- Engineering Design Methods: Strategies for Product Design, 4th Edition,
Nigel Cross, John Wiley and Sons Ltd., Chichester, 2008.
- Engineering Design: A Systematic Approach, Third Edition, G. Pahl, W.
Beitz, Jörg Feldhusen, Karl-Heinrich Grote, Springer, 2007.
- Re-engineering of Products and Processes - How to Achieve Global
Success in the Changing Marketplace, First Edition, Y. Borgianni, G.
Cascini, F. Rotini, Springer 2012.
- Lectures web: http://e-l.unifi.it/
Learning Objectives
The course provides notions to address the problem of product design through a methodological approach. The student will be able to deal with design problems in a systematic way, using tools for product design in a integrated way.
Prerequisites
knowledge of the basic concepts of the design activity
Teaching Methods
The course is divided into a theoretical part and in a practical one. All the teaching material is
available on-line at the following link: http://e-l.unifi.it/.
Type of Assessment
Discussion of a design case study which is assigned during the course