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Main Authors: Cordon, D., Clarke, E., Westra, L., Allen, N., Cunnington, M., Drew, B., Gerbus, D., Klein, M., Walker, M., Odom, E.M., Rink, K.K., Beyerlein, S.W.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Construction industry
Design engineering
Education
Feedback
Industrial relations
Machining
Process design
Production
Prototypes
Pulp manufacturing
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Summary:The traditional undergraduate engineering curriculum provides methods of analyzing and creating paper designs, but does much less in teaching design for manufacture and production. The Capstone experience at the University of Idaho uses a mentor-based design process that takes projects from the conceptual stage through creation of functional prototypes. Graduate student mentors in the Idaho Engineering Works (IEWorks) have created a three-session orientation that teaches fundamentals of machining associated with the construction of a small multi-tool. Student feedback recorded in their design journals underscores the benefits of this shop orientation in promoting machine design skills that result in high quality prototypes delivered to industry customers at the end of the course and in fostering a close relationship between mentors and students.
ISSN:0190-5848
2377-634X
DOI:10.1109/FIE.2002.1158229