FACTORS AND CONSIDERATIONS AFFECTING PRODUCT DESIGN

SUBMITTED TO Dr. R.K Awasthi Head of Department SUBMITTED BY RAMAN SHARMA Roll No. MPE/2020/09 Mechanical Engg. BCET,Gurdaspur

Factors AFFECTING of Product Design

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Need Physical Realizability Economic WorthWhileness Financial Feasibility Optimality Design Criterion Morphology Design Process Sub problems Communication

A design must be in response to individual and social needs , which can be satisfied by technological status of times when design is to be prepared.

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Need

A design should be convertible into material goods or services.

Physical Realizability

The good or services described by a design must have utility to the consumer which equals or exceeds the sum of total cost of making available for him.

Economic WorthWhileness

The operation of designing, producing, and distributing the goods must be financially supported.

Financial Feasibility
The Mechanical Design Process; D.G. Ullman

The choice of design concept must be optimal amongst the available alternatives.

Optimality
The Mechanical Design Process; D.G. Ullman

Optimality must be established relative to a design criterion which represents designer compromise among possibly conflicting values judgments which include those of consumers, the producers, and distributers and his own.

Design Criterion

Design is progression from the abstract (idea) to the concrete (Product). Asimow proposed the three phases of design.
Feasibility Study Phase Preliminary Design Phase Detailed Designed Phase

Morphology

Morphology of Design Process

Design being iterative problem solving process, it helps in improving the existing product

Design Process
Iterative Nature of Design Process

The designer must also watch out the sub problems (Minor parts)behind the major problem (Major Product).

Sub problems
The Mechanical Design Process; D.G. Ullman

Communication

A design is a description of object and prescription for its production. So the design must be communicated properly in the Language of Engineers i. e., Engineering Drawing, now a days Computer Aided Drafting and Modeling., resulting in very effective communication between designer and sponsor.

Strength Considerations Economic Considerations Convenience of Use Maintenance Market Share Esthetics

Basic Design Considerations

A product is said to be successful if it performs its function without failure. For it, the designer must watch out, where the product is overloaded, and how the stress can be reduced by applying different approaches like shape change, material change etc.

Strength Considerations

Even though the cost consideration is a important factor for the producer, but the low priced things are not always preferred by the market, due to inconvenience in use or lack in some features.

Economic Considerations

Ease of maintenance of parts should be there. The parts should complete their working life.

Maintenance

The product should reflect the pride of ownership, function served, high product quality, value and reputation of maker.

Esthetics

Make a Product such that it reflects the Quality of Maker, Pride of owner, and satisfy the needs of individual and society.

Conclusion