EMBODIMENT DESIGN

The embodiment design phase will take the design and mould it

into a
system that can be produced The decisions

actually

during this phase should be as much as possible be justified

by mathematical and physical proof or validation Embodiment

is

briefly classified into three sections

1 Product Architecture It involves

arranging physical

elements to out functions

carry

2
Configuration Design It provides selection

preliminary

of materials and manufacturing processes

It involves
Parametric applying the concept and

Design

principles of design for manufacturing to finalize the

dimensions and tolerances

Pr item It is the when the arrangement

stage

of the

physical components of product realized

a is to enable

the product to out its required functions

carry

Three Product Architecture

steps process
for
Step

1 Defining arrangement of functional elements

Step

2 Mapping
from functional elements to physical

components

3
Step

Defining specifications the interfaces among interacting

of

physical components

There are two different styles of product Architecture

Integral Architecture

One component performs multiple functions

Number components are reduced Good

of for Design

for Manufacturing FM Design for Assembly CD FAD

interaction betweendifferent blocks may bepoorly

defined

Modular Architecture

Onecomponent performs one or intended functions

only few

Interaction between blocks are well defined

Makes easier to evolve design over the time

Modules can be added or deleted to suit

different

customers

There are to Modular Architecture

four strategies implement

a

Componentsharingrlarity Family of different products

uses the same assembly or component e.g Nokia battery

b It exists in a

Componentswappingdularity product

that is
differentiated onlyby a single or few components

2 basic model a car

top
leg of
Cut to

fitmodularity
to
component's parameters can be

adjusted get variety of features

d Products that consists

PlatformModillarity of different

combinations of modules assembled on the same basic

structure

In this we tend to realize the shape

and
Config

general dimensions of components The exact dimensions

and tolerances would be established

during Parametric Design

Step involved

Review the PDS

Establish the spatialconstraints

Look for parts that can be combined to keep number of

parts minimum

standard can be used

Look
for part that

The objective is
Pwameign

of parametric design

to set values the design variables that will produce

for

the
best possible design considering both performance and

cost as manifested by manufacturability

Industrial design deals chiefly with the

twig

aspects of
a
product that relate to the user The two major parts

of

industrial design are Aesthetics and Ergonomics

Aesthetics It deals with the interaction the product with

of

the human senses how it looks feels smells or sounds for

most products the visual appeal is most important

Proper attention to aesthetics in design can instill a pride of

ownership and a feeling

of quality and prestige in a product

This activity deals with the user interactions with

Ergonomics
the

product and making sure that it is easy to use and

maintain