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BME/Industrial Design Collaboration in BME Design. Jay R. Goldberg, PhD, PE. Program Elements. Undergraduates (seniors) BME, ME, EE, CompE , CompSc Industrial design (juniors) Shared projects Common and discipline-specific lectures. Novel Feature.
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BME/Industrial Design Collaboration in BME Design Jay R. Goldberg, PhD, PE
Program Elements • Undergraduates (seniors) • BME, ME, EE, CompE, CompSc • Industrial design (juniors) • Shared projects • Common and discipline-specific lectures
Novel Feature • Collaboration with the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD) • Fall: Module on Industrial Design • Spring: Collaboration between MU engineering and MIAD industrial design students (BME projects) • Virtual teams – Smith College
Best Practices • ID Module • Aesthetics of Design, Industrial Design • Communicating Your Ideas • Converting Specs into Concepts • Mock-ups and Prototypes • Shared project resources • MIAD: machine shop (foam, clay, wood, vacuum forming, etc.) • MU: machine shop, 3D printer • Ex: Nourish Project
Outcomes • Aestheticaly pleasing, functional prototypes • Mutual respect for each other’s disciplines • Engineers: functionality, validation/verification, documentation, analysis/presentation of data • ID: communicate through sketching, focus on user experience • Both: customer needs, usability, manufacturing, prototypes • Different ways to view/solve problems • Cross-functional language; prepared to work with each other on multidisciplinary teams