ME103

ME103 is designed for sophomores or juniors in mechanical engineering or product design. Students are asked to pick a product with meaning to them; develop a point of view which motivates a redesign of that product; manufacture a series of models (evaluation of multiple candidate products) including sketches, product use stories, rapid prototypes, 3D printed models, CAD documents, manufacturing test models, and finally a customer ready prototype. The prototype will be redesigned for scaled manufacturing to develop a sound foundation in manufacturing processes, design guidelines, materials choices, and opportunities they provide. The student's body of work will be presented in a large public setting, Meet the Makers, through a professional grade portfolio which shares and reflects on their product realization adventure.