Georgia Institute of Technology

I. Project Descriptions. Below are project descriptions for an example of the content we cover in this class. Current lectures are posted to internal course management systems. This semester's detail course page is available at this link if you want to see more detailed information. 

• Ideation Project - Catapult
• Conceptual Design Project - Treat dispenser
• Design/Build Project - Robotic system

II. Technical Lectures / Design Approaches. Below are archived lectures and slides from prior semesters for an example of the content we cover in this class. 

• Lecture 1: Course Introduction
  • Slides
  • Recording (42m)
• Introduction to Problem Understanding
  • Slides
  • Recording - Part I: Problem Understanding (26m)
  • Recording - Part II: QFD (1h25m)
  • Recording - Part III: Specifications (41m)
• IDEA Laboratory Safety
  • ​Slides
  • Recording - Laboratory Safety (1h04m)
• Functions and Solutions, Design Concept Generation
  • ​Slides
  • Recording - Functions and Solutions (1h03m)
• Design Concept Evaluation
  • Slides
  • Recording - Design Evaluation (1h05m)
• Technical Communication
  • Slides
  • Recording - Part I: Technical Communication (1h)
  • Recording - Part II: Documentation and Sources (12m)

• Safety and Risk Assessment
  • Slides
  • Recording - Part I: Product Safety and Risk Assessment (Toyota, NASA case examples) (50m)
  • Recording - Part II: Product Safety and Risk Assessment (Risk Assessment Matrix, FMEA) (55m)
  • Recording - Part III: Consumer Product Safety (Fisher Price - Inclined Infant Sleepers) (24m)
• Mechanism Design and Fabrication
  • Slides
  • Recording - Mechanisms and Fabrication (39m) 

• Big Project Discussion
  • Slides
  • Recording (42m)

• Motors and Motor Selection
  • Slides
  • Recording (17m)

• Intellectual Property
  • Recording (41m)

• Industrial Product Development
  • Recording (57m)
• Design for Additive Manufacturing
  • Slides
  • Recording (48m)