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Using Rapid Prototyping in the Engineering Design Process

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Using Rapid Prototyping in the Engineering Design Process

This course is part of Rapid Prototyping and Tooling Specialization

Instructor: Daniel Frank

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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3 hours to complete

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

29 reviews

Beginner level

Recommended experience

3 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

You will understand the basics of rapid prototyping and its relationship to the engineering design process.

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Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

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!

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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!

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3 videos2 readings

In this module, you will learn about the engineering design process and how it can be used to solve open-ended problems.

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3 videos2 assignments

In this module, you will learn about the different types of prototypes and the advantages to producing them rapidly.

What's included

3 videos2 assignments

In this module, you will learn about the challenges and best practices when conveying information about a 3-dimensional object on a 2-dimensional surface and how CAD can aid in the prototyping process.