Rapid Prototype Development
Description The students are either given a very traditional multiple part drawing or a multiple part object to reverse engineer. Students then draw the objects in a solid modeling program called Solid Works. The students are not only required to make the solid model but provide a set of working drawings for the manufacturability of the items. Once the students have completed the working drawings, they are placed on a team and given a new set of modifications for their object. Each student has a task and all must work together to implement the modifications and produce a new set of working drawings. The team then takes the solid model of the project and makes an actual prototype of those parts, using a three dimensional printer. The parts are made, cleaned up, secured and then assembled. If the parts do not fit, the students identify the problems, go back to their drawings, make the necessary modifications and create a new prototype of the object or part. Once all the parts are assembled, the object is painted for presentation. Student Learning Outcomes -
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