Concept to Product
Hello,
May I know the process of creating a new design from concept and the loops in between them. Also good practice for getting good product. So this would be helpful for future
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In my opinion, the process is made up of 3 steps:
1) Understanding the design.
Not just looking at images of it, but searching for every single part of it and knowing its shape/s, importance and materials. This will surely give you a broader view and will allow you to modify the original design for the better, not just copy it.
2) Designing & Redesigning Loop.
Here you'll design the whole model, assemble it if necessary, then realize that you could've designed this part in a better way, then that part, and so on until you are fully satisfied with your results.
3) Testing your design.
Now that you're fully satisfied with your design, you must ensure that the model is fully functional, has no interferences and works smoothly.
Finding any mistakes will send you back to step 2, then you'll have to test your model once more till it reaches perfection (In both your opinion and tests).
You must put into consideration that not all fully functional designs are fully functional in real life; productivity tools and methods have a huge impact on the outcome's quality, performance and durability.
Old fashioned way: Draw, then build. Repeat..
New way to go about engineering: conceptualize, model, simulate, iterate, prototype, and produce.
Product conceptualization: this is your whiteboard or cocktail napkin design, typically from the inventor.
Modeling: that is obtaining a faithful digital representation of the product idea.
Simulation: will my model withstand the stresses of reality? Does the circuit behave as intended virtually? Will the thermal characteristics of the model support the heat dissipation requirements?
Iterate: re-invent or adjust model, and run simulations. Optimize parameters.
Prototype: the first one you build by hand. Test. Verify.
Produce: an assembly line builds the product. Support the customer.
