In this class, a group of students will plan and design a new creative and mechanical system meeting user needs. Students will acquire basic practical skills in designing, drafting and building of products.
1. Ability to set up problems based on surveys of users and sites used
2. Creative thinking for problem solving
3. Planning and designing ability to form ideas
4. Technology that accurately conveys content to instructors through presentations and design reviews
1. You can discover problems from the user's perspective through ethnographic surveys and interviews.
2. In order to solve problems, you can grasp problems from multiple points of view, and give ideas for problem solving with flexible and free ideas.
3. Rather than just finishing up with ideas, you can think technically how to actually create something realistic.
4. It is possible to create a highly complete design proposal by repeating the process of creating a prototype in the form of an idea, extracting problems, and improving it.
This subject corresponds to the acquisition of;
8. Ability to plan and execute projects in coordination with others
✔ Applicable | How instructors' work experience benefits the course |
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This course will be offered using some examples of a project management, since one instructor has experience in a private industry. |
Planning・Designing, Creativity, Design thinking, Prototype, Group working, Processing technique, Control technology, Total Scholastic Ability
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
The course is centered on group work in groups. Each group will propose a concept, manufacture a prototype, and give a presentation. Please work on concept proposal and prototype manufacturing assignments both during class and as homework. You are supposed to submit your assignments to T2Schola. Use Slack for close communication between team members. Slack URL will be provided shortly on T2Schola.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Grouping and Introduction - Checking tools and devices, Safety instruction, Announcement of Theme | Propose a method to solve a problem every group. Investigate the existing items |
Class 2 | Team building activity | Build up teamwork mind |
Class 3 | Proposal of Concept - Ethnographical research and users observations in real life | Draft a concept to solve a problem. Investigate real users and their life. |
Class 4 | Sketching - sketches, storyboards | Visualize the effect of advantage for the users. |
Class 5 | Quick and dirty prototyping | Make mock-up with paper and old junk |
Class 6 | Poster preparation | Prepare Poster preparation |
Class 7 | 3 idea presentation | Poster presentation |
Class 8 | Summerizing 3 idea presentation, Selecting 1 idea per section3 Note for function/specification/modules | Summarizing 3 idea presentation, Selecting 1 idea per section3, Assigning members to each module. |
Class 9 | Pitch | Present the current ideas and obtain feedback. Concept design for each module. Build a prototype. |
Class 10 | Introduction to mechanisms and machines | Concept design for each module. Build a prototype. |
Class 11 | Materials, Fastening and joining parts | Concept design for each module. Build a prototype. |
Class 12 | Actuators | Concept design for each module. Build a prototype. |
Class 13 | Bearings, couplers, gears, screws, and springs | Concept design for each module. Build a prototype. |
Class 14 | Design review preparation | |
Class 15 | Design review and clean-up | Project report |
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 50 minutes preparing for class and another 30 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Not specified. (The lecture materials will be distributed at beginning of this Course or can be downloaded from Slack which will be provide in class.
Hoshino, Tadashi, Hassouhou Nyumon, Nikkei Bunko , ISBN-13: 978-4532110772,(Japanese)
Dustyn Roberts, Making Things Move DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists, ISBN-13: 978-0071741675,
Matsuoka et.al., M Method Design thinking on Multispace, Kindaino Kagakusha, ISBN-13: 978-4764904446,(Japanese)
Karl Ulrich, Steven Eppinger, Product Design and Development, McGraw Hill Higher Education; 5th Revised Ed, ISBN-13: 978-0072296471
Notebook 40%, Assignment 10%, Project report 50%
Students must have passed Engineering Literacy (XEG.B101, 102, 103, 104) or have equivalent knowledge. In addition, students must have passed Introduction to Mechanical Systems (MEC.Q201.R). Due to the limited number of equipments available, preference will be given to students in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the event that the number of students exceeds the maximum number.
In this class we use T2Schola and Slack. You can find Slack invitation on T2Schola. Immediately after your registration process, please check T2Schola.