Course Introduction
Hello, everyone! Welcome to this course on Using Rapid Prototyping in the
Engineering Design Process. This is part of the Rapid Prototyping and Tooling
specialization. In this course, I’ll cover the engineering design process and
how it can be used to solve open-ended problems. I’ll discuss the different
stages of prototyping and why it is advantageous to produce prototypes
rapidly. I’ll then discuss engineering drawings and how to communicate
information about 3-dimensional objects on 2-dimensional mediums such as
paper or a computer screen. Finally, I’ll end this course by discussing
computer-aided design, also known as CAD, and how it can greatly assist in
making prototypes. By exploring many examples from different robotics
projects I’ve had the opportunity to work on, by the end of this course, you
should have a better understanding of the engineering design process and
where rapid prototyping fits into it, as well as some tools to help you with
developing high-quality prototypes. There’s a lot of awesome content to
cover, so without further ado, let’s dive into the world of rapid prototyping!
What's included
Meet the Instructor: Daniel Frank
Specialization Introduction
Using Rapid Prototyping in the Engineering Design Process
Course Introduction
Instructor Bio
Course Tips
Course Introduction
Hello, everyone! Welcome to this course on Using Rapid Prototyping in the
Engineering Design Process. This is part of the Rapid Prototyping and Tooling
specialization. In this course, I’ll cover the engineering design process and
how it can be used to solve open-ended problems. I’ll discuss the different
stages of prototyping and why it is advantageous to produce prototypes
rapidly. I’ll then discuss engineering drawings and how to communicate
information about 3-dimensional objects on 2-dimensional mediums such as
paper or a computer screen. Finally, I’ll end this course by discussing
computer-aided design, also known as CAD, and how it can greatly assist in
making prototypes. By exploring many examples from different robotics
projects I’ve had the opportunity to work on, by the end of this course, you
should have a better understanding of the engineering design process and
where rapid prototyping fits into it, as well as some tools to help you with
developing high-quality prototypes. There’s a lot of awesome content to
cover, so without further ado, let’s dive into the world of rapid prototyping!
What's included
Meet the Instructor: Daniel Frank
Specialization Introduction
Using Rapid Prototyping in the Engineering Design Process
Course Introduction
Instructor Bio
Course Tips
Course Tips
As you work through the course, you’ll notice that I’ve shared many lecture
videos to help you learn the topics.
Because this course has shorter but denser content delivery, as you plan
your time to view the lecture videos, I recommend that you double the
estimated time. This will allow time for pausing the video and taking notes as
well as rewind and rewatch sections that you may not understand the first
time.
For you to fully grasp and apply the concepts delivered in the course, I highly
recommend that you do take the time to review and take notes as you watch
the lectures.
