Undergraduate Teaching 2023-24

Engineering Tripos Part IIB, 4C4: Design Methods (shared with IIA), 2021-22

Engineering Tripos Part IIB, 4C4: Design Methods (shared with IIA), 2021-22

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Leader

Dr J.M. Cullen

Lecturers

Dr J.M. Cullen, Prof P O Kristensson

Timing and Structure

Shared with IIA. Michaelmas term. 14 lectures + 2 examples classes. Assessment: 100% exam

Aims

The aims of the course are to:

  • present useful tools for designers of all disciplines and illustrate the practical application of systems engineering and risk management techniques.

Objectives

As specific objectives, by the end of the course students should be able to:

  • formulate a design problem, allowing the widest range of valid solutions.
  • evaluate competing design concepts systematically.
  • use techniques such as quality function deployment, and various creative methods.
  • search for ways in which a design can fail, and assess likelihood of failure.
  • appreciate how basic evaluation techniques can be applied to a complex design.
  • appreciate how decisions regarding product architecture influence performance.

Content

Design Tools (8L)

Introduction to the design process; problem formulation; methods of searching for solutions; techniques for design evaluation; guidelines for embodiment design. 

Systems Engineering (3L)

Introduction to systems engineering; system decomposition, integration and evaluation; Dependency Structure Matrices.

Risk Management (5L)

Introduction to risk management; rework; risk analysis; probabilistic design.
 

Booklists

Please refer to the Booklist for references to this module, this can be found on the associated Moodle course.

Examination Guidelines

Please refer to Form & conduct of the examinations.

UK-SPEC

This syllabus contributes to the following areas of the UK-SPEC standard:

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