S002551 Digital Industrial Design and Virtual Design

Synopsis

This unit is an introduction to the principles and methods of the digital industrial design. It is designed to master the basic ideas of the digital industrial design, the method and relevant means, and understand the basic technology of digital industrial design and theoretical basis, establish concept of digital industrial design and use the corresponding tool software to engaged in design activities.

Chief examiner(s)

Xue Chengqi

Ph.D. supervisor

Doctor degree

Professor

Niu Yafeng

Lecturer

Doctor degree

Zhou Lei

Lecturer

Doctor degree

Wu Wenyu

Lecturer

Doctor degree

Credit points

Credit: 6

Level

Postgraduate

Faculty

School of Mechanical Engineering

Offered:

First semester

Outcomes

The objectives of the unit are to:

  • Familiarise the students with the concepts of digital industrial design;

  • Give the students an opportunity to develop skill of digital industrial design; and

  • Give students an opportunity to learn and practice design activities by using the corresponding tool software

Assessment (3 hours):

Students are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component (assignments, tests, mid-semester exams, laboratory reports) and at least 45% in the final examination component and an overall mark of 50% to achieve a pass grade in the unit. Students failing to achieve this requirement will be given a maximum of 45% in the unit.

Course Video

Contact hours

54 hours study

Task syllabus

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Courseware

  1. The concept, application, development trend and modeling basis of digital industrial design and virtual design

  2. Product digital modeling basis and simple design case

  3. Special design project: future interactive mode and concept design of device

  4. Virtual exhibition design

  5. Product modeling and rendering–regular structure (electrical products)

  6. Product modeling and rendering–curved shape

  7. Product modeling and rendering–complex surface shape 1

  8. Product modeling and rendering–complex surface shape 2