1. PRODUCT DISSECTION This course examines the way in which products and machines work: their physical operation, the manner in which they are constructed, and the design and societal considerations that determine the difference between success and failure in the marketplace.

2. Course Philosophy Not a traditional lecture class Hands-on Experience: “Tell me, and I will forget; show me, and I will remember; let me do it, and I will understand.” —Confucius

3. Retention versus Method - How much do we retain? Reading10% Hearing Words20% Looking at Picture30% Watching Movie50% Looking at Exhibit50% Watching Demonstration50% Seeing it Done50% Participation in Discussion70% Giving a Talk70% Simulating Real Experience90% Doing the Real Thing90%

4. Course Objectives The primary objective of this course is to learn about engineering and product design by: Dissecting existing consumer and industrial products to determine how they function, how they were made and how they might be improved Explaining that function by applying appropriate physical principles Communicating that function effectively - oral, written, electronic, graphic Developing visual reasoning skills and basic mechanical aptitude

5. Course Content l Product dissection, reverse engineering and competitive analysis as a design tool l The product design process and the product life cycle l Team building l Materials and selection l History of technology ref. Engineering Design Graphics, J. H. Earle, pg 18, used by permission of Addison Wesley, ©1990, all rights reserved The Design Process

6. Course Content - continued l Consumer-product interaction issues: aesthetics, ergonomics, “good design”, codes and standards, safety, product liability, ethics, green design l Basic mechanical and electrical components and measurements l Introduction to manufacturing processes and design for manufacturability l Documenting and communicating a design

7. Where does this course fit in the curriculum ? Math Physics Thermodynamics Chemistry Statics Analytical KnowledgeSynthesis Materials Science Engineering Design and Graphics Product Dissection Entrepreneurship Concurrent Eng. Design Mfg Processes Adv Mfg Processes Project Freshman Year GRADUATE ENGINEER PRODUCT REALIZATION MINOR* *To learn more about the Product Realization Minor visit: http://www.mne.psu.edu/simpson/PRM/

8. The Dissection Projects for ME 240 Bicycle (ME 105S) Engine (ME 107S) Consumer Products (ME 106S) Staplers Drill Mixer Single-Use Camera Telephones

9. Why take something apart? l To fix it l Curiosity l To learn from real engineering successes and failures l It’s a form of literature search l To see how its made so you can document the design and duplicate it (reverse engineering) or improve on it (value engineering) l Benchmarking, competitive analysis - compare different design alternatives, estimate costs, evaluate the competition

10. Resources at your disposal l Instructor Dr. Tim Simpson, Professor, ME & IE l Teaching Assistants Omar Ashour & Wonmo Kim (IE) l 314 Hammond l 101 Engr Unit C  for all bike dissection l ME instrument room (23 Reber) l ME student shop (with supervision) l PSU computer laboratories

11. What do you need to bring? l Safety Glasses For product dissection l Design Journal  To record your activities l Basic tools Optional l Wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty! Bicycle and engine components can be very oily and greasy

12. What will you get from this course? l Increased aptitude for mechanical and electrical devices and how they work l Awareness of the “big picture” of the product design process and the product life cycle l A greater awareness of how things are made l An appreciation of good design l Effective verbal, graphical and written communication skills l A better idea of what engineers really do