ME 478: Product Development
Spring 2010
Instructor: Prof. Patrick Kwon
4142 Engineering Building
Mechanical Engineering
Telephone: 355-0173
E-mail: pkwon@egr.msu.edu
Office Hour: Monday: 3:30-5:00PM
Wednesday: 10:00 - 11:30AM
Or send an e-mail to arrange
Class: MWF 11:30AM - 12:20AM
2205 Engineering Building
Textbook: No textbook
Description: The main objective is to simulate an environment for product development CAD/CAM packages, CNC machining rapid prototyping and etc..
Project: Each group has to accomplish a part of PACE Emerging Market Vehicle Project: Automotive Tool & Die Manufacturing. This is a Global Collaboration among various schools including Brigham Young University, Michigan State University, Northwestern University, University of Cincinnati, University of Michigan, Wayne State University, Queen's University, ITESM Toluca, ITESM Monterrey, Inha University and Sungkyunkwan University.
Project Web Page: http://115.145.162.59/PACE
Tentative Grading: Presentation (1/29): Statement of Problem 10% (1/11-1/29)
Presentation (2/26): Preliminary Design 20% (2/01-2/26)
Presentation (3/27): Final Design Review 30% (3/01-3/27)
Presentation (4/31): Product Realization 40% (3/29-4/31)
Reference Books
· Hibbeler, R. C., Mechanics of Materials, 4th edition, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, New York, 2000.
· Callister, W.D., Jr., 1994, Materials Science and Engineering, Wiley.
· Groover, M. P., 2002, Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing, Prentice-Hall.
Lecture Notes: Metal Forming, Sheet Metal Forming, General Machining, Machining Operations, Cutting tools.